POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
MBG4057 | Special Topics in Bioinformatics | Fall | 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 ELIZABETH HEMOND |
Course Objectives: | This course aims to discuss technical papers from the recent bioinformatics literature, examine their algorithms and conduct an intensive study on a specific bioinformatics problem. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Define the open research questions in bioinformatics. 2. Discuss current solutions to tackle bioinformatics problems. 3. Develop an ability to discuss open research issues in computational biology. 4. Acquire an understanding of existing bioinformatics solutions for genomics. 5. Acquire an understanding of existing bioinformatics solutions for proteomics. 6. Develop an ability to focus on several bioinformatics articles and present their findings. 7. Obtain a familiarity with emerging topics in bioinformatics. 8. Obtain a familiarity with emerging topics in computational biology. 9. Develop an ability to find, read and discuss scientific articles published in the bioinformatics field. |
This discussion-based bioinformatics course will expose students to the latest developments in bioinformatics analyses and algorithms. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Genomics (genome sequencing, storage and study of genome information, genome databases) | |
2) | Genomics (polymorphism in the human genome and association with diseases) | |
3) | Comparative genomics (genome subtraction method, whole-genome alignment methods, genome-context methods, gene-fusion method) | |
4) | Structural genomics (the scientific program of structural genomics, target selection in structural genomics) | |
5) | Functional genomics (integration of experimental and computational methods) | |
6) | Functional genomics (gene-expression data and DNA micro-arrays) | |
7) | Functional genomics (regulatory networks, protein-protein interaction networks) | |
8) | Proteomics, Protein folding and fold recognition | |
9) | Epigenomics | |
10) | Cancer informatics | |
11) | Non-coding RNA identification and search | |
12) | Emerging topics in bioinformatics | |
13) | Emerging topics in computational biology | |
14) | Presentations |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Haftalık ders notları iletilecektir. Course notes will be supplied. |
References: | Articles from the primary literature (scientific journals, e.g. Nature Reviews Genetics, Nature, Science, Genome Research, Nature Genetics, Nature Methods, Bioinformatics, Molecular Systems Biology etc.) |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 2 | % 15 |
Project | 1 | % 25 |
Midterms | 1 | % 10 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 25 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 75 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 8 | 112 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 158 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |