COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ELECTIVI LL SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND SOCIETY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GNK 3310 ELECTIVI LL SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND SOCIETY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To provide understanding relation among biology, technology and society and to explain this communication

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   explain to bring up a scientific literate what biology teachers should make and theirs features.
2   explain that the main basic of technology is the newness in science like biology, physics and biology.
3   explain relationship between biology and technology and they will explain importance of technology in society.
4   explain the effect of biology field's changes on biology education

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The nature of science, The types of scientific knowledge
2 The steps of scientific research
3 Scientific literacy, The features of a scientifically literate person
4 The features of learning environments which bring up scientifically literate people, The features of biology teachers who bring up scientifically literate students
5 Technology, The place and importance of technology in society
6 The interrelations among biology, technology and society
7 Biology-based technologies
8 Mid-term exam
9 The innovations in various fields of biologyand their effects to human life
10 The changes in the field of biology education
11 The effects of innovations in the field of biology on biology education
12 Student presentations
13 Student presentations
14 Student presentations
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

National Research Council. 1997; Child a Scientist: Achieving Scientific Literacy for All, National Academy Press, Washington DC.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, group work, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

halil.aydin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 2 26
Pre Class Self Study 13 1 13
Midterm Preparation 1 5 5
Final Preparation 1 5 5
Final Exam 1 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 51

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1211531
LO.2211531
LO.3211531
LO.4211531