ECTS - Scientific Toy Design
Scientific Toy Design (HUM202) Course Detail
Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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Scientific Toy Design | HUM202 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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none |
Course Language | Turkish |
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Course Type | N/A |
Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Drill and Practice. |
Course Lecturer(s) |
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Course Objectives | Using scientific concepts in toy design, providing students to reach scientific awareness, developing the skill of using tools for scientific toy design, introduction of scientific toy types. |
Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Content | Developing students' using tools and skills in workshops; visiting science museums and science centers, observing large-scale scientific toys, and displaying all designed and produced scientific toys. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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1 | Meeting, introduction of the course. | Preparing a presentation |
2 | What is a scientific toy? Where to use? Why should it be done and played? What is its place in the education system? Are scientific toys just for kids? Does it contribute to the development of science and to the future of societies? Presentations will be made in an interactive discussion environment. | Preparing a presentation |
3 | Optical Workshop. Introduction of Electromagnetic Wave Spectrum. Display of the visible light region. Description of light-proof, semi-transparent and fully transparent materials. History of glass and mirror. Mirror types. Uses of mirrors. | Preparing a presentation |
4 | Making a kaleidoscope. Making a periscope. | Supply of materials |
5 | Acoustic Workshop. What is sound? What are the features? What frequency sounds do we use when speaking? Harmful sounds to the human ear. How does sound spread in different materials? How is sound insulation done? What are the features of the microphone and speaker? | Preparing a presentation |
6 | Making a rain stick. | Supply of materials |
7 | Introducing Forces. Making the moving paper toys. | Preparing a presentation Supply of materials |
8 | Moving toys with clothes pegs will be made. | Supply of materials |
9 | Science Center technical trip. | |
10 | Electricity and magnetism. Dancing copper wire toys. | Preparing a presentation Supply of materials |
11 | LED toy making | Supply of materials |
12 | Information will be given about eco systems and ecological balance. Plant Terrarium. | Preparing a presentation Supply of materials |
13 | Completing the missing projects. | |
14 | Completing the missing projects. | |
15 | End of the Year Exhibition | |
16 | End of the Year Exhibition |
Sources
Course Book | 1. 1. Alan Bartholomew, Electric Gadgets and Gizmos, Kids Can Press. |
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2. 2. Neil Ardley, 101 Great Science Experiments, DK Publishing, İnc. | |
3. 3. Ed Sobey, Inventing Toys Kids Having Fun Learning Science, Zephyr Press. | |
4. Ed Sobey, The Way Toys Work, Chicago Review Press. | |
5. 5. Georgina Andrews ve Kate Knighton, 100 Bilimsel Deney, TÜBİTAK Popüler Bilim Kitapları. | |
6. 6. Domenico Laurenza, Leonardo’nun Makineleri, Pegasus Yayınları. |
Evaluation System
Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
Laboratory | - | - |
Application | 1 | 25 |
Field Work | - | - |
Special Course Internship | - | - |
Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 |
Presentation | 1 | 5 |
Project | - | - |
Report | - | - |
Seminar | - | - |
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
Toplam | 5 | 100 |
Percentage of Semester Work | |
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Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
Total | 100 |
Course Category
Core Courses | X |
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Major Area Courses | |
Supportive Courses | |
Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
# | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Has the ability to apply scientific knowledge gained in the undergraduate education and to expand and extend knowledge in the same or in a different area | |||||
2 | Can apply gained knowledge and problem solving abilities in inter-disciplinary research | |||||
3 | Has the ability to work independently within research area, to state the problem, to develop solution techniques, to solve the problem, to evaluate the obtained results and to apply them when necessary | |||||
4 | Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to improve systematic approaches to produce solutions in unexpected complicated situations related to the area of study | |||||
5 | Can develop strategies, implement plans and principles on the area of study and can evaluate obtained results within the framework | |||||
6 | Can develop and extend the knowledge in the area and to use them with scientific, social and ethical responsibility | |||||
7 | Has the ability to follow recent developments within the area of research, to support research with scientific arguments and data, to communicate the information on the area of expertise in a systematically by means of written report and oral/visual presentation | |||||
8 | To have an oral and written communication ability in at least one of the common foreign languages ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B2) | |||||
9 | Has software and hardware knowledge in the area of expertise, and has proficient information and communication technology knowledge | |||||
10 | Follows scientific, cultural, and ethical criteria in collecting, interpreting and announcing data in the research area and has the ability to teach. | |||||
11 | Has professional ethical consciousness and responsibility which takes into account the universal and social dimensions in the process of data collection, interpretation, implementation and declaration of results in mathematics and its applications. |
ECTS/Workload Table
Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory | |||
Application | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Special Course Internship | |||
Field Work | |||
Study Hours Out of Class | |||
Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Project | |||
Report | |||
Homework Assignments | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Total Workload | 100 |