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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 572 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL 572 Course Title: CELL DIVISION MECHANICS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
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 ZÜBEYDE KUMBIÇAK (zkumbicak@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To give information about the stages of cell divisions and events occurring in each phase.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can say the steps of cell division 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
 		Examination
LO-2 can give information about the molecules that have a role in cell division 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
LO-3 can explain the cytokinesis in living 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
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Cell cycle control system, M phase, cytoskeleton, centrosome, kinetochore, cytokinesis
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to mechanics of cell divisions Explanation
2 An overview of M phase Explanation
3 Cohesins and Condensins Explanation
4 Cytoskeleton, mitosis and cytokinesis Explanation
5 Motor proteins and microtubules Explanation
6 Kinetochores Explanation
7 Centrosomes and the roles in the cell division Explanation
8 mid-term exam
9 M Phase with 6 stages Explanation
10 The relationship between metaphase and anaphase Explanation
11 Anaphase A and anaphase B Explanation
12 Sister chromatid separation in anaphase and telophase Explanation
13 Cytokinesis in living organisms Explanation
14 Actin, myosin and cytokinesis Explanation
15 Cytokinesis in plants 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