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PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: CHEM6104
Course Name: Special Topics in Chemistry
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
6
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Compulsory Courses
Course Level:
PhD TR-NQF-HE:8. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Third Cycle EQF-LLL:8. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Dr. HAVVA BEKİROĞLU ATAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Havva Bekiroğlu Ataş
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The main theme of the course is "Chemical Warfare Agents" and aims to teach students the basic concepts and principles of chemical warfare agents, to give information about the basic families of chemical warfare agents, to teach the effects of chemical warfare agents on the environment and living organisms, to give an idea about the analysis and reporting of chemical warfare agents.
Course Content: Basic methodological concepts, examples of toxicological agents and chemical warfare agents and their effects on the environment and living creatures, the history of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, sample preparation and analysis techniques for chemical warfare agents in environmental and biomedical samples, reporting criteria and laboratory safety.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Learn the basic concepts and principles of toxic agents, especially chemical warfare agents.
2) Know the final form of chemical warfare agents in the environment and living creatures and plan the appropriate analysis steps.
3) Learn about the methods used in the analysis of chemical warfare agents.
4) Determine the precautions to be taken in the laboratory during the preparation and analysis of chemical warfare agents.
5) Apply theoretical knowledge to positive sciences.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) General concept of the course
2) General introduction to the concept of toxicology, common toxicological agents and chemical warfare agents: Terms and Concepts
3) The Chemical Weapons Convention, the role of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in the control of chemical weapons, and recent chemical warfare agent attacks
4) Chemistry of Chemical Warfare Agents, decontamination and degradation products
5) Chemistry of Chemical Warfare Agents, Submodule I: Sulphur Mustards and Related Compounds
6) Chemistry of Chemical Warfare Agents, Submodule II: Nitrogen Mustards, Arsenic-containing compounds, and other non-phosphorus agents
7) Chemistry of Chemical Warfare Agents, Submodule III: Organophosphorus Nerve Agents
8) Midterm
9) Analysis Strategy of Chemical Warfare Agents, Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
10) Environmental samples: Sample preparation techniques and chemical warfare agent’s analysis
11) Biomedical samples: Sample preparation techniques and chemical warfare agent’s analysis
12) Precautions to be taken in the laboratory during the sample preparation and analysis of Chemical Warfare Agents, decontamination, and waste management
13) Proficiency tests of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, chain of custody, reporting criteria
14) Application: Steps to be followed in the "diagnosis and verification" phase after a chemical weapon attack

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Recommended Operating Procedures for Analysis in the Verification of Chemical Disarmament, Blue Book, University of Helsinki, 2023 Edition.
Handbook of Toxicology of Chemical Warfare Agents, Academic Press/Elsevier, 2nd Edition.
References: Ders notları ve sunumları

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

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Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Project 1 % 30
Midterms 1 % 20
Final 1 % 50
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Preparation for the Activity Spent for the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements Workload
Course Hours 13 3 39
Project 1 40 40
Midterms 1 30 30
Final 1 40 40
Total Workload 149