KME760 - SUBJECT AREA STUDY IN SCIENCE EDUCATION

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)		 Application
(hours/week)		 Credit ECTS
SUBJECT AREA STUDY IN SCIENCE EDUCATION KME760 Any Semester/Year 3 0 3 10
Prequisites
Course languageTurkish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Question and Answer
Project Design/Management
 
Instructor (s)Prof. Dr. Emine Erdem 
Course objectiveTo provide students with the scientific, ethical work discipline and the ability to follow and evaluate the current literature, and to enable students to investigate the research methods in scientific studies. 
Learning outcomes
  1. Ability to access and use the appropriate information.
  2. Achieve scientific knowledge of the researches in their domain.
  3. Produce solutions for problems encountered.
  4. Understand and describe ethical values in scientific research.
  5. Follow current affairs.
  6. Transmit researches in written form, verbally and visually.
Course ContentResearch approaches in chemistry education.
Research approaches used in studies concerning determined subject/s in chemistry education.
Comparison of the research results from studies conducted on subject/s determined in the literature. 
ReferencesRecent publications in chemistry education
Current internet sources in chemistry education 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Research approaches used in the studies in chemistry education.
Week 2Research approaches used in the studies in chemistry education.
Week 3Relational research
Week 4Quantitative research
Week 5Quantitative research
Week 6Quantitative research
Week 7Ethical problems encountered in the chemistry education
Week 8Determining research subjects in the chemistry education and literature study on the determined subjects
Week 9Research approaches used in the studies in the literature on the determined subjects
Week 10Illustration choice used in the studies in the literature on the determined subject
Week 11Midterm exam
Week 12Data collection tools used in the studies in the literature on the determined subject
Week 13Methods of analysis used in the studies in the literature on the determined subject
Week 14Comparisons of researches conducted and evaluation of the results
Week 15
Week 16Final exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance
Laboratory
Application
Field activities
Specific practical training
Assignments
Presentation
Project
Seminar
Midterms
Final exam
Total
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes
Total

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 0
Laboratory 0
Application0
Specific practical training0
Field activities0
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)0
Presentation / Seminar Preparation0
Project0
Homework assignment0
Midterms (Study duration)0
Final Exam (Study duration) 0
Total Workload000

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. Develop their advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the field considering undergraduate and master of science program qualifications   X 
2. Combine the advanced current scientific knowledge and their perspectives to reach new definitions.   X 
3. Build complex relations between their field and other disciplines, design new research questions    X
4. Increase their knowledge in the field and obtain original scientific findings.    X 
5. Do research in chemistry education and classify the findings in order to do further research X   
6. Use qualitative and quantitative research methods, and design an original research problem in their fields or in other fields. X   
7. Analyze, synthesize and evaluate different ideas criticallyX    
8. Do research which is sufficiently well qualified to be published both in national and international refereed journals  X   
9. Participate in interdisciplinary studies independently or in a group to study X   
10. Think creatively and critically in the process of providing solutions and making decisions and they may design new research problems ..  X  
11. Develop and use different teaching strategies that increase students' knowledge and skills and make learning and teaching processes be easier.   X  
12. Speak a foreign language efficiently and communicate with their colleagues.    X
13. Consider the social and cultural differences in their studies, behave in accordance with scientific and technical ethical values, and providing suggestions    X

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