Majmaah University / Preparatory Year
Institution:
Academic Department : Department of Basic Sciences
Preparatory year
Programme :
Physics for medicine and dentistry students
Course :
OMAR HANI ALMEQBEL
Course Coordinator :
Programme Coordinator : ...............................................................
07/ 04 / 1436 H
Course Specification Approved Date :
A. Course Identification and General Information
1. 1 - Course title : Physics for medicine
Course Code: PHY 125
and dentistry students
2 ( 2,1,0 )
2. Credit hours :
3 - Program(s) in which the course is offered: Bachelor degree
4 – Course Language : English
2. 5 - Name of faculty member responsible for the course: OMAR HANI
3. 6 - Level/year at which this course is offered :
ALMEQBEL
Preparatory Year
7 - Pre-requisites for this course (if any) :
 None
8 - Co-requisites for this course (if any) :
 None
9 - Location if not on main campus :
) ............................................................. (
10 - Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply)
A - Traditional classroom
B - Blended (traditional and online)
D - e-learning
E - Correspondence
F - Other
32
16
What percentage?
75 %
What percentage?
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What percentage?
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What percentage?
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What percentage?
25 %
Comments :
other is lab
B Objectives
What is the main purpose for this course?
The goal of this course is to provide the student with fundamentals and basic physical concepts
which are directly related to medicine.
Briefly describe any plans for developing and improving the course
that are being implemented :
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Describe and explain physics concepts.
Reason out which concepts are relevant and be able to apply them to various situations.
Understand different representations of the same concept (e.g. graphs, words, equations).
Evaluate explanations of physical phenomena.
Training on the correct method for thinking and solving simple and complicated
problems.
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C. Course Description
1. Topics to be covered
No. of
Weeks
Contact
Hours
2
4
2
4
2
4
2
4
Ch5 - Electricity
2
4
Ch6- Light and Optics
3
6
Ch8-The Nuclear Physics
3
6
List of Topics
Ch1 – units and measurement
Ch2 - Vectors
Ch3 – Motion along straight line
Ch4 – Motion in two dimensions and three dimensions
2. Course components (total contact hours and credits per semester):
Lecture
Tutorial
Laboratory
Practical
Other:
Total
Contact
Hours
32
0
16
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Credit
16
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16
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3. Additional private study/learning hours expected
(This should be an average:
for students per week.
for the semester not a specific
requirement in each week)
4. Course Learning Outcomes in NQF Domains of Learning and
Alignment with Assessment Methods and Teaching Strategy
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Course
Teaching
Strategies
NQF Learning Domains
And Course Learning Outcomes
Course
Assessment
Methods
1.0 Knowledge
1.1
Presentation. ..................
1.2
presentation
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presentation
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2.0 Cognitive Skills
2.1
presentation
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2.2
presentation
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presentation
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3.0 Interpersonal Skills & Responsibility
3.1
presentation
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3.2
presentation
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presentation
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4.0 Communication, Information Technology, Numerical
presentation
4.1
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presentation
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presentation
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presentation
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presentation
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Description of the knowledge to be acquired
1.3
Teaching strategies to be used to develop that knowledge
Methods of assessment of knowledge acquired
Description of cognitive skills to be developed
2.3
Teaching strategies to be used to develop these cognitive
skills
Methods of assessment of students cognitive skills
Description of the interpersonal skills and capacity to carry
responsibility to be developed
3.3
Teaching strategies to be used to develop these skills and
abilities
Methods of assessment of students interpersonal skills and
capacity to carry responsibility
Description of the skills to be developed in this domain.
4.2
4.3
Teaching strategies to be used to develop these skills
Methods of assessment
communication skills
of
students
numerical
and
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4.4
5.0 Psychomotor
5.1
Description of the psychomotor skills to be developed and
the level of performance required
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Course
Teaching
Strategies
NQF Learning Domains
And Course Learning Outcomes
5.2
5.3
Teaching strategies to be used to develop these skills
Methods of assessment of students psychomotor skills
Course
Assessment
Methods
presentation
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presentation
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5. Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students During the Semester:
1
2
3
4
5
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Assessment task
Week Due
Proportion
of Total
Assessment
First Midterm exam
7
20%
Second Midterm exam
12
20%
Practical
During the term
10%
Activities
During the term
10%
Final
16
40%
D. Student Academic Counseling and Support
Arrangements for availability of teaching staff for individual student
consultations and academic advice. (Include amount of time teaching staff are
expected to be available each week.
E. Learning Resources
1. List Required Textbooks :
 INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS
2. List Essential References Materials :
 Principles of physics, International Student Version, 10th edition by David
Halliday, Robert Resnick, and Jearl Walker, Copyright 2014.
3. List Recommended Textbooks and Reference Material :
 Schaum's Outline of College Physics, 11th Edition (Schaum's Outline Series)
F. J. Bueche and E. Hechet, McGraw-Hill
 Physics for Scientists and engineers, by Raymond A.
Serway (Author), EDITION 9TH, ISBN-13: 978-1133947271
4. List Electronic Materials :

http://science.pppst.com/physics.html

http://physwiki.ucdavis.edu

http://www.physics.org
5. Other learning material :
 Other learning material such as computer-based programs/CD, professional
standards/regulations
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F. Facilities Required
1. Accommodation
 Lecture rooms, laboratories, etc.
2. Computing resources
 Data show
 Smart board
3. Other resources
 Specify --eg. If specific laboratory equipment is required, list requirements or
attach list.
G Course Evaluation and Improvement Processes
1 Strategies for Obtaining Student Feedback on Effectiveness of Teaching:
 Written test during the course
 .............................................................
 ............................................................
2 Other Strategies for Evaluation of Teaching by the Program/Department
Instructor :
 Quality center
 .............................................................
 ............................................................
3 Processes for Improvement of Teaching :
 Feedback by student notes
 .............................................................
 ............................................................
4. Processes for Verifying Standards of Student Achievement
 eg. check marking by an independent member teaching staff of a sample of
student work, periodic exchange and remarking of tests or a sample of
assignments with staff at another institution.
5 Describe the planning arrangements for periodically reviewing course
effectiveness and planning for improvement :
 .............................................................
 .............................................................
 ............................................................
Course Specification Approved
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Department Official Meeting No ( ….. ) Date 07 / 04 / 1436 H
Course’s Coordinator
Name :
Signature :
Date :
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Omar almeqbel
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07/ 04 / 1436 H
Department Head
Name :
Signature :
Date :
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