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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FBÖ 3002 GENETICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Science Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MEHMET ŞAHIN

Offered to

Science Teacher Education Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

This course will cover the basic concepts of heredity and current advances in biotechnology - such as cloning, recombinant DNA technology, DNA fingerprinting and gene therapy. This course will emphasize the applications, social consequences and ethical implications of biotechnology in medicine and agriculture.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. analyse the structure and function of nucleic acids in living systems 2   2. describe DNA replication and recombinant DNA, 3   3. demonstrate an understanding of the process of protein synthesis 4   4. explain how mutations in DNA affect protein synthesis 5   5. Show how the results obtained by Mendel lead to the development of the law of segregation 6   6. Explain what is meant by the terms character, gene, allele, locus, mutation, dominant, 7   7. Explain what is meant by the terms recessive, genotype, phenotype, homozygous, heterozygous 8   8. Apply the principles of inheritance to solve problems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction of genetics and biotechnology, History of Genetics 2 Mendelian Genetics, Extensions of Mendelian Genetic Principles 3 Mutation - Source of Genetic Variation 4 Molecular Biology 5 GeneTechnology 6 GeneTechnology 7 Principles basic of biotechnology 8 Principles basic of biotechnology 9 Midterm exam 10 Principles basic of biotechnology 11 production of primer metabolite 12 fermantation 13 production of seconder metabolite 14 production of enzyme 15 Final Examination

Recomended or Required Reading

Vardar, Y., Kesercioğlu, T. (2011) Genetiğe başlarken (11th press) GEMA Gelişim, Izmir

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 VZ Ara Sınav 2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı 3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60 4 BUT Bütünleme Notu 5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 2 26 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13 Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8 Preparation for final exam 1 8 8 Midterm 1 1 1 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 57

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 LO.1 2 5 4 3 LO.2 2 5 4 3 LO.3 2 5 4 3 LO.4 2 5 4 3 LO.5 2 5 4 3 LO.6 2 5 4 3 LO.7 2 5 4 3 LO.8 2 5 4 3