| 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) | Assistant Professor Özge Akbulut Çalışkan
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn about recent research on genome structure and organization.
2) Know about recent research on molecular mechanisms of geneexpression.
3) Learn about recent research on regulation of gene expression and functions of small non-coding RNAs.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetis, Recombinant DNA Technology |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course is designed to provide information about recent research on genome structure and organization, the molecular genetics of gene expression and molecular mechanisms of gene regulation. Students will be also engaged in this course to facilitate the students? independent learning capacity, problem solving skills. They will choose and present recent articles that are related to the lecture. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction | | 2nd Week | Genome Structure and Interrupted Genes | | 3rd Week | The Replicon and DNA Replication | | 4th Week | Transcription and Transcriptional Control in Prokaryotes | | 5th Week | Transcription and Transcriptional Control in Eukaryotes | | 6th Week | Recent Article Presentations | | 7th Week | Recent Article Presentations | | 8th Week | Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | Splicing and Processing | | 10th Week | Translation and Genetic Code | | 11th Week | Translational Control and mRNA Stability | | 12th Week | Non-coding RNAs and Post-translational Regulation Mechanisms | | 13th Week | Recent Article Presentations | | 14th Week | Recent Article Presentations |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | -Lewin?s Genes XII (12th ed.), Jocelyn E. Krebs, Elliott S. Goldstein, Stephen T.
Kilpatrick, Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2018
-Molecular Biology of the Gene (7th ed.), James D. Watson, Tania A. Baker,
Stephen P. Bell, Alexander Gann, Michael Levine, Richard Losick, Pearson,
2013
-Molecular Biology of the Cell (6th ed.), Bruce Alberts, Garland Science, 2017
-Recent articles |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Presentation,Discussion,Lecture,Questions/Answers |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 25 | | Attendance | 1 | 5 | | Presentation of Article | 2 | 30 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | | | | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 95 | 95 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 80 | 80 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | | | | | Presentation (including preperation) | 2 | 40 | 80 | | Article Presentation | 2 | ,75 | 1,5 | | Total Workload | | | 304,5 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 10,15 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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