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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
BME1032 | Introduction to Biology | Fall Spring |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi CANAN BAĞCI |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | - To introduce students to the basic concepts and principles of biology - To introduce basic life units - To describe the structure of the cell - To describe the structure and function of cellular organelles. - To describe the processes involved in cellular division |
The students who have succeeded in this course; Students who successfully complete this course are able to; 1. Explain the steps in the scientific process and list the importance of biology in society and daily life. 2. Define the cell structure and function. 3. Describe the basic chemical structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), ribonucleic acid (RNA), carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. 4. Explain the role of DNA and RNA in transmitting information from genotype (DNA) to phenotype (protein) and deciphering the genetic code. 5. Defines the evolution and ecosystem. |
1. Week: What is “cell”? by Dr. Filiz Sağlam, Dep. of Clinical Microbiology 2. Week: Cellular Organels by Dr. Gözde Erkanlı Şentürk, Dep. of Histology &Embryology 3. Week: Cell Division & Cell Death by Dr. Gözde Erkanlı Şentürk, Dep. of Histology &Embryology 4. Week: Lab: How to use microscobe-observation of some bacteria (in Goztepe Campus, Multidisipline Lab.) by Dr. Filiz Sağlam, Dep. of Clinical Microbiology 5. Week: Lab: Cell Types and Cell Division (in Goztepe Campus, Multidisipline Lab.) by Dr. Gözde Erkanlı Şentürk, Dep. of Histology &Embryology 6. Week: Muscle, Contraction & Human Activity by Dr. Gözde Erkanlı Şentürk, Dep. of Histology &Embryology 7. Week: Mid-Exam 8. Week: Nutrition and GIS System by Dr. Gözde Erkanlı Şentürk, Dep. of Histology &Embryology 9. Week: Circulation &Respiratory System by Dr. Gözde Erkanlı Şentürk, Dep. of Histology &Embryology 10. Week: Nervous System &Senses by Dr. Gözde Erkanlı Şentürk, Dep. of Histology &Embryology 11. Week: Reproductive System by Dr. Gözde Erkanlı Şentürk, Dep. of Histology &Embryology 12. Week: Introduction to Human Development by Dr. Gözde Erkanlı Şentürk, Dep. of Histology &Embryology 13. Week: Stem Cells by Dr. Gözde Erkanlı Şentürk, Dep. of Histology &Embryology 14. Week: Final Exam |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Human biology, Science and Society | |
2) | Cell Overview | Lecture notes |
3) | Organelles of the Cell | Lecture notes |
4) | Cell structure and functions | |
5) | DNA and chromosome | |
6) | DNA replication | Lecture notes |
7) | Cell division and metamorphosis | |
8) | Cancer: Uncontrolled cell division and differentiation | Lecture notes |
9) | Genetics and inheritance | |
10) | Human embryogenesis | |
11) | From cells to organs | |
12) | Introduction to stem cells | |
13) | Ecosystem and Population | |
14) | Evolution and the beginning of life | Lecture Notes |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | 1. Michael D. Johnson. “ Human Biology, Concepts and Current Issues”, ISBN: 1292166274, 8th Edition, Publisher: Pearson, 2017. 2-Alberts, B., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., Walter, P. “Molecular Biology of The Cell”, 5th Edition, ISBN:9780815341055, Publisher: Garland Science, 2008. |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 5 |
Midterms | 1 | % 35 |
Final | 1 | % 60 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Laboratory | 3 | 9 | 27 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 6 | 84 |
Quizzes | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Midterms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total Workload | 162 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Be able to specify functional and non-functional attributes of software projects, processes and products. | |
2) | Be able to design software architecture, components, interfaces and subcomponents of a system for complex engineering problems. | |
3) | Be able to develop a complex software system with in terms of code development, verification, testing and debugging. | |
4) | Be able to verify software by testing its program behavior through expected results for a complex engineering problem. | |
5) | Be able to maintain a complex software system due to working environment changes, new user demands and software errors that occur during operation. | |
6) | Be able to monitor and control changes in the complex software system, to integrate the software with other systems, and to plan and manage new releases systematically. | |
7) | Be able to identify, evaluate, measure, manage and apply complex software system life cycle processes in software development by working within and interdisciplinary teams. | |
8) | Be able to use various tools and methods to collect software requirements, design, develop, test and maintain software under realistic constraints and conditions in complex engineering problems. | |
9) | Be able to define basic quality metrics, apply software life cycle processes, measure software quality, identify quality model characteristics, apply standards and be able to use them to analyze, design, develop, verify and test complex software system. | |
10) | Be able to gain technical information about other disciplines such as sustainable development that have common boundaries with software engineering such as mathematics, science, computer engineering, industrial engineering, systems engineering, economics, management and be able to create innovative ideas in entrepreneurship activities. | |
11) | Be able to grasp software engineering culture and concept of ethics and have the basic information of applying them in the software engineering and learn and successfully apply necessary technical skills through professional life. | |
12) | Be able to write active reports using foreign languages and Turkish, understand written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, give clear and understandable instructions. | |
13) | Be able to have knowledge about the effects of engineering applications on health, environment and security in universal and societal dimensions and the problems of engineering in the era and the legal consequences of engineering solutions. |