COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL RESEARCH I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TBG 5041 SPECIAL RESEARCH I ELECTIVE 0 4 0 2

Offered By

Medical Biology and Genetics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SAFIYE NEŞE ATABEY

Offered to

Medical Biology and Genetics

Course Objective

Supervisors would guide the students to follow the literature in the field of Medical Biology and Genetics, and interpret, analyse and discuss the subject orally as well as in written form. Also, the students should experience the planning research, genetic ethics, and bioethics and research ethics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns how to reach the knowledge sources
2   Follows the current accomplishments and literature
3   Able to prepare scientific research report in Turkish
4   Able to read and present the scientific articles in foreign languages
5   Collects and analyses knowledge from different sources
6   Knows and applies the national and international laws and regulations of genetic, bioethics and research ethics
7   Able to plan research
8   Competent in team work and build affective cooperation with co-workers
9   Owns the responsibility of life time learning and self assessment

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Scientific Project Design- Determintion of the topics
2 Scientific Project Design- Determintion of the topics
3 Literature search on the chosen subject
4 Literature search on the chosen subject
5 Literature analysis and discussion
6 Literature analysis and discussion
7 Literature analysis and discussion
8 Literature analysis and discussion
9 Scientific Project Design- Research Hypothesis
10 Oral project presentation and discussion
11 Oral presentation 1
12 Oral presentation 2
13 Assay planning and discussion
14 Problems and conclusions
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Current literature on scientific research methods and molecular biology and molecular genetics.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in the Assessment methods and Course Activities sections.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Course attendance and completion of home works and projects are required

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)
Practices 14 2 28
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparing individual assignments 1 2 2
Preparing presentations 2 2 4
individual work 6 1 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 56

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.134
LO.234
LO.334
LO.43
LO.54
LO.634
LO.73
LO.84
LO.94