MBG4057 Special Topics in BioinformaticsBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs SOCIOLOGYGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
SOCIOLOGY
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

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.

Basic information

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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Content

This discussion-based bioinformatics course will expose students to the latest developments in bioinformatics analyses and algorithms.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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

Sources

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.)

Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.
2) To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels
3) To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.
4) To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes
5) To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills
6) To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.
7) To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.
8) To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective
9) To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge
10) To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects
11) To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.
12) To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.