| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Introduction to Class |
none |
| 2) |
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Introduction (Socio-cultural and Historical Context) |
Come to class having read chapters 1-4 from Alice in Wonderland |
| 3) |
Maiden's Descent Underground, Symbolism and Metaphors, Curiosity and Exploration, Alienation and Estrangement, Absurdity and Nonsense |
Come to class having read chapters 5-9 from Alice in Wonderland |
| 4) |
Identity and Transformation, Power and Authority. |
Come to class having read chapters 10-12 from Alice in Wonderland |
| 5) |
Logic vs. Nonsense, Idenity and Growth, Dreamscape. |
none |
| 6) |
Sociocultural and historical context, mythological realism, Greek mythology, feminism. |
Come to class having read chapters 1-10 |
| 7) |
Hierarchy of power, portrayal of immortals, immortality vs. mortality, loneliness and isolation. |
Come to class having read chapters 10-20 |
| 8) |
Midterm |
Review weeks 1-8 |
| 9) |
Identity and self-discovery, magic, transformation and power, female agency and oppression, self-actualisation and growth. |
Come to class having read chapters 20-27 |
| 10) |
Socio-cultural and historical context, warfare, politics and power. |
Come to class having read the short story |
| 11) |
AI as an existential threat, forces of antagonism, human extinction. |
none |
| 12) |
Socio-cultural and historial context, progress reports 1-10, intelligence and the desire for self-improvement, mental disability, innocence. |
Come to class having read progress reports 1-10 |
| 13) |
progress reports 11-17, alienation and isolation, emotional struggles, ethical concerns in scientific research |
Come to class having read progress reports 11-17 |
| 14) |
the burden of intelligence, tragic awareness, search for meaning |
none |
| |
Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
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. |
3 |
| 2) |
Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases. |
5 |
| 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. |
5 |
| 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. |
5 |
| 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 |