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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBG 6096 SEMINAR COMPULSORY 0 3 0 3

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
Biomedicine and Health Technologies

Course Objective

To search for, read and understand scientific literature
To learn how to summarize the literature read
To learn how to prepare a scientific poster and an oral presentation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to search for scientific literature on a particular subject of interest
2   To learn to review and assess scientific literature critically
3   To be able to write a scientific abstract/summary of the literature
4   To be able to prepare a scientific poster
5   To learn and be able to prepare a good scientific presentation
6   To develop oral presentation skills
7   To be able to explain your story to audience members outside your research field
8   To be able to write a research grant application

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction-How to search for scientific literature
2 How to prepare a scientific poster
3 Student poster presentations and discussion
4 Student poster presentations and discussion
5 Student poster presentations and discussion
6 How to prepare a scientific talk
7 Student oral presentations and discussion
8 Student oral presentations and discussion
9 Student oral presentations and discussion
10 Student oral presentations and discussion
11 Student oral presentations and discussion
12 Research article writing techniques
13 Grant writing techniques
14 Project work-Grant writing
15 Project work-Grant writing

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. PowerPoint lecture presentations: Lecture subjects will be covered as PowerPoint presentations schematized and simplified for easy visual comprehension.
2. Poster presentation assignment: Students will choose recent research articles about essential or current biomedicine and health technology related topics, present the key points of the article in a scientific poster and discuss those with the audience.
3. Oral presentation assignment: Students will choose recent research articles about essential or current biomedicine and health technology related topics, present the key points of the article in a scientific talk and answer the questions of the audience.
4. Grant writing assignment: Students will come together in groups of 3-4 and write a small scale research grant proposal on a specific scientific question. Proposals will be discussed among all students and an evaluation process will be simulated.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + FIN *0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

An interactive participation of students is expected during the lectures.

Assessment Criteria

Oral presentation: The student is expected to understand and present the selected paper, state how well the paper sets forth the scientific question and put forward an idea on future perspectives.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gunes.ozhan@deu.edu.tr, gunesozhan@yahoo.com
0531 272 23 99

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 15 3 45
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for final exam 1 1 1
Preparing assignments 1 1 1
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.1555
LO.25555
LO.35555
LO.4555555
LO.55555555
LO.65555
LO.75555555
LO.85555555

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