COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MICROBIOLOGY

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 prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure; feeding of microorganisms; laboratory culture and metabolism of microorganisms; microbial reproduction; bacterial genetics; taxonomy and classification of prokaryotes; viruses and bacteriophages; about fungi.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn the metabolism of microorganisms.
2   To be able to learn microbial reproduction and laboratory culture.
3   To be able to learn classification of prokaryotes.
4   To be able to learn viruses, bacteriophages and fungus metabolisms.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to microbiology and history of microbiology
2 Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure
3 Feeding of microorganisms
4 Laboratory culture
5 Metabolism of microorganisms
6 Bacterial genetics
7 Classification of taxonomy and prokaryotes
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Classification of taxonomy and prokaryotes
10 Viruses
11 Bacteriophages
12 Fungi
13 Misconceptions about topics
14 Misconceptions about topics
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Fuchs, G., Schlegel, H. G. (2007). Allgemeine Microbiologie, Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart.
Antranikian, G. (Hrsg.) (2006). Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Springer Verlag, Berlin.

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)

ridvan.kete@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 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.145124555514
LO.253215443445
LO.355214333323
LO.454123452334

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