COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN
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
MBG2003	Computation for Biological Sciences I	Fall Spring	2	2	3	7

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 Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SERKAN AYVAZ Prof. Dr. SÜREYYA AKYÜZ
Course Objectives:	This class intended to provide a general introduction to computational tools for biology.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Have learned important biological data sources.
2. Can evaluate the results of biological analysis statistically and mathematically.
3. Have learned how to use various tools to evaluate genome sequencing data.
4. Have learned basic level analyses in Matlab.

Course Content

Evaluation and analysis of general biological and genome sequencing data using related computational tools efficiently.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Biological data
2)	Biyological databases
3)	Sequencing data
4)	Sequence alignment
5)	Genome sequencing data
6)	Genome assembly
7)	Genetic variation analysis I
8)	Genetic variation analysis II
9)	Gene expression analysis
10)	Microarray data analysis
11)	Mass Spec analysis
12)	Molecular modelling I
13)	Molecular modelling II
14)	Molecular modelling III

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Ders notları verilecektir. Course notes will be supplied.
References:	Computational Biology Series Editors: Dress, A., Linial, M., Troyanskaya, O., Vingron, M. ISSN: 1568-2684, 2009

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	10	% 10
Presentation	1	% 15
Midterms	1	% 25
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	4	56
Study Hours Out of Class	14	7	98
Presentations / Seminar	5	4	20
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			178

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)	Create design oriented application for the visual communication design field.
2)	Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field.
3)	Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes.
4)	Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills.
5)	Integrate basic fields of visual communication; print, time-based and interactive media, through mastering each one of these fields individually.
6)	Identify complementary design solutions in the visual field in order to solve communication problems.
7)	Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field.
8)	Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives.
9)	Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels.
10)	Interpret theoretical, historical and intellectual roots of the visual communication design field.
11)	Perform necessary time management in order to complete a visual communication design project.
12)	Demonstrate leadership qualities in a design team as well as individual skills during the progress of a visual communication design project.
13)	Display compositional solutions and aesthetic skills to fulfill design needs in a visual communication design work.
14)	Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works.	3