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| BIY7130 | Genetic Engineering | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Zihni DEMİRBAĞ | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To inform students about genomes, strategies of genome manipulations |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Have knowledge about the fundamentals of genomes and strategies of genome manipulations | 1,2,3,5 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | Do detail literature research on a current specific topic in genetic engineering | 1,2,3,5 | 3, | | PO - 3 : | Discuss several topics with his/her classmates on genetic engineering | 1,2,3,5 | 5, | | PO - 4 : | Gain experiences to prepare a scientific project on a specific area of genetic engineering | 1,2,3,5 | 6, | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Properties, isolation and analysis of genetic material; organization of gene and genome; the methodology of gene manipulation; gene expression and analysis; introduction to genetic engineering; the basis of genetic engineering; genetic engineering and biotechnology; current applications of genetic engineering |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction | | | Week 2 | Introducing molecular biology | | | Week 3 | Working with nucleic acids | | | Week 4 | The tools of the trade | | | Week 5 | Host cells and vectors | | | Week 6 | Cloning strategies | | | Week 7 | The polymerase chain recation | | | Week 8 | Selection, screening and analysis of recombinants | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Bioinformatics | | | Week 11 | Understanding genes, genomes and "otheroms" | | | Week 12 | Genetic engineering and biotechnology | | | Week 13 | Medical and forensic applications of gene manipulation | | | Week 14 | Transgenic plants and animals | | | Week 15 | Brave new world or genetic engineering | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Nicholl, Desmond S.T. 2008. An introduction to Genetic Engineering. Cambridge University Press, UK | | | |
| 1 | Demirbag, 2009. Genetik Mühendisliği. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 20/04/2022 | 1 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 12 | 11/05/2022 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 14/06/2022 | 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 | 15 | 60 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 15 | 75 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 3 | 10 | 30 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 16 | 32 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Diğer 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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