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| YHEY1005 | General Biology | 2+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of WILDLIFE ECOLOGY and MANAGEMENT | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Şağdan BAŞKAYA | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To provide the student with a clear presentation of the basic concepts and principles of biology. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | The main characteristics of the cell, namely cellular hierarchy, metabolism, cell division and cell structure, to understand the growth and development. | 7,8 | 1,3 | | LO - 2 : | understand and describe the fundamental principles of genetics | 7,8 | 1,3 | | LO - 3 : |
understand and describe the molecular basis for heredity, DNA structure and replication, and protein synthesis. | 7,8 | | | LO - 4 : | understand and describe the interaction between environment and living organism and diversity of living organism. | 7,8 | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Concepts and methods in biology. Principles of cellular life. Chemical foundation, structure, function and energy of cells. Principles of inheritance: Cell division, chromosomes, human genetics, DNA, control over genes, recombinant DNA and genetic engineering. Evolution and diversity. The origin and evolution of life, organismal groups and their general functions. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Historical development in biology
| | | Week 2 | Living organism features
| | | Week 3 | Chemical composition of organism
| | | Week 4 | Chemical composition of organism
| | | Week 5 | Chemical composition of organism
| | | Week 6 | Transport of substances through membrane
| | | Week 7 | Cell division
| | | Week 8 | Metabolism (endergonic reactions)
| | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Metabolism (exergonic reactions)
| | | Week 11 | Heredity in organism
| | | Week 12 | Molecular basis of heredity
| | | Week 13 | Classification of organism and their regnums
| | | Week 14 | Nutrition and reproduction in organisms
| | | Week 15 | Organisms and environment
| | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Kadıoğlu, A., Demirbağ, Z., Şahin, B. 2008; Temel Biyoloji, Gündüz Ofset Matbaacılık Trabzon. | | | |
| 1 | Kadioglu, A., Kaya, Y. 2009; Genel Botanik, Esen Ofset, Trabzon | | | 2 | Graham, L. E., Graham, L. J.M., Wilcox, W, 2004; Bitki Biyolojisi (Çev. Editörü: Kani IŞIK) Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara. | | | 3 | Campell, N.A., Reece, J.B., 2006;Biyoloji (Çeviri ed.Ertunç Gündüz, Ali Demirsoy, İsmail Turkan), Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 18/11/2016 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 09/01/2017 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 8 | 32 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 5 | 8 | 40 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 172 |
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