Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| 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 | ZÜBEYDE KUMBIÇAK (zkumbicak@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| To gain skills to prepare karyotype and idiograms for spiders. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | can count the steps of karyotype studies |
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 PO-7 Are able to make use of computer software as well as communication and information technology required by the field of Biology at an advanced level |
Examination |
| LO-2 | can compare the karyotype structures between spiders and other organisms |
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 make the classification of spiders |
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 |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Preparation of chromosomal slides of mitotic and meiotic division in spiders, making karyotype, making idiograms, determination of stages of meiosis | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | The general concepts about the classification of spiders | Explanation |
| 2 | General concepts related to the karyotype preparation | Explanation |
| 3 | General concepts related to the idiogram preparation | Explanation |
| 4 | Methods of preparation of chromosome slides of invertebrate animals | Explanation |
| 5 | Methods of preparation of chromosome slides of spiders | Explanation |
| 6 | Making chromosome preparations of haplogynae spiders | Explanation |
| 7 | Making chromosome preparations of entelegynae spiders | Explanation |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Investigation of stages of mitosis in spiders | Explanation |
| 10 | Investigation of stages of meiosis in spiders | Explanation |
| 11 | Preparation of karyotype and idiograms of haplogynae spiders | Explanation |
| 12 | Preparation of karyotype and idiograms of entelegynae spiders | Explanation |
| 13 | Comparison karyotypes and idiograms of haplogynae and entelegynae spiders | Explanation |
| 14 | Comparison stages of mitosis of haplogynae and entelegynae spiders | Explanation |
| 15 | Comparison stages of meiosis of haplogynae and entelegynae spiders | Explanation |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | JOHN B. 1990: Meiosis. 3rd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 396 pp. | |
| 2 | KING M. 1993: Species Evolution: The Role of Chromosome Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 337 pp. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| JOHN B. 1990: Meiosis. 3rd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 396 pp. KING M. 1993: Species Evolution: The Role of Chromosome Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 337 pp. | ||
| 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 | ||