COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSCRIPTOMICS ANALYSIS AND METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBG 6107 TRANSCRIPTOMICS ANALYSIS AND METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 12

Offered By

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ŞERIFE ESRA ERDAL BAĞRIYANIK

Offered to

Molecular Biology and Genetics
Biomedicine and Health Technologies

Course Objective

This course s aim is to discuss the recent developments and applications of plant genetics and genomics, and the potentials to improve agricultural yield and quality and identify plant molecular mechanism.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the basis of RNA biology.
2   To explain the recent applications of transcriptomics sequencing and bioinformatics for crop improvement.
3   To know the crop yield loss problems caused from the stresses.
4   To know the regulatory mechanisms.
5   To understand the basics of transcriptomic analyses.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic Genetics of Eukaryotic Cells
2 Arabidopsis thaliana, a Model Flowering Plant
3 Introduction to Bioinformatics & Bioinformatics tools
4 Transcriptome analyses
5 Genomics & transcriptomics approaches
6 RNA biology
7 Midterm exam
8 Omics approaches
9 RNA world of plants
10 Non coding plant RNAs
11 Small RNAs
12 Transposable elements
13 Transgenic crops
14 Plant omics
15 Genome editing
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): From Plant Genomics to Plant Biotechnology, Elsevier, ISBN: 978-1-907568-29-9
Supplementary Book(s): Rnai: A Guide to Gene Silencing (Manual) Gregory J. Hannon (Author, Editor). Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Pres. ISBN-10: 0879696419, 2004
References: Plant Bioinformatics, ISBN 978-1-59745-535-0, Springer
Materials: Genebanks, miRBase, NCBI genome, SRA and transcriptome databases, RFAM

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1- Taught in lecture.
2- Questions and answers.
3- Discussion.
4- Homework.

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

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 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 7 98
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 5 8 40
Preparing assignments 2 8 16
Preparing presentations 3 15 45
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 300

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.14
LO.24
LO.31
LO.42
LO.52

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