COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CURRENT TOPICS IN MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBG 6132 CURRENT TOPICS IN MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 12

Offered By

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞERIF ŞENTÜRK

Offered to

Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology and Genetics

Course Objective

This course will provide in depth-insight into current topics in molecular and cell biology by reviewing and discussing recent primary literature from leading scientific journals.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   become familiar with various aspects of molecular and cell biology research via discussion of primary literature
2   ability to read, understand and critically assess primary literature
3   become familiar with critical and scientific thinking and questioning
4   understand and discuss critical aspects of the scientific method
5   summarize, orally and discuss present primary data

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Topics to be determined by the instructors

Recomended or Required Reading

References: Nature, Nature Publishing Group
Science, American Association for the Advancement of Sciences

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion of recent literature

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


*** 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

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serif.senturk@deu.edu.tr
0 (232) 4126514

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 3 45
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 10 140
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Final 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 300

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.12
LO.22
LO.32
LO.42
LO.52