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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
BIY 1002	GENERAL BIOLOGY II	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	6

Offered By

Biology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÇETIN ILGAZ

Offered to

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with history of zoology, define of scientific branches in zoology; Chemistry of cell (inorganic and organic molecules); The cell: protoplasm, organelles, nucleus, cell division and protein synthesis; Organization of living things: Histology (epithelia tissue, connective tissue, muscular tissue, nervous tissue); reproduction: asexual, sexual; Classifications of animals.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Learning of general biology II (Zoology) define of scientific branches in zoology
2	To understand chemistry of cell (inorganic and organic molecules)
3	Associated with nucleus to the function of the cell organelles
4	To adapt organization of living things to contemporary life
5	To establish connection between unicellular and multicellular organisms

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	History of zoology, define of Zoology, branches of zoology -Live-alive, animal-plant concepts
2	Types of symmetry in animals, axis, planes -The chemical structure of protoplasm
3	Protoplasm -Inorganic and organic compounds in protoplasm (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleotides and derivatives)
4	The physical state of protoplasm -Cell, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, -General morphology of cell
5	Cell membrane, structural features of organelles within cytoplasm with light and electron microscope
6	Nucleus and structural features of the structures within nucleus with light and electron microscope Chromosome formation -Giant chromosomes
7	The cell division, amitosis division Mitosis and meiosis divisions -The cell cycle
8	Midterm
9	Asexual and sexual reproduction types
10	Embryology (Egg types, developing of the fertilized egg, or zygote)
11	Organization of animals Tissues: Epithelial tissue
12	Types of connective tissue (Loose and dense connective tissues, adipose, cartilage, bone and blood
13	Muscle and nerve tissues
14	Classifications of animals

Recomended or Required Reading

Campbell, N.A. ve Reece, J.B. Çev. Edit.: Ertunç Gündüz, Ali Demirsoy, Ismail Türkan, Biyoloji, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2006.
Storer, T.L., Usinger, R.L., Stebbins, R.C. ve Nybakken, J.W. General Zoology. (Sixth Edition), McGraw- Hill Book Company, USA, pp 902. 1979.
Demirsoy, A. Yaşamın Temel Kuralları. Cilt I, Kısım I, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, Meteksan Ltd. Şti. 3. baskı, Ankara, 770 sayfa. 1989.
Keeton, W.T. ve Gould, J.L. Çev. Ed. A.Demirsoy & I. Türkan, Genel Biyoloji, Palme yay., Ankara. 1999.
Mader, S.S. Biology, WCB McGraw-Hill, USA, 1996.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, lecture, question and answer technique, homework.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	VZ	Vize
2	FN	Final
3	BNS	BNS	VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4	BUT	Bütünleme Notu
5	BBN	Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu	VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with midterm exam and final exam.

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)

cetin.ilgaz@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

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14
LO.1	5	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	5	3	3
LO.2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4		2
LO.3	4	3	2		3		3	3	3		4		2
LO.4	4	3		3	3	3		3	4	3	5	3	2
LO.5	3				3					5			3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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