COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMF 5043 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS EDUCATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MUSTAFA EROL

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

is to learn, understand and internalise certain selected topics, theories, methods, techniques and developments in physics education.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   learn, understand and internalise certain selected theories in physics education
2   learn, understand and internalise certain selected methods in physics education
3   learn, understand and internalise certain selected techniques in physics education
4   learn, understand and internalise certain selected developments in physics education
5   learn, understand and internalise certain selected topics in physics education.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Discussing about the content
2 Teaching and discussing about selected topic in physics education
3 Teaching and discussing about selected topic in physics education
4 Teaching and discussing about selected topic in physics education
5 Teaching and discussing about selected topic in physics education
6 Teaching and discussing about selected topic in physics education
7 General discussion
8 Midterm examination
9 Teaching and discussing about a selected topic in physics education
10 Teaching and discussing about a selected topic in physics education
11 Teaching and discussing about a selected topic in physics education
12 Teaching and discussing about a selected topic in physics education
13 Teaching and discussing about a selected topic in physics education
14 General discussion
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Related and selected review and recent papers

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, Discussion, Cooperative learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm, final exam, paper and presentation points determine the students achievement.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the course is important

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mustafa.erol@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10-12

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 2 25 50
Preparing presentations 2 25 50
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 206

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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