| 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) Understand fundamentals of gene silencing, genome editing, and gene therapy.
2) Understand fundamental concepts of transgenic organisms.
3) Understand basic approaches in gene sequencing, omic, and microarray technologies.
4) Understand basic approaches in synthetic biology and protein engineering.
5) Discuss ethical issues and social concerns in genetic engineering.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | No |
| COURSE DEFINITION | |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | 1. Timeline of Genetic Engineering | | 2nd Week | 2. Cloning | | 3rd Week | 3. Gene Silencing Techniques | | 4th Week | 4. Genome Editing | | 5th Week | 5. Transgenic Organisms I | | 6th Week | 6. Transgenic Organisms II | | 7th Week | 7. Transgenic Organisms III | | 8th Week | 8. MIDTERM | | 9th Week | 9. Gene Therapy | | 10th Week | 10. Sequencing Technologies | | 11th Week | 11. Omic Technologies and Microarrays | | 12th Week | 12. Synthetic Cells | | 13th Week | 13. Protein Engineering | | 14th Week | 14. Ethical Issues | | 15th Week | |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | ? An Introduction to Genetic Engineering. Desmond S. T. Nicholl. Cambridge University Press. 3rd Edition, 2008.
? Molecular Biotechnology, Principles and Applications of Recombinant DNA. Bernard R. Glick, Jack J. Pasternak, ASM Press, Washington, D.C., 2009.
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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 | 35 | | Assignment | 1 | 20 | | 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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