COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH PROJECTS IN BIOLOGY EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OBE 4016 RESEARCH PROJECTS IN BIOLOGY EDUCATION 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

Ability to build simple tools in science courses and information about experimental techniques which will be teachers advantages.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Benefits ofapplications with simple tools
2   Required materials to construct tools for biology courses
3   Required processes for tool preparation
4   Sample biology tools for secondary biology classes with simple materials from enviroment

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is science and how science develops
2 Benefits of applications with simple tools
3 Required materials for preparation of simple tools
4 Which material can be gathered from where
5 Required processes for tool preparation
6 Recycling processes
7 Sample science and technolgy tools with simple materials from enviroment
8 Midterm exam
9 Sample experiments for 9th grades in biology course
10 Sample experiments for 9th grades in biology course
11 Sample experiments for 10th grades in biology course
12 Sample experiments for 10th grades in biology course
13 Sample experiments for 11th grades in biology course
14 Sample experiments for 11th grades in biology course
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Akgün, Ş., (2000). Çevre Imkanları ile Basit Ders Araçları Yapımı.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 51

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.124
LO.2224
LO.324
LO.424