| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree With Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn and discuss biosafety issue with legal regulations.
2) Understand bioterrorism issue and methods to fight against it.
3) Understand and discuss bioethical issues in biotechnology with their social impacts at global dimension.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | 1. Introduction and Basic Concepts | | 2nd Week | 2. Biosafety Definition | | 3rd Week | 3. Worldwide Legal Regulations | | 4th Week | 4. Worldwide Legal Regulations in Turkey | | 5th Week | 5. Discussion | | 6th Week | 6. Risk Assessment and Management in Biotechnology | | 7th Week | 7. Bioterrorism Issue and Methods to Fight Against Bioterrorism | | 8th Week | 8. Discussion | | 9th Week | 9. Mid-Term Exam | | 10th Week | 10. What Is Ethics? Science and Ethics Relationship | | 11th Week | 11. Ethical Principles in Biotechnology | | 12th Week | 12. Biotechnology and Society | | 13th Week | 13. Discussion | | 14th Week | 14. Student Presentations | | 15th Week | |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | ? Güncel literatür. / Update literature covering the studies in the area.
? Introduction to Biotechnology (3rd Edition). William J. Thieman, Michael A. Palladino, Benjamin Cummings Press, 2012.
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Assignment | 1 | 25 | | 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 | 84 | 84 | | Preparation for Quiz | 1 | 16 | 16 | | Individual or group work | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 24 | 24 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 11 | 11 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 96 | 96 | | Homework | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Project | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Total Workload | | | 297 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 9,9 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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