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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS MBG 6126 ADVANCED MICROBIAL GENETICS AND GENOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 12

Offered By

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR YAVUZ OKTAY

Offered to

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Course Objective

To provide an advanced understanding of the design and analysis of omics studies for the characterization of microbial consortia

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to discuss the structure and functional organization of microbial genomes 2   to explain the methods of metagenomics 3   to describe the applications of metagenomics in medicine 4   to describe the applications of metagenomics in biotechnology 5   to discuss the potential effects of emerging technologies on applications of microbial genomics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 The basics of microbial genetics 2 Bacterial Genetic Analysis: Forward and Reverse 3 Metagenomics for Bacteriology 4 High-Throughput Sequencing as a Tool for Exploring the Human Microbiome 5 SMRT DNA Sequencing for Metagenomic Applications 6 Microbial Transcriptomics 7 Computational Tools for Taxonomic Microbiome Profiling of Shotgun Metagenomes 8 MIDTERM 9 Hypothesis Testing of Metagenomic Data 10 Longitudinal Microbiome Data Analysis 11 Toward the Understanding of the Human Variome 12 Applications of Metagenomics for Industrial Bioproducts 13 Application of Metagenomics to Bioremediation 14 Investigation of Plant-Microbe Interactions using Metagenomics Methods 15 Promises and Prospects of Microbiome Studies 16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Metagenomics for Microbiology, 1st Edition, by Jacques Izard and Maria Rivera (eds), Academic Press, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-0124104723 Supplementary Book(s): Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 13th Edition, by Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, David Stahl, and David P. Clark, Benjamin-Cummings, 2010 ISBN: 978-0321649638

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical lectures with PowerPoint Discussion of recent research articles and reviews

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)

Yavuz.oktay@deu.edu.tr Phone: 412 6555

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 28 28 Preparation for final exam 1 35 35 Preparing assignments 3 9 27 Preparing assignments 1 11 11 Preparing presentations 1 20 20 Project Preparation 1 30 30 Final 1 5 5 Midterm 1 5 5 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 301

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 LO.1 2 LO.2 2 LO.3 3 LO.4 3 LO.5 3