TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	4
SEMESTER	Eighth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Özlem Darcansoy İşeri Associate Professor Ceyhun Kayıhan Assistant Professor Özge Erdemli Assistant Professor Özge Akbulut Çalışkan Assistant Professor Çiğdem Akın Pekşen Assistant Professor Oğuz Balcı Assistant Professor Doğa Selin Kayıhan Assistant Professor Beyza Gökçınar Marpuç
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Define the scientific approach to carry out a research project. 2) Learn to design and carry out experiments in a research lab. 3) Learn to analyze, evaluate and interpret the experiment results. 4) Define responsibility descriptions for individual and / or team work and to work effectively and harmoniously. 5) Learn to prepare a project report and a poster presentation that includes the project management plan, the experiments, the results and the future objectives. 6) Gain ability to make oral presentation.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In the scope of this course, students will be able to apply the experimental plan they designed in the MBG 451-Special Project I course. At the end of the term, they will present their projects orally and by preparing posters.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Development / implementation of methods / experiments. 2nd Week Development / implementation of methods / experiments. 3rd Week Development / implementation of methods / experiments. 4th Week Development / implementation of methods / experiments. 5th Week Development / implementation of methods / experiments. 6th Week Development / implementation of methods / experiments. 7th Week Analysing the experimental results. 8th Week Analysing the experimental results. 9th Week Writing the project report. 10th Week Writing the project report. 11th Week Writing the project report. 12th Week Writing the project report. 13th Week Preparing the poster and oral presentation for the final exam. 14th Week Preparing the poster and oral presentation for the final exam.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Readings that depend on consent of research laboratory primary investigator (PI).
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Project,Report Preparation,Experiment,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Practice 1 10 Project 1 40 Other 1 10 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 1 14 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) 14 4 56 Final exam Homework Project 1 60 60 Meeting with advisor 14 2 28 Experiment design 1 15 15 Research 1 10 10 Literature review 14 3 42 Optimizing procedures 1 20 20 Report writing 1 8 8 Analyzing the results 1 20 20 Weekly Articles and Resource Research 14 2 28 Total Workload 301 Total Workload / 30 10,03 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No