MSE346 TEACHING COMPLEX SYSTEMS IN SCIENCE
| Course Code: |
4600346 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
5.0 |
| Department: |
Mathematics And Science Education |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Complex systems; characteristics of complex systems; components and processes that occur on different levels of organization; coherence among system levels; interactions and interdependence among systems; dynamic and cyclic nature of complex systems; hierarchy, homeostasis, and dynamism; earth as a complex system. Difficulties in teaching and learning complex systems in science; approaches to systems thinking skills and integration to science education.
