COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MICROBIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VSD 2011 BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MICROBIOLOGY ELECTIVE 1 0 0 1

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR VOLKAN ÖZAVCI

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

To teach biotechnology methods, application areas and developments used in the field of microbiology,

Teaching the general principles of biotechnology to students,

Teaching bacterial DNA and RNA structures and functions, PCR (polymerase chain reaction), transcription and translation processes,

To have knowledge about cloning and gene expressions with recombinant DNA technologies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student has information about general biotechnology concepts and principles.
2   The student learns the structure of DNA and RNA and the main enzymes used in molecular biology and their functions.
3   The student learns the techniques applied in molecular biology.
4   The student learns the headlines that belongs to biotechnology.
5   Students planning high-level study for the future learn enough basic knowledge.
6   Student will have information about DNA technologies, cloning and gene expression.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Why biotechnology is necessary for veterinarians
2 Structural features of genetic material: structure of chromosome, DNA and RNA
3 Identification of the DNA chain
4 DNA and genome organization
5 Transcription from DNA to RNA
6 Control of gene expressions in bacterial and mammalian cells
7 Translation of mRNA into proteins
8 Midterm
9 Post-translational processing of proteins
10 DNA replication
11 Defects in gene structure and defense mechanism I
12 Disruptions in gene structure and defense mechanism 2
13 Polymerase chain reaction and its importance in the diagnosis of diseases
14 Recombinant gene technology
15 Biotechnology in the diagnosis and treatment of genetic disorders

Recomended or Required Reading

Lewin B., Genes VII, Oxford University Pres., 2000.
Güneş. H.V. Moleküler Hücre Biyolojisi Kaan Yayın. 2003.
Pingoud A., Urbanke C., Hoggett J., Jeltsch A., Biochemical Methods, Wiley-VCH, 2002.
Mathews C.K., Holde K. E., Ahern K. G., Biochemistry, Addison Wesley Longman, San Francisco, 1999.
Konuk M. Moleküler Biyolojide Önemli Notlar, Nobel Yayın. 2004.
Reedy C.A. Methods for General and Molecular Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, 2007.
Gelissen G. Production of Recombinant Proteins. Wiley Interscience. 2005.
Van Buskirk R., Liyanage U. K. An Electronic Companion to Molecular Cell Biology, Cogito Learning Media Inc. 1997.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The student will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the midterm and final exams.

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 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated with questions to be asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The student's responsibility is to attend 70% of the theoretical courses and 80% of the laboratory applications during the semester.The course time and, if requested, the time specified for the submission of homework must be observed. Unethical behaviors that may occur in classes and exams will be evaluated upon within the framework of the relevant regulation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU FACULTY OF VETERINARY

Cumhuriyet Dst., Cami St., No: 3, Postal Code: 35890

Kiraz / IZMIR

Phone: 0 (232) 572 35 30

Dr. Volkan ÖZAVCI

e-mail: volkan.ozavci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparation about subject 7 1 7
Preparing presentations 2 1 2
Group homework preperation 1 1 1
Project Preparation 2 1 2
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Quiz etc. 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 30

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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