COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY 1

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ERKAN ÖZCAN

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To learn laboratory safety precautions; microscope, paint preparation techniques; examination of various cells (plant and animal cells); the importance and use of biological buffers; cross-sectional techniques, cell structures, substance transport, and some metabolic events in living organisms (photosynthesis and respiration).

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn laboratory safety precautions; microscope, paint preparation techniques.
2   To be able to examine plant and animal cells.
3   To be able to grasp sectioning techniques, cell structures.
4   To be able to learn some metabolic events in living organisms (photosynthesis and respiration).

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Organization and general explanations; laboratory safety precautions
2 Microscopic use and preparation
3 Paint preparation techniques
4 Examination of various cells (plant and animal cells)
5 Advantages and uses of biological buffers
6 Cytoplasmic movements
7 Sectioning techniques
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Examination of cell infrastructures
10 Dyeing of cell types and cells used in staining of cells
11 Substance transport (diffusion, osmosis, passive and active transport)
12 Examination of carbon compounds in cell
13 Some metabolic events in life (photosynthesis and respiration)
14 Chromatography
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Arslan, O., Bahar, M., Özel, Ç.A. (2011). General Biology Laboratory Guide, Palme Publishing. Kiziroglu, IR. (1990). Allgemein biologisches Grundpraktikum-I. 110 S. Ankara. ISBN 100-999-123456-2.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, experiment, observation techniques.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Course topics according to learning outcomes will be assessed via midterm, homeworks, and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendence rule is 70% for the lectures and 80% for the laboratory section.
Attemps to cheat may result in disciplinary actions.
The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes may be added to midterm and final grades. Students will be informed at the beginning of the semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

behlul.guler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 13:30-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 58

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15532115311
LO.25532115311
LO.35532115311
LO.45532115311

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