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Course Description Course Name : Advanced Analytical Chemistry Applications Course Code : TBB-629 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 7 Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. EMİN BÜLENT ERENOĞLU Learning Outcomes of the Course : Recognizes the relations of Analytical Chemistry with Agricultural Sciences in advanced level Knows classical, electrochemical, spectrochemical, kinetic and chromatographic methods necessary for analiytical studies and different areas of Agricultural Sciences and their application areas Has adequate konowledge on instruments needed for analytical chemistry studies and their use. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : The aim of this lecture is to equip the students with certain skills and abilities to conduct their studies in the field of agricultural sciences at specialist level, with a detailed information about advanced calculations, measuring techniques and measuring instruments in Analytical Chemistry. Course Contents : Analytical chemistry and its importance, chemicals, equipments and basic processes used in analytical chemistry, labor-safety, calculations in analytical chemistry, errors in chemical analysis, sampling, standardisation and calibration and their methods, chemical equilibrium in aqueous solutions, methods of classical, electrochemical, spectrochemical, kinetic and chromatographic analyses and measuring instruments used in all these analyses. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom, laboratory   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Analytical chemistry and its importance Internet reading Lecture 2 Chemicals, equipments and basic processes used in analytical chemistry and labor-safety Lecture notes and internet reading Lecture, laboratory 3 Calculations in analytical chemistry Lecture notes and internet reading Lecture, laboratory, homework 4 Errors in chemical analysis, sampling, standardization and calibration and their methods Lecture notes and internet reading Lecture, laboratory, homework 5 Classical analysis methods and its applications Lecture notes and internet reading Lecture, laboratory 6 Electrochemical analysis methods and its applications Lecture notes and internet reading Lecture, laboratory 7 Spectrochemical analysis methods and their applications (AAS) Lecture notes and internet reading Lecture, laboratory 8 MID-TERM EXAM Lecture notes and internet reading Laboratory practice 9 Spectrochemical analysis methods and their applications (AAS) Lecture notes and internet reading Lecture, laboratory 10 Spectrochemical analysis methods and their applications (ICP-OES) Lecture notes and internet reading Lecture, laboratory, homework 11 Spectrochemical analysis methods and their applications (ICP-OES) Lecture notes and internet reading Lecture, laboratory 12 Spectrochemical analysis methods and their applications (UV-Visible Spectrophotometry) Lecture notes and internet reading Lecture, laboratory, homework 13 Spectrochemical analysis methods and their applications (UV-Visible Spectrophotometry) Lecture notes and internet reading Lecture, laboratory 14 Kinetic analysis methods and their applications Lecture notes and internet reading Lecture, laboratory 15 Chromatopraphic analysis methods and their applications (TLC) Lecture notes and internet reading Lecture, laboratory 16/17 FINAL EXAM Lecture notes and internet reading Laboratory practice   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Principles of Analytical Chemistry (1. and 2. Volumes) in Turkish. Translation Editors: Esma Kılıç ve Hamza Yılmaz, Bilgi Yayıncılık. Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 30     Homeworks/Projects/Others 4 70 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Recognising the principles of ecological farming in terms of sustainable and ecological farming, contributes to the practical use. 0 2 Based on the BSc adequacy, improves in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition at specialist level 3 3 Understands the interactions between Soil Science and Plant Nutrition and other disciplines 4 4 Has abilities to develop and apply new ideas by identifying the taxonomic level of soils according to natural and technical classification systems and provides sustainable uses of soils using theoretical and applied knowledge in this branch and applies them to other engineering branches. 0 5 Gain perfection and prepare projects in every kinds of soil, plant, fertilizer and water analyses and their interpretations 2 6 Increases his/her qualification to develop new techniques and ideas for plant nutrients necessary for healthy, high quality and economical plant production and to apply these techniques and ideas in practice. 2 7 Applies his/her knowledge on conservation of soils, protection against each kind of misuse and pollution by recognising the relations between other disciplines. 0 8 To analyse soils, their components or actual processes, to plan them to accomplish the requirements of sustainable agriculture principles by adding information from other branches, plans/applies a new research project which might solve an existing project or makes judgements with existing information 5 9 Has skills to prepare and apply a project including other disciplines and can retrieve information to solve the problems in nutrition of plants grown in every kinds of soil or soilless growth medium 3 10 Creates new projects to use and to develop new technologies, methods and measuring systems in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition discipline, under the scope of scientific, economic and rational uses of agricultural areas 5 11 Conducts a project working effectively as an individual and as a team member to solve problems related to the discipline. 0 12 Identifies the possible and future problems in relation to his/her professional area and takes responsibility to solve them by developing new strategies 2 13 Is able to get access to knowledge searching literature, databases and using other sources effectively. 0 14 Makes a critical evaluation of information retaled to the field and conducts advanced studies independently. 2 15 Transfers the current developments and their own studies to people who may need them by using different tools. 0 16 Analyzes the social relations and the norms directing these relations in a critical way and takes resposibility to improve them. 0 17 Can communicate in English written and orally. 0 18 Develops strategies, policies and application plans in the field and assess the obtained results under the scope of quality processes. 0 19 Is sensitive about scientific and ethical values during the collection, interpretion and announcement of data related to their subject. Is also capable of teaching and checking them. 0 20 Is able to transfer the information and skills to solve a problem in the field to interdisciplinary studies. 0 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 4 10 40     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 7 7     Final Exam 1 7 7 Total Workload: 166 Total Workload / 25 (h): 6.64 ECTS Credit: 7