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| BIY1001 | General Biology-1 | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Asim KADIOĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Rabiye TERZİ | | 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 : | understand and describe the fundamental principles of Mendelian genetics | 2,3 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | understand and describe the fundamental principles of Mendelian genetics. | 2,3 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | understand and describe the molecular basis for heredity, DNA structure and replication, and protein synthesis. | 2,3 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | understand and describe the interaction between environment and living organism and diversity of living organism. | 2,3 | 1, | | 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. | | | 4 | 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 | 26/11/2021 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 07/01/2021 | 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 | 3 | 15 | 45 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 5 | 25 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 9 | 2 | 18 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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