COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHEMISTRY LABORATORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Chemistry

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR LEVENT ÇAVAŞ

Offered to

Chemistry

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide experimental studies based on the general chemistry topics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   know the safety rules and chemical hygiene in the chemistry laboratory
2   propose methods for separation of mixtures and measure density of liquids
3   explain gase laws and acid-base neutralisation and measure pH
4   propose chemical experiments for equilibrium
5   synthesize acetylene from calcium carbide

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory
2 2. Density (Determining the density of liquids)
3 3. Separation of mixtures (percentage of a sand in a water)
4 4. Separation of Mixtures (Percentage of alcohol in a fermented mixture - distillation)
5 5. Gases - Charles Law
6 6. Gases - Boyle Mariotte
7 7. Measuring pH
8 8. Midterm exam
9 9. Chemical Equilibrium Study of the common ion effect on equilibrium
10 10. Calorimetry Acid-base neutralisation
11 11. Titration Acid-base titration
12 12. Organic Chemistry Synthesis of acetylene
13 13. General Review-1
14 14. General Review-2

Recomended or Required Reading

Boschmann, E. & Norman, W. (1990). Chemistry in Action, A Laboratory Manual for
General, Organic and Biological Chemistry (4th ed.). US: McGraw-Hill Inc.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Laboratory work (virtual lab)

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.35 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.35 + RST * 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student s performance will be evaluated by the laboratory performances and also
exams

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Participation to the lectures is not mandatory. However, It is necessary that 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)

Levent CAVAS,
Dokuz Eylul University,
Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
Division of Biochemistry, 35160, Kaynaklar Campus, IZMIR-TURKEY
Tel: +90 232 3018701 (office)
+90 506 5047380 (cellular)
Fax:+90 232 4534188
Alternative Email: lcavas@deu.edu.tr
Web: http://people.deu.edu.tr/lcavas/web

Office Hours

Wednesday 17:00-18:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 13 0,5 13
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Final Exam 1 1 1
Preparing assignments 10 2 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Project Assignment 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.14531
LO.24531
LO.34531
LO.44531
LO.54531

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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