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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEN4055 | Special Topics in Genetics I | 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 : | Prof. Dr. GÜLAY BULUT |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | There is none. |
Course Objectives: | Special Topics in Genetics-I course aims to analyze publications in genetics in terms of hypothesis, methodology, results and impact on scientific background. Students will also be able to follow the most recent advances in genetics. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Acquire knowledge about the innovations in the field of genetics. 2. Discuss the validity of this information. 3. Discuss how to make a hypothesis, outline a research, and validate the data obtained. 4. Evaluate how the new information is applied into research. |
This discussion based course will update the students with the most recent advances in the field of genetics. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Article discussion | Reading |
2) | Article Discussion | Reading |
3) | Article Discussion | Reading |
4) | Article Discussion | Reading |
5) | Presentation | |
6) | Article Discussion | Reading |
7) | Article Discussion | Reading |
8) | Overview | Reading |
9) | Article Discussion | Reading |
10) | Presentation | |
11) | Article discussion | Reading |
12) | Article discussion | Reading |
13) | Article Discussion | Reading |
14) | Article Discussion | Reading |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Articles from primary literature (e.g. Nature, Science, Cell, Nature Genetics, Nature Methods, etc) will be the center point of education materials. |
References: | 1. iGenetics: A Molecular Approach with Mastering Genetics, Peter J. Russell, Third Edition, Pearson Education Inc., 2010 (ISBN-13: 978-0-321-56976-9) 2. Concepts of Genetics, William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Tenth Edition, Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2011 (ISBN-13: 978-0321732330) 3. Genes X, Jocelyn E. Krebs, Elliott S. Goldstein, Stephen T. Kilpatrick Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2009 (ISBN-13: 978-0763766320) |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 10 | % 10 |
Presentation | 2 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 13 | 39 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 80 |
Presentations / Seminar | 2 | 16 |
Final | 1 | 7 |
Total Workload | 142 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | 2 |
2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | 2 |
3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | 2 |
4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | 2 |
5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | 1 |
6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | 2 |
7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | 1 |
8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | 2 |
9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | 2 |
10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | 1 |
11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. | 2 |