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  Course Description
Course Name : Special Area Course

Course Code : BİO710

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : First 2 Year

Course Semester : Fall and Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 5

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

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Is able to prepare and present scientific seminar.
Reads and comments on articles.
Knows molecular biology and genetics issues.
Plans research.
Has required information and skill about medical biology and genetics laboratories at bachelor´s level.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : This lecture trains students to comment on articles, research, prepare presentations, and give seminars.

Course Contents : Introduction of laboratories, medical biology laboratory devices, chemical materials and the techniques of using them. Introduction of water bath, scales, glass materials, the cleaning of laboratory environment. Issues to be considered while working in laboratory environment. Arrangement and layout of laboratory instruments used. Maintenance of laboratory instruments used. Biological material collection techniques, biological material storage techniques, protection from biological material.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Seminar room and Laboratories


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction of Laboratories Listening and Commenting Interactive
2 Introduction of Medical Biology Laboratory´s Devices Listening and Commenting Interactive
3 Introduction of Chemical Materials and techniques of Using them. Listening and Commenting Interactive
4 Introduction of Water Bath, Scales, Glass Materials Listening and Commenting Interactive
5 Cleaning of Laboratory Environment Listening and Commenting Interactive
6 Points to Take into Consideration While Working in Laboratory Environment Listening and Commenting Interactive
7 Layout of Laboratory Devices Used Listening and Commenting Interactive
8 Mid-term Exam Preparing Exam Questions Oral exam
9 Maintenance of Laboratory Devices Used Listening and Commenting Interactive
10 Biologic Material Collection Techniques Listening and Commenting Interactive
11 Conservation Methods of Biologic Material Listening and Commenting Interactive
12 Protection from Biologic Material Listening and Commenting Interactive
13 Cell and Animal Tissues Listening and Commenting Interactive
14 DNA Isolation Listening and Commenting Interactive
15 Electrophoresis and PCR Listening and Commenting Interactive
16/17 Final exam Preparing exam questions Oral exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Kasap H, Kasap M, Demirhan O, Alptekin D, Lüleyap Ü, Pazarbaşı A, Güzel Aİ. Medical Biology and Genetics. Editör Halil Kasap, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, Adana, 2010.
 Cooper GM, Hausman RE. The Cell, Molecular Aproach. Third Edition. Editors: Meral sakızlı, Neşe Atabey. İzmir Tıp Kitabevi, 2006.
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 5 100
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 1
2 Knows the functions of tissues and organ systems. 1
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. 3
6 Knows what numerical and structural abnormalities of the autosomes and the sex chromosomes mean and explain them. 3
7 Is able to do DNA isolation from all types of tissue. 5
8 Is able to perform PCR. 4
9 Is able to perform and interpret agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. 5
10 Is able to measure the DNA obtained from tissues using a spectrophotometer. 5
11 Is capable of interpreting and implementing QF-PCR technique. 4
12 Is able to cell culture from blood, amniotic, chorionic villus biopsy specimens, and obtain chromosome preparation. 5
13 Is able to recognize and interpret all human chromosomes from the preparations derived from chromosome karyotype analysis. 5
14 Learns how to write and comment on a scientific article. 5
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 4 56
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 5 3 15
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 0 0
    Final Exam 1 1 1
Total Workload: 128
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.12
ECTS Credit: 5