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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / BIY 109 - BIOLOGY

Code: BIY 109 Course Title: GENERAL CHEMISTRY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department BIOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer MÜRÜVVET BEGÜM ÖZEN (begumozen@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To give the basic general chemistry concepts to students to form base of chemistry

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can explain general concepts related to chemistry. PO-6 Are able to assess and evaluate the data making use of the advanced knowledge and skills that they have acquired in the field, to define and analyze the issues connected with current technological developments finding ways to offer solutions to those issues based on the researched and evidence
 		Examination
LO-2 Can prepare a solution. PO-4 Have the skills to define, model and solve the biological problems in the field of Biology and related fields
 		Examination
LO-3 Can write chemical equations. PO-2 Transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Biology to other disciplines
PO-4 Have the skills to define, model and solve the biological problems in the field of Biology and related fields
 		Examination
LO-4 Can nomenculate chemical compounds PO-2 Transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Biology to other disciplines
PO-6 Are able to assess and evaluate the data making use of the advanced knowledge and skills that they have acquired in the field, to define and analyze the issues connected with current technological developments finding ways to offer solutions to those issues based on the researched and evidence
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Matter, Elements, Compunds, Mixtures, mole concept, measurement and converting measurement units, uncertainty, accuracy, certainty, atomic models, general properties of periodic table, Chemical reactions, precipitation, neutralization and redox reactions, reaction stoichiometry, Chemical bouds, gases, solutions, chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, pH calculations, titrations, buffer solutions, solubility, chemical kinetics
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Explanation of the concepts of matter, element, compound and mixture Explanation, questions and solutions
2 Uncertainty in measurements, accuracy and precision, atomic theory Explanation, questions and solutions
3 Mole concept and unit conversion Explanation, questions and solutions
4 General properties of the periodic table, compound naming Explanation, questions and solutions
5 Chemical reactions and equations Explanation, questions and solutions
6 Solutions and reactions in solution Explanation, questions and solutions
7 Redox reactions Explanation, questions and solutions
8 mid-term exam
9 Gases Explanation, questions and solutions
10 Acids and bases, pH calculations, Explanation, questions and solutions
11 Titrations Explanation, questions and solutions
12 Buffer solutions, Explanation, questions and solutions
13 Chemical balance Explanation, questions and solutions
14 Solubility Explanation, questions and solutions
15 Chemical kinetics Explanation, questions and solutions
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 1. Petrucci,R.H., Herring, F.G., Madura, J.D., Bissonnette, C., (10. Baskıdan Çeviri Uyar, T., Aksoy, S., İnam, R.), Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2015
2 2, Chang, R., Goldsby, K. A., (11. Baskıdan Çeviri, İnam, R., Aksoy, S.) 10. Baskıdan Çeviri Uyar, T., Aksoy, S., İnam, R.), Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2011
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 10 1 10
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 10 1 10
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 92