Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 1 / Spring 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) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| To give basic information about evolutionary processes underlying the guiding forces, molecular basis of evolutionary change, molecular mechanisms that affect the changes in the genome. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | can give basic information about classification, taxonomy and phylogenetics |
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-9 Transfer in a systematical way the latest developments in Biology and their field of study reinforcing with qualitative and quantitative data to the groups either concerned with the field or not by verbal, visual and written means |
Examination |
| LO-2 | can explain some terms about molecular evolution and phylogenetics |
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 |
Examination |
| LO-3 | can give examples to evolution models |
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-4 | can interpret about human evolution |
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 | ||
| The basic processes of molecular genetics, mutations, genetic structure of populations, change of nucleotide sequences, models and rates, molecular clock, molecular phylogeny, gene duplication, evolution by transposition, the evolution of genomes | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Classification of living things | Explanation |
| 2 | Taxonomy and phylogenetic | Explanation |
| 3 | Ancestral connection, analog / homologous similarities | Explanation |
| 4 | Examples of konvergent-divergent evolution | Explanation |
| 5 | Definition of molecular evolution, molecular phylogenetic | Explanation |
| 6 | Mutation, genetic drift | Explanation |
| 7 | Neutral theory | Explanation |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | The theory of gene frequencies | Explanation |
| 10 | Sub-populations, speciation | Explanation |
| 11 | The molecular clock | Explanation |
| 12 | The models of gene evolution | Explanation |
| 13 | Adaptation, gene flow | Explanation |
| 14 | Natural selection | Explanation |
| 15 | Chromosome / genome / gene analysis in the human evolution | Explanation |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | M.Nei, S. Kumar, Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics, Oxford Univ. Pres. | |
| 2 | D. Gravur, W.H. li, Fundementals of Molecular Evolution, Sinauer Assc. Inc. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| M.Nei, S. Kumar, Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics, Oxford Univ. Pres. D. Gravur, W.H. li, Fundementals of Molecular Evolution, Sinauer Assc. Inc. | ||
| 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 | ||