Academic Unit Presenting the Program | Chemistry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Program Director | Chair person: Prof. Dr. Yelda YALÇIN GÜRKAN ECTS Coordinator : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayça KARASAKAL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Program Type | Bachelor's Degree Program | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level of Degree Earned | Undergraduate(Bachelors Degree) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Degree Earned | The Bachelor s Degree in Chemistry is awarded to the students who successfully complete the programme. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education Type | Tam zamanlı | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Registration Acceptance Conditions | Those who have successfully completed their secondary education are eligible. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recognition of Prior Learning | The process of recognition of prior education by Turkish higher education institutions is still in its incipient stage. Likewise, the recognition of prior education has neither been started nor implemented by all departments at Tekirdag Namik Kemal University. However, a proficiency exam is held at the beginning of each academic year regarding the compulsory Foreign Language Course which is to be offered in the curriculum of all departments. The students who have embarked on a self-learning period or acquired necessary skills in the course are eligible to enter this exam. Those who have successfully passed the exam are eligible not to take the course. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Degree Requirements and Rules | The students studying in this undergraduate program are required to have a Cumulative Grade Points Average (Cum.GPA) of not less than 2.00/4.00 and have completed all the courses with at least a letter grade of DD/S in the program in order to graduate. The minimum number of ECTS credits required for graduation is 240. It is also mandatory for the students to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Program Profile | Aim of the undergraduate program in Department of Chemistry is to provide students with a strong background in fundamental areas of theoretical and applied chemistry and to prepare them for careers in related fields of industry or in academic institutions for post-graduate studies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupational Profiles of Graduates | Graduates of the chemistry program are admitted to graduate programs of universities and research institutions either in Turkey or abroad, they may also be occupied in companies making R&D activities in various fields. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Access To Upper Degree | Upon successful completion of their undergraduate programme of study, the students are encouraged to embark on advanced academic studies on the graduate level (master’s and doctoral) on condition of having received the required score in ALES exam and possessing sufficient knowledge of English or another foreign language. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exams, Assessment and Grading | Students will take a minimum of one midterm examination. In addition to midterms, they will be assigned projects and homeworks whose deadlines will be specified at the beginning of the semester. At the end of each semester, the students are required to take a final examination. The course content, the requirements (midterm, project, assignment and final examination) and their contribution to the final grade is specified on the website. Student regulations and the final examination dates are determined by the university and final examinations take place as announced. The students are graded according to their midterm, project, assignment and final examination results. The passing grade at Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University is 60 out of 100. However, the grade of the final examination or the retake should be a minimum of 50. Exams are evaluated on a scale of 100. The final grade of a course is the sum total of %30 of the midterm grade and %70 of the final or the retake examination grades. However, the calculation of the final grade of a course can be determined and announced at the beginning of the semester by the Faculty/College Council as the sum total of ranging between %30 – %50 of the midterm examination and %50 – %70 of the final examination as long as the addition equals to a scale of 100. As a result of the calculation, if the value after the decimal is less than five, the grade is finalized by lowering it to the decimal value; if more than five, upgrading it to the next decimal value. The regulations can be found on https://esas.nku.edu.tr/dosyalar/dokuman/93BCF214-F4D2-31DF-6392-9D90052DC75E.docx Final and retake grades are submitted to the Student Affairs along with the evaluation criteria. The grades are announced on the student information system.
Grades
The grading system to evaluate the student performance is signified by the values in the chart below. For each course students are graded by letters. Letter grades, coefficients and ratios are as follows:
Students are required to retake the courses from which they received DD, FD or FF during the first oncoming semester in which these courses are offered. Successful Students Students who complete their associate or undergraduate degree with a grade point average of 3.00 – 3.49 graduate as honor students; 3.50 and above as high honor students. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Graduation Requirements | Having completed the IME (Vocational Education in the Workplace) Program, which must be completed in a program to be selected in large numbers to graduate from the Chemistry Undergraduate Program. The student must complete 240 ECTS to graduate. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teaching Methods | Teaching methods are determined so as to improve skills, such as teaching-learning strategies, self-discipline, life-long learning, observation, sharing knowledge, presentation, critical thinking, teamwork, effective use of informatics. Moreover, the choice of teaching methods pays heed to supporting students with different skills. The teaching methods used in the program are listed below*:
*One or more of the listed methods can be used depending on the specificity of the course. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Program Outcomes1-Ability to discuss the basic principles of chemistry science such as analytical, inorganic, biochemistry, physical and organic chemistry, and establish relationship between chemistry divisions2-Analyze the basic problems in research laboratories in a variety of industrial firms (biochemistry, pharmaceutical, food, defense industry, environmental, polymer, leather, cosmetics, detergent, dye and health etc.) and interpret the results which are evaluated with using instrumental devices 3-Evaluate the daily literature in chemistry science, and use library and any other information sources effectively 4-Acquire the professional English skills to follow the new developments in chemistry science and literature 5-Construct a new lifestyle which covers every stage of life including chemistry science 6-Use the special computer softwares related to chemistry effectively and compute the chemical calculations with simple molecular models 7-Write the chemical reactions,Outline the reaction writing skills,Interpret the reaction equations, Discuss the three dimensional structures of the reactions 8-Solve the daily problems related to quantum chemistry, chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, and advanced technologies (nanotechnology, biotechnology etc.) 9-Explain the safety rules of chemicals which are used in laboratory and the effects of these chemicals on environment, and apply them according to safety regulations 10-Evaluate the basic principles of mathematics and physics, and use these principles in solution of chemical problems 11-Synthesize, seperate and analyze the chemical compounds by using modern methods and devices 12-Identify the chemical substances related to basic chemistry divisions such as organic,physical, analytical, inorganic biochemistry,Use the laboratory equipments,Make the scientific researches individually or in a group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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