COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDICAL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TLT 1168 MEDICAL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Medical Laboratory Techniques

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SERVET KIZILDAĞ

Offered to

Medical Laboratory Techniques

Course Objective

To teach the concepts of Medical Biology and Genetics to Medical Laboratory technician students. To prepare the infrastructure for medical genetic laboratory analysis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn the concepts of cell, gene and inheritance
2   To learn DNA and RNA structure
3   Learning the cell cycle
4   To learn the concepts of transcription and translation
5   Learning the concept of mutation
6   To learn DNA repair mechanisms

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course, presentation of learning objectives Genetic terminology
2 Chemical bonds and Nucleic acids, DNA RNA structure
3 Plasma membrane, membrane structure and functions
4 Structure and properties of genetic material
5 Genome organization
6 Karyotype, idiogram, Karyotype analysis
7 Cell cycle and Mitosis
8 Cell cycle and Meiosis
9 Replication
10 Transcription
11 Translation and protein synthesis
12 Gene expression and control
13 DNA repair and mechanisms
14 General principles and types of heredity

Recomended or Required Reading

Hücrenin moleküler biyolojisi ,Bruce Alberts, Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi, Dili: Türkçe, 2008

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, presentations, videos and visuals, homework on Medical Biology and Genetics

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

It is evaluated by a written exam that includes multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, true-false and classic questions.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course is conducted and evaluated within the framework of SHMYO Teaching and Examination implementation principles.
Participation in 70% of courses is mandatory.
Any copying action will result in the opening of a disciplinary investigation.
The faculty reserves the right to conduct practical exams. The grades to be taken from these exams will be added to the midterm and final exams grades.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

servet.kizildag@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 10:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 2 10 20
Final 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18
LO.152211
LO.25122
LO.351322
LO.4531
LO.5531
LO.6531

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