COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL BIOLOGY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIY 1501 GENERAL BIOLOGY I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Biology (UOLP-Gence State University)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ARZU GÖRMEZ

Offered to

Biology (UOLP-Gence State University)

Course Objective

To gain the basic subjects of biology and botany science, to teach basic metabolic pathways in cells, functional and structural features of cell organelles, different plant tissue types and organs anatomy, reproduction of different plant groups, classification of the living organisms.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the definitions and basic concepts related to the living world.
2   Explain and compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
3   Comprehend the structural and functional features of the plant organization and associate them with each other.
4   Examine the functioning of living events in plants and their relations with other living organisms.
5   Explain how organisms are classified.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to biology (The study of life, the biological organizations)
2 The chemistry of life (The chemical context of life, water and life, carbon and the molecular diversity of life, the structure and function of large biological molecules)
3 The cell (Organelles, Prokaryot and eukaryot cell structures, Membrane structure and function)
4 Metabolism, Cell respiration and fermentation, Photosynthesis
5 Cell communication, The cell cycle
6 The origin of species, The history of life on Earth
7 The evolutionary history of biological biodiversity
8 Phylogeny and the Tree of Life
9 Viruses, Bacteria, Archaea
10 Protists, Fungi
11 Evolution of Plants, Plant Diversity
12 Vascular Plant Structure, Growth, and Physiology
13 Reproduction in Plants
14 Resource Acquisition and Transport in Vascular Plants, Soil and Plant Nutrition, Plant Hormones, Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Campbell, N.A. and Reece, J.B. Çev. Edit.: Ertunç Gündüz, Ismail Türkan, Campbell Biology, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, 12th edition
2. Genel Biyoloji I, Cecie Starr & Ralph Taggart, Çeviren: Prof. Dr. Ismet Hasenekoğlu. Ataturk Univ. Yayınları, 2005.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture format, question-answer and discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

arzu.gormez@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced after the course programs are determined.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 108

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.243223
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LO.52223

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