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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FMF 6028 NATURE OF PHYSICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MUSTAFA EROL

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

To examine nature of physics and its instruction on the basis of the nature of science in physics education

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define important events and concepts in nature of physics 2   To understand importance of nature of physics in physics education 3   To explain nature of physics on the basis of the nature of science 4   To define charateristics of scientific knowledge in physics on the basis of the nature of science 5   To define important characteristics of physicists

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 A general view to physics history 2 What is the nature of science 3 Nature of physics on the basis of the nature of science 4 The place and importance of nature of physics in physics education 5 Tentativeness nature and the basis of physics knowledge 6 Subjectiveness and creativeness of physics knowledge on the basis of the nature of science 7 Social and cultural effects on physics knowledge on the basis of the nature of science 8 Midterm Exam 9 Characteristics of physicists 10 Causality principle in physics 11 Observation, inference, hypothesis, measurement and error concepts on the basis of the nature of science 12 Hypothesis, theory and laws in physics on the basis of the nature of science 13 Models and modelling in physics on the basis of the nature of science 14 Mits about nature of physics on the basis of the nature of science 15 Nature of physics instruction methods on the basis of the nature of science (station, argumantation, historical approach etc.) 16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1) 1. Textbook: Bilim Felsefesi; Cemal Yıldırım, Remzi Kitabevi. 2) 2. Textbook: Bilimin Doğası ve Öğretimi (2. Baskı, 2012); Nihal Doğan, Jale Çakıroğlu, Kader Bilican ve Seda Çavuş , Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık 3) 3. Textbook: Bilim Felsefesi; Doğan Özlem, Notos Kitap. 4) Thesis and articles in the related literature

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation Technique, Argument Method

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

The quality of paper/presentation, and final examination points determine the students achievement.

Assessment Criteria

The quality of Paper/Presentation (40%), final examination points(60%).

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the course is important

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serap.caliskan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

09:00-17:00 in weekdays

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42 Preparation for final exam 14 2 28 Preparing assignments 14 6 84 Preparing presentations 14 3 42 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 240

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 5 5 1 1 3 3 5 LO.2 5 5 1 1 3 3 5 LO.3 5 5 1 1 3 3 5 LO.4 5 5 1 1 3 3 5 LO.5 5 5 1 1 3 3 5 5 5