COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EMBRYOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYL 5008 EMBRYOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

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 interdisciplinary teaching approach and action plan, design, coding and robotics studies, Scientix project, innovation, innovative thinking, entrepreneurship, leadership, personal development and career choice, interdisciplinary learning cycle, career planning, inquiry-based interdisciplinary teaching approach; project based learning; interdisciplinary teaching approach is to develop lesson plan, to prepare activities, scientific attitude, to learn ethics and values.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn reproduction of living things and reproduction types, fertilization and development of embryo.
2   To be able to learn developmental and developmental stages of female and male gametophytes.
3   To be able to learn formation and types of sex cells, fertilization, learning embryo stages in living organisms
4   To be able to learn developmental stages and characteristics of human being until zigotten birth

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to embryology; Reproduction of wildlife and breeding varieties
2 Development of microsporangium and macrosporangium in gymnosperm and angiosperms
3 Fertilization and embryo development, development of female and male gametophytes
4 Structure and developmental stages of male and female reproductive organs
5 The formation of sex cells (gametogenesis, spermatogenesis and oogenesis)
6 Sexual cells (sperm and eggs) and types
7 Fertilization and fertilization types
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Pregnancy, pregnancy types and durations
10 The way the babies come to the world
11 Embryo stages (blastulation, gastrulation, neuronal stages) in living (amphioxus, amphibians, bony fishes, birds, mammals)
12 Embryo stages (blastulation, gastrulation, neuronal stages) in living (amphioxus, amphibians, bony fishes, birds, mammals)
13 Development stages of human zigotten up to birth
14 Misconceptions about these topics
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Heide Schatten and Gheorghe M. Constantinescu, Compertive Reproductive Biology; 1st.ed .; 2006
Ronald W. Duck, James D., Embryology; Fix it. 3rd. Ed .; 2004

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.133123453321
LO.243222434214
LO.334333343352
LO.433111452333

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

Copyright 2015 DEÜ. BİD

HOME / ABOUT US / DEGREE PROGRAMMES / GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS