COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL CULTURE COURSES ELECTIVE I (HUMAN AND RADIATION)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GNK 3211 GENERAL CULTURE COURSES ELECTIVE I (HUMAN AND RADIATION) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Chemistry Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ŞENOL ALPAT

Offered to

Chemistry Teacher Education

Course Objective

To learn radiation, the sorts of radiation, natural and artificial sources of radiation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to say the explanation of the radiation, the sorts of radiation , and the natural and the artificial sources of radiation
2   Being able to say the radiation in our bodies
3   Being able to comprehend relation with daily life of the radiation, the sorts of radiation , and the natural and the artificial sources of radiation
4   Being able to apply the radiation, the sorts of radiation , and the natural and the artificial sources of radiation to events in daily life
5   Being able to associate with events in daily life the radiation, the sorts of radiation , and the natural and the artificial sources of radiation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to course.
2 What is radiation
3 What is risk
4 Where is radiation in our environment
5 The sorts of radiation. Natural and artificial radiation.
6 To evaluate the background radiation, natural sources of radiation.
7 How do we know and understand radiation Our perceptions of radiation.
8 Midterm Exam
9 Is the radiation a risk
10 To understand solar and cosmic radiation in education
11 To understand terrestrial radiation in education.
12 Radiation in everyday life and education. (Micro-wave oven, mobile phone, etc.)
13 Radiation in everyday life and education. (Micro-wave oven, mobile phone, etc.)
14 Radiation in our body; Is it possible a living without radiation A questionnaire study.
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

N. Tsoulfanidis. 1993. Measurement and Detection of Radiation. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation.
K. S. Krane. Translater B. Şarer. 2001. Nuclear Physics II. Palme publishing
J. Farkas.2001. Food Irradiation: Principles and applications. Wiley/ Interscience publishing
N. Dyson, 1993. Radiation Physics with Applications in Medicine and Biology, Ellis Harward Publishing
Ethernet

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Expression, question-answer, discussion, group study, active learning 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)

senol.alpat@deu.edu.tr

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 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 68

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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