COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Molecular Biology and Genetics Master Programme

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HATICE GÜNEŞ ÖZHAN BAYKAN

Offered to

Molecular Biology and Genetics Master Programme

Course Objective

To understand the essential principles of development at the level of genes, cells and intercellular communication
To examine the cell specification principles and early embryonic development stages
To understand organ formation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Developmental Biology, 10. Edition. Scott F. Gilbert
Online version: http://10e.devbio.com/
Supplementary Book(s): Essential Developmental Biology, JMW. Slack, 2. Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, 2005.
References:
Materials:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. PowerPoint lecture presentations: Lecture subjects will be covered as PowerPoint presentations schematized and simplified for easy visual comprehension.
2. Research article presentation assignment: Students will choose recent research articles about essential or current developmental biology topics, present the key points of the article as a short presentation and discuss those with the audience. All presentations will be held together on a predetermined date outside of lecture hours.
3. Group project work: Designing a project to answer a question in developmental biology and writing a short project proposal

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

An interactive participation of students is expected during the lectures.

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term and final exams: A high percentage (70%) of correct answers, showing that the lecture topics are well digested, is expected.
Oral presentation: The student is expected to understand and present the selected paper, state how well the paper sets forth the scientific question and put forward an idea on future perspectives.
Project work: The group work is expected to make a clear statement of the question of the project draft, suggest feasible experiments to answer the question and comprise of individual contributions.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel: 412 6557
E-mail: gunes.ozhan@deu.edu.tr, gunesozhan@yahoo.com

Office Hours

To be announced late

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes