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  Course Description
Course Name : Evolutionary Progress of Biological Systems

Course Code : BİO512

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. MÜLKİYE KASAP

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Explains the general terms related with organ systems.
Explains how digestion system works and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human.
Explains how circulating system works and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human.
Explains how urogenital system works and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human.
Explains how respiratory system works and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human.
Explains how neural system and sense organs work and evolutionary developments of those systems from unicellular organisms to human.
Explains how endocrine system works and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human.
Explains how genital system works and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human.
Explains how motion system and external protection work and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : The examining and defining evolutionary developments, from unicellular organisms to humans, of the general concepts related with organ systems, digestion system, circulating system, urogenital system, respiratory system, neural system and sense organs, endocrine system, genital system, motion system and external protection systems

Course Contents : The general concepts related with organ systems; circulating system, digestion system, urogenital system, respiratory system, neural system and sense organs, endocrine system, genital system, motion system and external protection systems and how those systems work and their evolutionary developments from unicellular organisms to humans.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Seminar room


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 To explain general terms related to organ systems Pages to be read, web content to be examined, presentations, homework, sample questions Lecture, presentation, brain storming, seminar, group discussion
2 To explain how digestion system works and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human Pages to be read, web content to be examined, presentations, homework, sample questions Lecture, presentation, brain storming, seminar, group discussion
3 To explain how circulating system works and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human Pages to be read, web content to be examined, presentations, homework, sample questions Lecture, presentation, brain storming, seminar, group discussion
4 To explain how urogenital system works and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human Pages to be read, web content to be examined, presentations, homework, sample questions Lecture, presentation, brain storming, seminar, group discussion
5 To explain how respiratory system works and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human Pages to be read, web content to be examined, presentations, homework, sample questions Lecture, presentation, brain storming, seminar, group discussion
6 To explain how endocrine system works and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human Pages to be read, web content to be examined, presentations, homework, sample questions Lecture, presentation, brain storming, seminar, group discussion
7 To explain how endocrine system works and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human Pages to be read, web content to be examined, presentations, homework, sample questions Lecture, presentation, brain storming, seminar, group discussion
8 Mid-term exam Multiple-choice question preparing Written exam
9 To explain how neural system and sense organs work and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human Pages to be read, web content to be examined, presentations, homework, sample questions Lecture, presentation, brain storming, seminar, group discussion
10 To explain how neural system and sense organs work and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human Pages to be read, web content to be examined, presentations, homework, sample questions Lecture, presentation, brain storming, seminar, group discussion
11 To explain how genital system works and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human Pages to be read, web content to be examined, presentations, homework, sample questions Lecture, presentation, brain storming, seminar, group discussion
12 To explain how genital system works and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human Pages to be read, web content to be examined, presentations, homework, sample questions Lecture, presentation, brain storming, seminar, group discussion
13 To explain how motion system works and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human Pages to be read, web content to be examined, presentations, homework, sample questions Lecture, presentation, brain storming, seminar, group discussion
14 To explain how external protection system works and evolutionary developments of this system from unicellular organisms to human Pages to be read, web content to be examined, presentations, homework, sample questions Lecture, presentation, brain storming, seminar, group discussion
15 Revision Homework, sample questions, etc, discussion Brain storming
16/17 Final exam Multiple-choice question preparing Written exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Medical Biology and Genetics Lesson Notes. Cukurova University, Medical Faculty, Third Edition, Adana, 2002.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 80
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 6 20
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Explains theorical debates of three main areas (philosophy, sociology, psychology) in relation to today´s problems 5
2 Knows the functions of tissues and organ systems. 5
3 Knows the structure of the genetic material. 2
4 Knows the genetic diseases and the genes that cause genetic diseases and disorders. 2
5 Is able to conduct molecular and cytogenetic diagnosis analysis. 2
6 Knows what numerical and structural abnormalities of the autosomes and the sex chromosomes mean and explain them. 2
7 Is able to do DNA isolation from all types of tissue. 0
8 Is able to perform PCR. 0
9 Is able to perform and interpret agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. 0
10 Is able to measure the DNA obtained from tissues using a spectrophotometer. 0
11 Is capable of interpreting and implementing QF-PCR technique. 0
12 Is able to cell culture from blood, amniotic, chorionic villus biopsy specimens, and obtain chromosome preparation. 0
13 Is able to recognize and interpret all human chromosomes from the preparations derived from chromosome karyotype analysis. 0
14 Learns how to write and comment on a scientific article. 0
15 Knows the structure of genes. 2
16 Knows the chromosome and gene mutations. 2
17 Knows patterns of inheritance (autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, sex-linked dominant and recessive inheritance models). 2
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 6 4 24
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 1 1
    Final Exam 1 1 1
Total Workload: 152
Total Workload / 25 (h): 6.08
ECTS Credit: 6