COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CYTOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYL 2009 CYTOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR HÜRMÜZ CEYLAN

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim is to help students learn the fundamental concepts of cell biology, cell structure, the functions of organelles, the cell cycle, and programmed cell death. Additionally, the course seeks to provide information on cell communication and the characteristics of cancer cells, thereby developing scientific thinking skills.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn the concept of cell.
2   The ability to compare and contrast the structure and characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
3   To be able to learn the chemical components and organells of the cell, cycle and programmed cell death.
4   To be able to learn cell and environmental relations.
5   The ability to define the characteristics of cancer cells and explain how they differ from normal cells. The ability to define the characteristics of cancer cells and explain how they differ from normal cells. The ability to define the characteristics of cancer cells and explain how they differ from normal cells.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Cell Biology
2 Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
3 Cell Membrane
4 Cell Structure and Organelles (Nucleus, ER)
5 Cell Structure and Organelles (Golgi, Lysosomes, Vacuoles)
6 Cell Structure and Organelles (Microbodies, Ribosomes)
7 Cell Structure and Organelles (Mitochondria, Plastids)
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Cell Signaling, Recognition Molecules, Adhesion Molecules
10 Cell Adhesion and Cell Movement
11 Cell cycle
12 Programmed cell death
13 Characteristics of Cancer Cells
14 Methods for Studying Cells
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Molecular Biology of the Cell. Alberts, B. et al. 7th edition, 2022.
Rencüzoğulları, Sitoloji, Nobel Yayınevi, 2017

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, experiment, observation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm Exam
2 DTK Other Activity
3 FN Semester final exam
4 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Make- up note
6 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 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)

hurmuz.ceylan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 13:30-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.144114555323
LO.244214453314
LO.344115453323
LO.444114452334
LO.5

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