Undergraduate
Education Faculty
English Language Education Program
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Course CodeSemester Course Name LE/RC/LA Course Type Language of Instruction ECTS
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Course Goals
The aim of the course is to understand the methods of scientific discoveries, learn about the universe, stars, galaxies and other celestial objects, understand the structure of the universe and our place in the universe.  
Prerequisite(s) N/A
Corequisite(s) N/A
Special Requisite(s) none
Instructor(s) Professor Dursun Koçer
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule Tuesdays 13:00-15:00, ZD3
Office Hour(s) Tuesday, 15:00-16:00, 3A-3
Teaching Methods and Techniques -Multimedia demonstration, simulations
Principle Sources

·   AstroBilgi, Editör Serdar Evren, İKÜ Yayınları, 2020

·   Evreni Anlama Serüveni, Editör Tolga Güver, Nobel Yayınları, 2017

Other Sources -Astronomy Today”,  8th Edition,  E. Chaisson, S. McMillan, 2014, Pearson
Course Schedules
Week Contents Learning Methods
1. Week Light Pollution and Its Consequences Lecture demonstration and simulation
2. Week A cosmic voyage into the Universe-1 Lecture demonstration and simulation
3. Week A cosmic voyage into the Universe-2 Lecture demonstration and simulation
4. Week The Birth of Modern Science Lecture demonstration and simulation
5. Week Solar System and Beyond -1 Lecture demonstration and simulation
6. Week Solar System and Beyond -2 Lecture demonstration and simulation
7. Week Our Star: The Sun Lecture demonstration and simulation
8. Week Midterm Exam
9. Week Introduction to Stars Lecture demonstration and simulation
10. Week The Evolution of Stars -1: Dwarfs Lecture demonstration and simulation
11. Week The Evolution of Stars-2: Giants Lecture demonstration and simulation
12. Week Our Galaxy: The Milky Way Lecture demonstration and simulation
13. Week Space Exploration -1 Lecture demonstration and simulation
14. Week Space Exploration -2 Lecture demonstration and simulation
15. Week Interdisciplinary Astronomy Lecture demonstration and simulation
16. Week Final
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools Quantity Weight(%)
Midterm(s) 1 40
Final Exam 1 60


Program Outcomes
PO-1S/he can understand, adopt and apply social, cultural and social responsibilities.
PO-2S/he can take into account students' needs, language development levels, ages, intelligence types and learning styles when preparing a lesson plan.
PO-3S/he can choose the materials to be used in teaching process by evaluating usefulness, topicality and their effectiveness according to students’ age and language level.
PO-4S/he can create environments that will ensure the active participation of all students and increase their success.
PO-5S/he can organize multimedia learning environments inside and outside of the school, which develop all students' interactions with the teacher and each other for learning purposes.
PO-6S/he can organize educational environment suitable for all students to develop effective language learning strategies.
PO-7S/he can organize activities for all students to use English grammar and vocabulary correctly and effectively.
PO-8S/he can organize and apply activities to improve the listening skills of all students.
PO-9S/he can organize and apply activities that will improve the reading skills of all students.
PO-10S/he can organize and implement activities that will improve the speaking skills of all students.
PO-11S/he can organize and implement activities that will improve the writing skills of all students.
PO-12S/he can enable students to make self-assessment of their language learning processes.
PO-13S/he can use / develop assessment and evaluation tools and methods to be used in the teaching process in terms of usefulness, validity and reliability.
PO-14S/he can recognize Turkish National Education system, teaching profession and educational sciences in all aspects
PO-15S/he can use information and communication technologies by using at least one foreign language.
PO-16S/he can communicate well with colleagues and other school stakeholders.
PO-17S/he can follow the professional and ethical rules and take part in cooperative practices.
PO-18S/he can follow the national and international publications related to the field for their personal and professional development.
PO-19S/he can use Turkish in accordance with the rules and effectively.
PO-20S/he can select and apply measurement and evaluation methods in accordance with the gains.
PO-21S/he can apply contemporary teaching, strategy, methods and techniques.
PO-22S/he can use class dynamics to create appropriate learning experiences.
PO-23S/he can make use of sociology, psychology and philosophy in the planning and implementation of educational activities, being aware of the relationship of education with other disciplines.
PO-24S/he can evaluate the nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of information.
PO-25S/he can understand the methods related to the production of scientific knowledge.
PO-26S/he can use language learning strategies effectively.
PO-27S/he can understand, interpret and evaluate the different written texts they will encounter in daily and professional life.
PO-28S/he can understand, interpret and evaluate the different verbal texts they will encounter in daily and professional life.
PO-29S/he can communicate orally in different environments that they may encounter in daily and professional life.
PO-30S/he can create different types of text by using the writing process effectively.
PO-31S/he can have the knowledge to understand and analyze the properties, structure and functioning of the human language and use them.
PO-32S/he can understand and analyze concepts and processes related to language learning.
PO-33S/he can understand and analyze concepts and processes related to language teaching.
PO-34S/he can gain professional self-confidence (finds himself/ herself sufficient as a teacher).
Learning Outcomes
LO-1Understanding our place in the universe
LO-2comparing the structure of our universe from micro to macro
LO-3Exemplifying key discoveries are made with a scientific policy
LO-4Recognizing celestial objects and the sky
Course Assessment Matrix:
Program Outcomes - Learning Outcomes Matrix