| 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) | Professor Özlem Darcansoy İşeri
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Gain the ability to follow the latest research and news in molecular biology.
2) Gain the ability to read and interpret related research and review articles.
3) Learn the research techniques for finding detailed information to interpret the related articles.
4) Understand and present related articles.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | To learn current and new technologies on the genetic material of the cell, to obtain up-to-date information about the structure and functions of DNA and RNA molecules, to connect with other courses, and to enable and facilitate the clinical approach. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Terminology of molecular biology. | | 2nd Week | Discussion of current research or review articles in molecular biology. | | 3rd Week | Discussion of current research or review articles in molecular biology techniques. | | 4th Week | Discussion of current research or review articles in molecular biology techniques. | | 5th Week | Discussion of current research or review articles in molecular biology techniques involved in genetic engineering. | | 6th Week | Discussion of current research or review articles in prokaryotic molecular biology. | | 7th Week | Discussion of current research or review articles in molecular biology of genetic diseases. | | 8th Week | MIDTERM | | 9th Week | Discussion of current research or review articles in molecular biology of genetic diseases. | | 10th Week | Discussion of current research or review articles in molecular biology of cancer. | | 11th Week | Discussion of current research or review articles in molecular biology of cancer. | | 12th Week | Discussion of current research or review articles in molecular ecology. | | 13th Week | Student projects and presentations. | | 14th Week | Student projects and presentations. |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Current molecular biology research or review articles. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Discussion,Lecture,Project,Case Study,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 35 | | Project | 1 | 15 | | Attendance | 1 | 5 | | Total(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 45 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | | | | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Course hours | 13 | 3 | 39 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | | | | | Article application for publication | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Review article writing | 1 | 45 | 45 | | Total Workload | | | 123 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 4,1 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 4 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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