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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 569 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL 569 Course Title: MOLECULAR CYTOLOGY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer AYSEL KEKİLLİOĞLU (akekillioglu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To provide an understanding of structural properties of the cells and molecular principles of metabolic events in living systems

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can explain the basic knowledges in the field of molecular cytology PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods
PO-2 Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field
PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own
Examination
LO-2 can count the features about the cell and heredity material PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods
PO-2 Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field
PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own
Examination
LO-3 can explain the mechanism of cell cycle PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods
PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own
PO-10 Monitor and supervise the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting, implementing and publishing the data related to the field of Biology and teach those values
Examination
LO-4 can explain the events of energy in cell PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Structural features and functions of the cell membrane, transport macromolecules to the cell, intercellular interaction and signal transduction, cytoskeleton and intracellular transport, properties of the organelles, cell divisions, cell cycle control, molecular analysis of cell differentiation and tissue formation
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The Dynamic Cell Explanation
2 Protein Structure and Function Explanation
3 Nucleic Acids, the Genetic Code and the Synthesis of Macromolecules Explanation
4 Biomembranes and the Subcellular Organization of Eukaryotic Cells Explanation
5 Recombinant DNA and Genomics Explanation
6 Genetic Analysis in Cell Biology Explanation
7 Molecular Structure of Genes and Chromosomes Explanation
8 mid-term exam
9 Regulation of Transcription Explanation
10 RNA Processing, Nuclear Transport and Post-Transcriptional Control Explanation
11 DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination Explanation
12 Regulation of the Eukaryotic Cell Cycle Explanation
13 Transport across Cell Membranes Explanation
14 Glycolysis, Aerobic Oxidation, Photosynthesis, Microtubules and microfilaments Explanation
15 Histogenesis Explanation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 B. Alberts, A. Johnson, J. Lewis, M. Raff, K. Roberts, P. Walter. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 4. Ed. Garland Science
2 H. Lodish, A. Berk, S.L. Zipursky, P. Matsudaira, D. Baltimore, J. Darnell. Molecular Cell Biology. W. H. Freeman and Company, 2000
Required Course instruments and materials
B. Alberts, A. Johnson, J. Lewis, M. Raff, K. Roberts, P. Walter. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 4. Ed. Garland Science H. Lodish, A. Berk, S.L. Zipursky, P. Matsudaira, D. Baltimore, J. Darnell. Molecular Cell Biology. W. H. Freeman and Company, 2000

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 13 39
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 5 8 40
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 5 11 55
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 180