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  Course Description
Course Name : Seminar

Course Code : BİO-715

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. DAVUT ALPTEKİN
Assoc.Prof.Dr. AYFER PAZARBAŞI
Prof.Dr. MÜLKİYE KASAP
Prof.Dr. HALİL KASAP
Prof.Dr. OSMAN DEMİRHAN
Prof.Dr. HÜSNÜ ÜMİT LÜLEYAP

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Is capable of doing research on any given subject.
Is capable of doing a presentation in front of an audience with the information gathered.
Learns the subject of their research in details.
Plans the subject of research regarding gathered information.
Acquires preliminary information about the subject to be researched.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To make students capable of acquiring information related with their researches or thesis projects, and help them to have detailed information about those issues with the support of instructors.

Course Contents : Determining on a seminar issue, gathering the latest literature review about the related issue, compilation of literature and book information, systematic classification of the information they analyzed, preparing the information collected according to presentation techniques, transfer information to the listener effectively.

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 Determining on a seminar issue Scanning information in the related area Research
2 Gathering the latest literature information about the related issue Books and literature review Scanning
3 Gathering the latest literature information about the related issue Books and literature review Scanning
4 Gathering the latest literature information about the related issue Books and literature review Scanning
5 Gathering the latest literature information about the related issue Books and literature review Scanning
6 Gathering the latest literature information about the related issue Books and literature review Scanning
7 Gathering the latest literature information about the related issue Books and literature review Scanning
8 Gathering the latest literature information about the related issue Books and literature review Scanning
9 Gathering the latest literature information about the related issue Books and literature review Scanning
10 Compiling the literature and book information Books and literature review Scanning
11 Compiling the literature and book information Books and literature review Scanning
12 Compiling the literature and book information Books and literature review Scanning
13 Compiling the literature and book information Books and literature review Scanning
14 Compiling the literature and book information Books and literature review Scanning
15 Preparing the gathered information according to presentation techniques Study seminar samples Study
16/17 Transferring the information effectively to the listener Presentation practice Presentation


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Cooper GM, Hausman RE. The Cell, Molecular Aproach. Third Edition. Editors: Meral Sakızlı, Neşe Atabey. İzmir Tıp Kitabevi, 2006.
 Kasap H, Kasap M, Demirhan O, Alptekin D, Lüleyap Ü, Pazarbaşı A, Güzel Aİ. Medical Biology and Genetics. Editor; Halil Kasap, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, Adana, 2010.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 0
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 100
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. 0
3 Knows the structure of the genetic material. 4
4 Knows the genetic diseases and the genes that cause genetic diseases and disorders. 3
5 Is able to conduct molecular and cytogenetic diagnosis analysis. 4
6 Knows what numerical and structural abnormalities of the autosomes and the sex chromosomes mean and explain them. 4
7 Is able to do DNA isolation from all types of tissue. 4
8 Is able to perform PCR. 3
9 Is able to perform and interpret agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. 3
10 Is able to measure the DNA obtained from tissues using a spectrophotometer. 2
11 Is capable of interpreting and implementing QF-PCR technique. 2
12 Is able to cell culture from blood, amniotic, chorionic villus biopsy specimens, and obtain chromosome preparation. 3
13 Is able to recognize and interpret all human chromosomes from the preparations derived from chromosome karyotype analysis. 3
14 Learns how to write and comment on a scientific article. 5
15 Knows the structure of genes. 4
16 Knows the chromosome and gene mutations. 3
17 Knows patterns of inheritance (autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, sex-linked dominant and recessive inheritance models). 3
* 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) 16 0 0
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 16 3 48
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 25 25
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 0 0
    Final Exam 0 0 0
Total Workload: 73
Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.92
ECTS Credit: 3