COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED MICROBIAL GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBG 6126 ADVANCED MICROBIAL GENETICS AND GENOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 12

Offered By

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ZEYNEP AHSEN KOÇER

Offered to

Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology and Genetics

Course Objective

To provide an advanced understanding of the design and analysis of omics studies for the characterization of microbial consortia

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to discuss the structure and functional organization of microbial genomes
2   to explain the methods of metagenomics
3   to describe the applications of metagenomics in medicine
4   to describe the applications of metagenomics in biotechnology
5   to discuss the potential effects of emerging technologies on applications of microbial genomics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Advanced Omics Technologies
2 Metagenomics
3 Applications of Metagenomics in Clinical Studies:Pros and Cons
4 Applications of Metagenomics for Industrial Bioproducts
5 Microbial Transcriptomics
6 Host-Pathogen Interactions Using RNA-Seq
7 Biofilm Metagenomics
8 MIDTERM
9 Introduction to Microbiome Studies
10 Link between Microbiome and Infectious Diseases
11 Interactions between Microbiome and Cancer
12 Human Virome Studies
13 Human Virome: Challenges, Future
14 Microbiome and Epigenetics
15 Advanced Therapies based on Microbiome
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Metagenomics for Microbiology, 1st Edition, by Jacques Izard and Maria Rivera (eds), Academic Press, 2014
ISBN-13: 978-0124104723

Supplementary Book(s): Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 13th Edition, by Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, David Stahl, and David P. Clark, Benjamin-Cummings, 2010
ISBN: 978-0321649638

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical lectures with PowerPoint
Discussion of recent research articles and reviews

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zeynep.kocer@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 412 6628

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 7 98
Preparation for midterm exam 1 28 28
Preparation for final exam 1 35 35
Preparing assignments 3 9 27
Preparing assignments 1 11 11
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Project Preparation 1 30 30
Final 1 5 5
Midterm 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 301

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.12
LO.22
LO.33
LO.43
LO.53