TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn plant organelles and cytoskeleton. 2) Learn genome structure and organization and protein synthesis, folding, and degradation in plants. 3) Learn cell cycle and signal transduction in plants. 4) Learn molecular regulation of reproductive development and senescence and cell death. 5) Learn responses to environmental factors.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The aim of lesson; to teach the methods and definitions used in plant molecular biology today, to develop an experimental perspective and to teach new techniques.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Membrane structure, organelles and cell wall 2nd Week Protein sorting and vesicle traffic 3rd Week The cytoskeleton 4th Week Genome structure and organization 5th Week Protein synthesis, folding, and degradation 6th Week Cell cycle in plants 7th Week Signal transduction 8th Week Mid-term exam 9th Week Signal transduction 10th Week Molecular regulation of reproductive development 11th Week Senescence and cell death 12th Week Responses to environmental factors 13th Week Responses to environmental factors 14th Week Natural products
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2nd Edition, Bob B. Buchanan (Editor), Wilhelm Gruissem (Editor), Russell L. Jones (Editor)
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Assignment 1 10 Attendance 1 5 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 13 2 26 Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 1 8 8 Total Workload 122 Total Workload / 30 4,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No