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| FIZ3021 | professional English | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ufuk Kemal ÖZTÜRK | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Belgin KÜÇÜKÖMEROĞLU | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To improve students' professional communication skills by enabling them to read and understand physics-related and contextual resources, including textbooks and professional information presented in English or in print and visual media. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | construct written and spoken sentences related to physical concepts. | 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | translate a text about physical concepts from English to Turkish or from Turkish to English. | 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | easily understand safety instructions and instructions on using equipment in physics labs, which are written in English. | 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | understand physics literature and discussions. | 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Grammar summaries and a glossary of physics terms, laboratory safety documents, physics department research tools, popular illustrated topics in mechanics, electromagnetism, etc., lecture examples in mechanics, electromagnetism, etc. (formula readings, spellings, etc.), pages of physics departments of some universities and different research areas, international project application forms and contents, professional letters, post-doctoral letters, examples of articles on solid-state physics, nuclear physics, atomic physics, general physics, astrophysics, etc., examples of large structures and projects such as CERN, ITER, nuclear reactors, hyperloop, examples of scientific conference presentations, student presentations and discussions. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Grammar Summary and glossary of physical terms, | | | Week 2 | Laboratory safety documents are summaries of mathematical and physical terms. | | | Week 3 | Physics department research instruments | | | Week 4 | Examples from popular topics such as Mechanics and Electromagnetism. | | | Week 5 | Examples of lesson explanations on topics such as Mechanics, Electromagnetism, etc. (formula writing and pronunciation, etc.) | | | Week 6 | Examples of lesson explanations (including formula writing and pronunciation, etc.) from subjects such as solid-state physics, nuclear physics, and atomic physics. | | | Week 7 | Reviewing the physics department pages of some universities and their different research areas. | | | Week 8 | International project application forms and contents | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Review of professional and postdoctoral letter | | | Week 11 | Article examples of the Solid State, Nuclear, Atomic Physics, etc., | | | Week 12 | Article examples of the General Physics, Astrophysics, Electromagnetism etc., | | | Week 13 | Examining examples from large structures and projects such as CERN and ITER. | | | Week 14 | Examining examples of large structures and projects such as nuclear reactors and hyperloop systems | | | Week 15 | Preparing an English physics presentation for a scientific conference. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Fizik Terimleri Sözlüğü, M.Ali Avundukluoğlu, Ötüken Neşriyat, 2007, İstanbul fizik kitapları.
Laboratory safety documents Reed College physics Safety Manual, https://www.reed.edu/ehs/assets/images/safety-manuals/Physics-Safety-Manual.pdf | | | |
| 1 | Laboratuvar el kitapları | | | 2 | Üniversitelere başvuru formları | | | 3 | Matematiksel deyimler | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | /11/2025 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | /01/2026 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 6 | 18 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 114 |
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