COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOPHYSICS

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 General concepts of biophysics; To learn about cell zymophysis, synaptic transmission, biological signal transduction and analysis, fluid mechanics, mechanical waves, sound, electromagnetic waves, radioactivity, biological effects, medical imaging systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn general concepts of biophysics.
2   To be able to learn cell zymophilic biophysics, synaptic transmission relationships.
3   To be able to learn fluid mechanics, mechanical waves, sound, electromagnetic waves.
4   To be able to learn radioactivity, biological effects, medical imaging systems and properties.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General concepts of biophysics
2 Cell membrane biophysics, diffusion, membrane potentials
3 Synaptic transmission, biological signal transduction and analysis
4 Fluid mechanics
5 Mechanical waves
6 Sound, hearing biophysics
7 Optic and visual biophysics
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Electromagnetic waves
10 Electromagnetic waves
11 Radioactivity
12 Biological effects of radioactivity
13 Medical imaging systems
14 Medical imaging systems
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Pehlivan, Biophysics, Pelikan Publications, 2012

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 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparing presentations 1 13 13
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 97

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.155123553323
LO.243213443234
LO.334233343353
LO.453113452333

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