COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNICAL ENGLISH

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CHE 1011 TECHNICAL ENGLISH COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Chemistry

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR LEVENT ÇAVAŞ

Offered to

Chemistry
Chemistry (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to introduce the scientific terminology in the field of chemistry. In the concept of this course, translation of a English essay into Turkish or vice versa, discussion of technical terms in chemistry and writing a technical essay will be examined.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the student will be able to learn technical terms in chemistry,
2   translate a scientific article from English to Turkish or vice versa.
3   prepare an english essay in chemistry
4   know the nomenclature of laboratory equipment.
5   understand general chemistry presentation in English

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 branches of science (suffiex and prefixes)
2 What is chemistry The fundamental concepts of chemistry
3 Matter and States of matter (Active and passive voices)
4 Periodic tables
5 Inorganic chemistry (Types of inorganic chemical reactions and inorganic nomenclature)
6 Organic chemistry and organic nomenclature (comparison of adjectives)
7 Analytical Chemistry (Titrations and mathematical operations)
8 Midterm exam
9 Analytical Chemistry (Flame tests and articles)
10 Termochemistry and Termodynamics (Laws and technical terms)
11 Environmental Chemistry and hazard symbols (relative pronouns)
12 Life Chemistry and Introduction to Biochemistry
13 Laboratory Equipments
14 Writing of an essay in the field of chemistry

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
B.Velegna, English for Chemist, Publication of Faculty of Science of The Pavol Jozef Safarik University, 2009, ISBN: 978-80-7997-732-3

Supplementary Book(s): Chemistry: The Central Science, Theodore L. Brown, H. Eugene
LeMay, Bruce Edward Bursten, Julia R. Burdge, Pentice Hall, 2007

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and presentation format, discussion, problem solving and question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.10 +FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course
and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the
lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs
either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy.
You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr.Nalan TÜZMEN
nalan.tuzmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday
15:30-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 13 0,5 7
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 4 4
Preparation for Final Exam 1 5 5
Preparing Presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Mid-term 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 51

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.15241555
LO.25341555
LO.35341555
LO.45241555
LO.55341555