ISTINYE UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| Chemistry (DR) (English) | |||||
| 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 | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Compulsory Courses | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. HAVVA BEKİROĞLU ATAŞ | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Havva Bekiroğlu Ataş | ||||
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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
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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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| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
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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 | ||||||