COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL BIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMY 1006 GENERAL BIOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Chemistry Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MELIS ARZU UYULGAN

Offered to

Chemistry Teacher Education

Course Objective

The main aim of this course is to help prospective teachers understand the basic concepts of biology and establish relationships between them.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   After completing this course, the students will be able to 1) relate the major concepts in biology
2   2) explain the diversity and classification of living things
3   3) Explain cell and structure of cell
4   4) Explain the differences between plant and animal tissues
5   5) Explain the importance of continual conversion of natural energy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Diversity and classification of living things
2 2. Diversity and classification of living things
3 3.Cell and cell structure
4 4. Cell and cell structure
5 5. Heredity
6 6. Heredity
7 7. Plant and animal tissues
8 8.General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 9. Plant and animal tissues
10 10. Human body and organ systems
11 11.Human body and organ systems
12 12. Cell metabolism and energy
13 13. Cell metabolism and energy
14 14. Living and environment
15 15. Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Güneş T (2006). Genel Biyoloji, Anı Yayıncılık, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Oral presentation, discussion, Question-Answer Method

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm Exam
2 DTK Other Activity
3 FN Semester final exam
4 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Make- up note
6 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the course is important

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gulten.sendur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 82

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.13334
LO.23334
LO.33334
LO.43334
LO.53334