COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOLOGY 1

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FBE 1006 BIOLOGY 1 COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Science Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI GÜNAY BALIM

Offered to

Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

The main aim of this course is: explaining to science and scientific method; learning to main concepts and principles of Biology; exposing to general characteristics of living things and their differences from nonliving things; explaining to main structure and elements of living things and biochemical reactions; describing cell and its structure; introducing to different types of cell and issues; learning to biology of plants and animals.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to comment on biological events scientifically
2   Be able to know basic biological concepts an principles
3   Be able to distinguish living things from nonliving things
4   Be able to understand biochemical events in organisms
5   Be able to recognize cell and it different types
6   Be able to distinguish plants and animals each other
7   Be able to identify different tissues and organ systems
8   Be able to perceive different organism types.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Description of biology, areas, importance, effect effect on our life and a short glance to the historical development of biology
2 classification and diversity of living things. Importance branchs of biology, classification and diversity of living things, Living and lifeless structure.
3 The living science: Viruses, Bacteria(Archae and eubacteria), Eucarya (Protozoa, Fungi, Plants, Animals).
4 Species concept and taxonomical structures.
5 Viruses.Monera.
6 Protista, Fungi.
7 Plant structure and features.
8 Course overview, evaluation, and midterm exam
9 Nucleus, Cell reproduction; Mitosis.
10 Meiosis and, uncontrolled cell reproduction.
11 Tissues: Plant tissues; meristem tissue, stable tissue.
12 Plant organs and structure, vegatative organs, generative organs
13 Reproduction, fertilization and growth in without flowers and flowering plants
14 Classification of animals: similarity and dissimilarity.
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Biologie, Campell, Genel Biyoloji 1,2 Keeton.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, question-answer.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm Exam
2 DTK Other Activity
3 FN Semester final exam
4 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Make- up note
6 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assessment of Student s quiz, project preparation and final exams are evaluated according to learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Its required to join to %70 of courses
The Instructor hides to get various exercises done via individual and cooperation in the planned education and training period

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

agunay.balim@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.244334
LO.344334
LO.444334
LO.544334
LO.644334
LO.744334
LO.844334

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

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