COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL TOPICS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TBG 5034 SPECIAL TOPICS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Medical Biology and Genetics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAKKI OGÜN SERCAN

Offered to

Medical Biology and Genetics
Pharmacology

Course Objective

arning up to date topics in the course of advances in the field of molecular biology. Topics will be chosen according to recent developments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will gain the ability of following up to date advances in molecular biology
2   Students will gain the ability of reaching up to date data in molecular biology
3   Students will gain the ability of reading and interpreting articles in English
4   Students will learn that they should improve their basic knowledge to be able to interpret the review articles.
5   Students will accomplish working as a team
6   Students will gain the ability to summarize and present the significant concept of review articles

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of course. Decision of the topics will be covered.
2 Topic 1- Interactive Discussion
3 Topic 1- Interactive Discussion
4 Topic 2- Interactive Discussion
5 Topic 2- Interactive Discussion
6 Topic 3- Interactive Discussion
7 Topic 3- Interactive Discussion
8 Topic 4- Interactive Discussion
9 Topic 4- Interactive Discussion
10 Topic 5- Interactive Discussion
11 Topic 5- Interactive Discussion
12 Topic 6- Interactive Discussion
13 Topic 6- Interactive Discussion
14 GENERAL DISCUSSION
15 FINAL

Recomended or Required Reading

Up to date review articles published in high impact factor journalsOther:
Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of The Cell, 2008
Pollard TD, Earnshaw WC. Cell Biology, SAUNDERS Elsevier, 2008
Snyder L & Champness W. Molecular Genetics of Bacteria. ASM Press. 2007

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Scientific Article Discussions: By choosing up to date and important review articles in the field of molecular biology, students will be asked to read and interpret the topic and then discuss in the group.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRF PERFORMANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 +PRF * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 +PRF * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Written Exams: At least 75% of questions should be answered correctly.
Home Works: By assessing the student s accuracy of approach, ability of observation and analysis and the originality of answers at least 75% shell be the success criteria.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Student s participation and fulfilment of expectations will be our policy.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tlf: 232. 4124646 or 232.4124601
meral.sakizli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

From Monday to Friday at 12:00-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 3 45
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparation for midterm exam 0
Preparation for final exam 0
Preparing Individual Assignments 0
Other (Articles) 0
Preparation for quiz etc. 12 4 48
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Midterm 0
Final 0
Quiz etc. 12 3 36
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 153

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.112123322
LO.212123322
LO.312123322
LO.412123322
LO.512123322
LO.612123322

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

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