Spectroscopic Techniques (CEAC529) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Spectroscopic Techniques CEAC529 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Şeniz Özalp Yaman
Course Assistants
Course Objectives A major goal is to teach general spectroscopic methods used in chemistry and present the students how problems have been solved with them.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Understand the principles of the spectroscopic methods.
  • Discuss the Physical Methods in Chemistry
  • Understand the practical treatment of spectroscopic data.
  • Identify the unknown samples by using spectroscopic techniques.
Course Content General introduction to spectroscopy, electronic absorption spectroscopy, vibration and raman spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, x-ray crystallography, SEM and TEM.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 General Introduction to Spectroscopy Related pages in the text and the reference books.
2 Electronic Absorption Spectroscopy Related pages in the text and the reference books.
3 Electronic Absorption Spectroscopy Related pages in the text and the reference books.
4 Vibration and Raman Spectroscopy Related pages in the text and the reference books.
5 Vibration and Raman Spectroscopy Related pages in the text and the reference books.
6 MIDTERM EXAMINATION I
7 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Related pages in the text and the reference books.
8 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Related pages in the text and the reference books.
9 Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Related pages in the text and the reference books.
10 MIDTERM EXAMINATION II
11 Mass Spectroscopy Related pages in the text and the reference books.
12 X-Ray Crystallography Related pages in the text and the reference books.
13 X-Ray Crystallography Related pages in the text and the reference books.
14 SEM and TEM Related pages in the text and the reference books.
15 SEM and TEM Related pages in the text and the reference books.
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. R. S. Drago, Physical Methods for Chemistry, 2nd Edition, Saunders College Publishing 1992.
Other Sources 2. Any spectroscopy text book

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 6 10
Presentation 1 15
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 50
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 25
Toplam 10 100
Percentage of Semester Work 75
Percentage of Final Work 25
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 Acquiring core knowledge of theoretical and mathematical physics together with their research methodologies.
2 Gaining a solid understanding of the physical universe together with the laws governing it.
3 Developing a working research skill and strategies of problem solving skills in theoretical, experimental, and/or simulation physics.
4 Developing and maintaining a positive attitude toward critical questioning, creative thinking, and formulating new ideas both conceptually and mathematically.
5 Ability to sense, identify, and handle the problems in theoretical, experimental, or applied physics, or in real-life industrial problems.
6 Ability to apply the accumulated knowledge in constructing mathematical models, determining a strategy for its solution, making necessary and appropriate approximations, evaluating and assessing the correctness and reliability of the procured solution.
7 Ability to communicate and discuss physical concepts, processes, and the newly obtained results with the colleagues all around the world both verbally and in written form as proceedings and research papers.
8 Reaching and excelling an advanced level of knowledge and skills in one or more of the disciplines offered.
9 An ability to produce, report and present an original or known scientific body of knowledge.
10 An ability to make methodological scientific research.
11 An ability to use existing physics knowledge to analyze, to determine a methodology of solution (theoretical/mathematical/experimental) and to solve a problem.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 1 16
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 15 15
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 6 1 6
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 10 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 125