| Teaching Staff
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Öğr.Gör.Dr. Kutluhan ERTEKİN |
| Language of Instruction |
Türkçe (Turkish) |
| Type Of Course |
Compulsory |
| Prerequisites |
There is no prerequisite for this course. |
| Recommended Optional Programme Component |
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| Course Objectives |
The aim of the course is to give the fundamental properties of living things |
| Course Content |
The origin and Evolutionary History of Life
The structure and Function of Macromolecules
Cell metabolism and Enzymes, Mutations
Organization of the cell; Membrane Structure and function
The Synthesis of Protein
The Cell Cycle; Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles
The Tissues, structure and Function
Animal Development
The Basic Principles of heredity
Evolution of the nervous system
Animal Behavior
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| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
1. Discuss the historical development of the theory of evolution
2. Explain why the cell is considered the basic unit of life
3. Compare and contrast the general characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Describe information transfer across the plasma membrane
4. Compare the roles of mitosis and meiosis and of haploidy and diploidy in various generalized life cycles
5. Compare the general structure and function of the four principal kinds of animal tissues: epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues.
6. Explain animal Development
7. Define and describe basic genetical concepts
8.Evolution the nervous system
9. Describe the function and structure of the human nervous system
10. Explain, discuss and interpret the underlying events and behavior of living behaviors
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| Mode of Delivery |
Face to face |
| Course Outline |
| Week |
Topics |
| 1. Week |
The origin and Evolutionary History of Life |
| 2. Week |
The structure and Function of Macromolecules |
| 3. Week |
Organization of the cell; the basic structures of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and functions of the cell membrane, the cell membrane substance transport |
| 4. Week |
Organization of the cell; structure and function of cell organelles |
| 5. Week |
Nucleic acids, The Synthesis of Protein, Mutations |
| 6. Week |
Nucleic acids, The Synthesis of Protein, Mutations |
| 7. Week |
The Tissues, structure and Function; epithelial tissue, connective tissue, blood tissue, blood clotting, immune, blood groups |
| 8. Week |
The Tissues, structure and Function; cartilage tissue, bone tissue, muscle tissue, nervous tissue |
| 9. Week |
The Cell Cycle; Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles |
| 10. Week |
Animal reproduction and development; types of fertilization, the zygote development, twinning |
| 11. Week |
The Basic Principles of heredity; Mendelian laws, genes and alleles, monohybrid cross, genetic probability, the calculation of genotype and sex determination |
| 12. Week |
Evolution of the nervous system; structure and function of the human brain |
| 13. Week |
Animal Behavior; The evolution of behavior and memory, reflexes, behavior patterns and signs revealing stimulus. |
| 14. Week |
Animal Behavior; behavior research methods, behavioral determinants, behavioral patterns, cyclical behavior and biological time-setting and social behavior. |
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| Assessment |
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Percentage(%) |
| Mid-term (%) |
40 |
| Quizes (%) |
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| Homeworks/Term papers (%) |
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| Practice (%) |
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| Labs (%) |
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| Projects/Field Work (%) |
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| Seminars/Workshops (%) |
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| Final (%) |
60 |
| Other (%) |
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| Total(%) |
100 |
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| Course Book (s) and/or References |
-Powerpoint presentations prepared by the course teaching staff
Additional Resources:
Ali Demirsoy Yaşamın Temel Kuralları (1985), Genel Biyoloji Kısım I.
N.A. Campbell, J.B. Reece, (2011). Biyoloji (Çeviri Editörü: Ertunç Gündüz), Palme Yayınevi.
E.P. Solomon, L.R. Berg, D.W. Martin - Biology, P.H. Raven, G.B. Johnson, J.B. Losos, S.R. Singer (2002), Biology
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| Work Placement(s) |
There is no internship for this course. |
| The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO) |
| PO1 | PO2 | PO3 | PO4 | PO5 | PO6 | PO7 | PO8 | PO9 | PO10 | PO11 | PO12 | PO13 | LO1 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 3 | 4 | | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | LO2 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 3 | 4 | | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | LO3 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 3 | 4 | | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | LO4 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 3 | 4 | | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | LO5 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | LO6 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | LO7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | LO8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | LO9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | LO10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |