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KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Vocational School of Medical Services
Programme of Medical Imaging Techniques
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
99401008 Exploring the Universe 1 Autumn 1 2+0+0 3 3
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Associate (Short Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 5 / QF-EHEA: Short Cycle / EQF-LLL: Level 5)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Lect. Ayşe ÇÖMÜ
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Lect. Ayşe ÇÖMÜ B-131 [email protected] 7724
Course Content
The Art and Science of Astronomy, Sky Watching Activities and Resources, Meteors and Comets and Artificial Satellites, Earth and Moon, Voyage to the Stars, Milky Way and Beyond, Diving into Black Holes and Quasars
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to assist you in understanding basic cosmology. The aim is to make a wide range of students from many different fields of study realize how amazing and magnificent the universe is from a broad perspective without resorting to complex mathematics and to encourage them to understand what scientists are doing about it.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses X
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P10 The individual has the ability to use the information he/she obtains from different disciplines in a personal way, in line with his/her interests and abilities. 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Being able to make sense of the information an individual will obtain from different disciplines in line with their interests and abilities. P.10.1 1
O2 Being able to explain the information that an individual will obtain from different disciplines in line with their interests and abilities. P.10.2 1
O3 The ability to use the information obtained from different disciplines in line with the individual's interests and abilities in his/her own field. P.10.3 1
O4 Ability to analyze application results using information obtained from different disciplines in line with the individual's interests and abilities. P.10.4 1
O5 The ability to create a new structure by combining the information obtained from different disciplines and the information in one's own field in line with the individual's interests and abilities. P.10.5 1
O6 Being able to evaluate the information that an individual will obtain from different disciplines in line with their interests and abilities. P.10.6 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Earth as seen from Earth, Celestial Sphere, Movement of the Sun in the sky, Phases of the Moon, Lunar Eclipse, Solar Eclipse
2 Observations of Planetary Motions, Rotation, Units of Distance in Astronomy, Scale of the Universe, Astronomy Today
3 Science and Its Methods of Knowing, Earth-Centered System to Sun-Centered System, Ancient Greek Earth-Centered System, Aristarchus' Sun-Centered Model, Nicolas Copernicus and the Sun-Centered Model, Comparison of Models
4 Tycho Brahe: The Importance of Sensitive Observations, Johannes Kepler and the Laws of Planetary Motion, Kepler's Contribution
5 Galileo Galilei and the Telescope, Isaac Newton's Great Synthesis, Circular Motion, Universal Law of Gravitation, Newton's Laws and Kepler's Laws
6 Orbits and the Center of Mass, Beyond Newton, General Theory of Relativity, Gravitation and Einstein
7 Kelvin Temperature Scale, Wave Nature of Light, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Color of Planets and Stars
8 Midterm
9 Spectral Types, Bohr Atomic Model, Doppler Effect, Inverse Square of Radiation
10 Refraction and Image Formation, Eyepiece Telescope, Mirror Telescope
11 Radio Telescopes, Interference Measurement, Determination of Other Types of Electromagnetic Radiation
12 Interstellar Matter and Star Formation, Life and Death of Low-Mass Stars
13 Death of Massive Stars, Black Holes, Properties of Black Holes
14 Diversity of galaxies, Hubble Classification, Measuring galaxies, Milky Way Galaxy
15 The Search for a Center and Edge in the Universe, Expanding Universe, Big Bang, Future of the Universe
16 Final Exam
Textbook or Material
Resources The Adventure of Understanding the Universe, Translation editor: Assoc. Prof. Tolga Güver, Nobel Academic Publishing, 2017.
Karaoğlu B., 2020. Physics for Universities, Distinguished Publishing House. Serway R.A., 2015.
The Universe at a Glance, Translation Editor: Mutlu Yıldız Prof. Dr. H. Hüseyin Öztürk, Nobel Life, 2016
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Seminar - -
Quiz - -
Listening - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 2 28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 2 28
Midterms 1 10 10
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 15 15
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 81
Total Work Load / 30 2,70
Course ECTS Credits: 3
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P10
O1 Being able to make sense of the information an individual will obtain from different disciplines in line with their interests and abilities. 5
O2 Being able to explain the information that an individual will obtain from different disciplines in line with their interests and abilities. 5
O3 The ability to use the information obtained from different disciplines in line with the individual's interests and abilities in his/her own field. 5
O4 Ability to analyze application results using information obtained from different disciplines in line with the individual's interests and abilities. -
O5 The ability to create a new structure by combining the information obtained from different disciplines and the information in one's own field in line with the individual's interests and abilities. -
O6 Being able to evaluate the information that an individual will obtain from different disciplines in line with their interests and abilities. -