COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSCRIPTOME DATA ANALYSIS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBG 5036 TRANSCRIPTOME DATA ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÖKHAN KARAKÜLAH

Offered to

Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology and Genetics

Course Objective

To gain a thorough understanding of the bioinformatics methods and tools for retrieving, manipulating, analysing and interpreting transcriptome data.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To describe transcriptome sequencing methodologies
2   To be aware of challenges in transcriptome data analysis
3   To be able to choose appropriate computational method for transcriptome data analysis
4   To be aware of available tools for transcriptome data analysis
5   To interpret results of transcriptome data analysis in the context of molecular biology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Overview of sequencing technologies
2 Applications of transcriptome sequencing
3 Computational infrastructure and basic data analysis for transcriptome sequencing
4 Base-calling for bioinformaticians
5 Basics of read alignment
6 Quantification tools
7 Expression profiling - I
8 Expression profiling - II
9 MIDTERM
10 Differential expression for RNA sequencing - I
11 Differential expression for RNA sequencing - II
12 Enrichment and pathway analysis
13 Visualization techniques
14 MicroRNA expression profiling and discovery
15 Discussion
16 Assignment Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): 1. Rodríguez-Ezpeleta, Naiara, Michael Hackenberg, and Ana M. Aransay, eds. Bioinformatics for high throughput sequencing. Springer Science & Business Media, 2011.
2. Briefings in Bioinformatics, Oxford Journals, ISSN 1467-5463
3. Bioinformatics, Oxford Journals, ISSN 1367-4803
4. BMC Bioinformatics, ISSN 1471-2105

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Oral presentation, literature search and discussion

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 * 0.20 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.20 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.50


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)

gokhan.karakulah@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Tutorials 15 1 15
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 15 6 90
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 15 15
Preparation for Final Exam 1 25 25
Preparing Individual Assignments 1 15 15
Preparing Group Assignments 1 25 25
Final 1 2 2
Mid-term 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 219

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.12
LO.22
LO.32
LO.42
LO.52