COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL BIOLOGY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIY 1001 GENERAL BIOLOGY I COMPULSORY 4 0 0 6

Offered By

Biology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ISA GÖKLER

Offered to

Biology

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to make the students gain the basic subjects of botany science, to teach basic metabolic pathways in plant cells, functional and structural features of cell organelles, different plant tissues types and organs anatomy, reproduction of different plant groups, classification of the living organisms.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehending definitions and basic concepts related with living world
2   Explains the basic difference between plant and animal cell
3   Comprehending the structural and functional properties of plant organization and relating to each other
4   Compherending and examining working mechansims of living events in plants and relations with other lives
5   Explains how organisms are classification

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic biochemical compounds, carbohydrates, oils, amino acids, proteins.
2 Nucleic acids (DNA, RNA), enzyme, vitamin; Cell, cytoplasm; cytoplasmic organelles
3 Cytoplasmic organelles, nucleus, cell division
4 Cell and cytoplasm acts, vakuoller and gateway, respiration
5 Photosynthesis, tissues, organs, root
6 Stem, leaf, reproduction
7 Flower parts, flower diagrams, flower formler, fertilization.
8 Midterm exam
9 Seed, fruit, bacteria, virus
10 Algae, mushrooms, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Spermatophyta, Gymnospermae
11 Angiospermae, water metabolism in plants, diffusion, osmosis
12 Plasmolysis, Deplasmolysis, inflation, water obtaining in plants, germination physiology
13 Dormansi, environmental factors s effect upon growth, act in plants.
14 Growth regulatory in plants, loss of water in plants, the factors affecting loss of water

Recomended or Required Reading

Campbell, N.A. ve Reece, J.B. Çev. Edit.: Ertunç Gündüz, Ali Demirsoy, Ismail Türkan, Biyoloji, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2006.
Weier, T.E., Stocking, C.R. ve Barbour, M.G. Botany An Introduction to Plant Biology, John Wiley and Sons, USA, 693pp, 1974.
Ali Demirsoy, Yaşamın Temel Kuralları, Meteksan A.Ş., 1998.
Kiziroğlu, I. Genel Biyoloji Canlılar Bilimi, Okutman Yayıncılık, 609pp, 2008.
Zeki Yıldırım, Canlılar Bilimi, Lisans Yayıncılık, 2005.
Suna Bozcuk, Genel Botanik, Hatiboğlu Yayınları, 2004.
Akman Y. Botanik, Bitki Biyolojisine Giriş. Palme yayınları Ankara 494pp, 1996

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture format, question-answer and discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student's performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

barbaros.cetin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 13 13
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Web Search and Library Research 13 2 26
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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