BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS | |||||
| 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 |
| ACL4055 | Travel Writing | Spring | 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 HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | none |
| Course Objectives: | Students who take this course will understand and be able to identify the definition, traditional elements and development of travel narratives. By means of close reading of selected travel narratives, they will identify, compare and contrast travel writing traditions in different parts of the world. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; Students who complete this course will learn * to identify the literary, cultural, historical, political impact of travel narratives in different parts of the world. * the terminology related to travel writiıng theory • to identify recurrent themes in travel writing such as self-fashioning, the body, Orientalism, imaginative geography and the tourist gaze • to read critically several travel narratives by writers and explorers from different parts of the world • to discuss how this genre has evolved through time and place. |
Course Content
| Examples of travel writing from the 14th-2Oth century |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to Class | - |
| 2) | The Art of Travel | Reading |
| 3) | The Art of Travel | Reading |
| 4) | The Art of Travel | Reading |
| 5) | The Oxford Book of Exploration | Reading |
| 6) | The Oxford Book of Exploration | Reading |
| 7) | The Oxford Book of Exploration | Reading |
| 8) | Review | - |
| 9) | Amongst the Believers | Reading |
| 10) | Amongst the Believers | Reading |
| 11) | Amongst the Believers | Reading |
| 12) | Ghost Train to the Eastern Star | Reading |
| 13) | Ghost Train to the Eastern Star | Reading |
| 14) | Ghost Train to the Eastern Star | Reading |
| 15) | Final | - |
| 16) | Final | - |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton The Oxford Book of Exploration ed. by Robin Hanbury Tenison Amongst the Believers by V.S.Naipaul Ghost Train to the Eastern Star by Paul Theroux |
| References: | none |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 16 | % 10 |
| Quizzes | 2 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Quizzes | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 97 | ||
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) | Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases. | 3 |
| 2) | Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format. | 4 |
| 3) | Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills. | 5 |
| 4) | Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish. | 3 |
| 5) | Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills. | 4 |
| 6) | Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods. | 4 |
| 7) | Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills. | 3 |
| 8) | Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects. | 5 |
| 9) | Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them. | 4 |
| 10) | Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology. | 5 |
| 11) | Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions. | 4 |