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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS TBG 6115 GENOMIX AND FUNCTIONAL GENOMIX ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Medical Biology and Genetics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SULTAN CINGÖZ

Offered to

Medical Biology and Genetics

Course Objective

Understanding of the functional elements in the genome and the genome

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Discusses the concepts of life and biosystems 2   Evaluates molecular and cellular mechanisms important for life and development of organisms 3   Interprets basic molecular and cellular mechanisms related diseases 4   Discusses the flow of genetic information conceptually, specifying detailed mechanisms 5   Explains mutation and disease connections recounting detailed mechanisms 6   Evaluates the interactive relationships between heredity, genotype and phenotype 7   Evaluate and draws conclusions on genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that play a role in disease development 8   Comprehends the basic knowledge underlying the latest techniques of molecular biology 9   Masters up to date bioinformatics knowledge related to his/her field 10   Compares and evaluates the latest methodologies in the fields of molecular biology, cellular biology and genetics 11   Demonstrates sufficient ability in reaching information sources and transferring the knowledge to different fields 12   Follows and interprets latest developments and literature in his/her own area of research 13   Gathers, evaluates and interprets information from different sources 14   Effective prepares and presents scientific data 15   Masters the ability of scientific questioning, synthesis and analysis

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Overview of the human genome 2 "The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE)" project overview 3 Analysis of the functional elements with comparative sequence analysis 4 Examination of the functional elements of evolutionary changes and genetic variations 5 Transcriptomics And functional approach 6 The main techniques used in the analysis of functional elements 7 Proteomics and functional approach 8 Patway analysis and functional approach 9 Analyses of the disease related and developmental genes 10 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

References: Tom Strachan and Andrew P. Read, Human Molecular Genetics. NCBI Gene Datebase, Gene Ontology Database, Biological Interaction Network Database,

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Students will prepare a presentation on issues by doing a literature review, and submit written assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 PRF PERFORMANCE 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF * 0.40 + FIN*0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRF * 0.40 + FCGR*0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1-LO15: Adequacy of responses to questions asked during presentation of the prepared homework is assessment criterion

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel: 412 4604 E-Mail: sultan.cingoz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 16:30-17:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 15 1 15 Lectures (student presentation) 15 1 15 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 1 15 student presentation 15 1 15 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 preparation of presentation 15 4 60 Final 1 3 3 Midterm 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 146

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 LO.1 1 LO.2 1 LO.3 1 LO.4 2 LO.5 2 LO.6 2 LO.7 2 LO.8 3 LO.9 3 LO.10 3 LO.11 4 LO.12 3 LO.13 3 LO.14 3 LO.15 3