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Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
MBG4057 | Special Topics in Bioinformatics | Spring 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: | Associate (Short 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) | He/she applies theoretical business management knowledge on business life. | |
2) | He/she uses business management function and applies and follows new management technics. | |
3) | He/she performs legal responsibilities of business, follows and applies legislation. | |
4) | He/she can use information and communication tecnologies that necessary for their area, follows technological change and applies new technologies to business system. | |
5) | He/she determines, analyses and solves problems that appear in vocational applications. | |
6) | He/she manages business finance, analyses business financial situation, and solves financial problems. | |
7) | He/she gains management skill by managing and enhanging human resource effectively in accordance with business aims. | |
8) | He/she can understand production and marketing functions as a whole, applies new production and marketing techniques. | |
9) | He/she calculates cost, makes entry, prepares and interprets financial statements. | |
10) | He/she has vocational ethical value that market needs in qualified staff, can use Turkish effectively in writing and speaking communication; have proficiency in foreign language knowledge to making international correspond. | |
11) | He/she follows and applies vocational current and economic developments in national and international area. | 2 |