COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIY 2017 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Biology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR YUSUF KUMLUTAŞ

Offered to

Biology

Course Objective

To introduce apatojen and pathogens microorganisms. To determine of microorganisms significance in relation to human, animal and the other living micro/macro-organisms life. To explain the implications and importance of microorganisms in the environment and environmental health. To introduce the characteristics of microorganisms for detection and identification

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have basic knowledge about microbiology.
2   Prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms to learn the classification.
3   To have knowledge about the metabolism of microbes
4   To have knowledge about the evolution of microbes.
5   May explain the basic concepts and issues related to Microbial Genetics
6   May explain the importance of the immune system and related events

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History of microbiology, bacteria anatomic and morphologic structures
2 Bacterial cell surface structures,storage materials,motility
3 Types of nutrition and growth
4 Oxidation- reduction, major catabolic pathways, electron transport, proton motive force
5 Metabolism of bacteria and enzyme, respiration,synthesis of wall
6 Relations with the microbial environment and themselves
7 Resistance, Immunity
8 Midterm
9 Immune Response and Results
10 Bacterial genetics.
11 Microbial evolution and systematics.
12 Prokaryotic diversity: Archaea and Bacteria.
13 Eukaryotic cell biology
14 Eukaryotic microorganisms

Recomended or Required Reading

Madigan, M. T., Martinko, J. M., Parker, J. Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Prentice-Hall, Inc, 2003.

Tortora,C. F.,Funke, B. R., Case, C.L. Microbiology: An Introduction,Fifth Edition,The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company Inc. 1995.

Shlegel, H.D. General Microbiology. Cambridge University Press. 1994.

Hogg, S. Essential Microbiology, John Wiley & Ltd., West Sussex PO19 85Q, England, 2005.: 0471497541

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question & Answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with midterm exams and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1,5 18
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.154
LO.2545
LO.35344
LO.4545
LO.5544
LO.6534