GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
GENETICS/BİO-108
Course Title: GENETICS
Credits 5 ECTS 9
Course Semester 2 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learns the historical development of genetics, application fields and basic concepts.
Learn the laws of Mendel and concepts based on these laws.
Learn the heredity, extranuclear inheritance, gene binding, gene and chromosome mutations and related diseases and population genetics in different or

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction to genetics, concepts of genetics and investigative approaches in genetics
2. Week  Mitosis and meiosis, genetic control of mitosis and significance of meiosis
3. Week  Mendelian genetics; monohybrid, dihybrid and trihybrid cross, test cross.
4. Week  Probability and genetic events, chi-square analysis.
5. Week  Human pedigree
6. Week  Extensions of Mendelian genetics.
7. Week  Quantitative genetics
8. Week  Quantitative genetics, Mid term exam
9. Week  Linkage and mapping in eukaryotes, bacteria and bacteriophages.
10. Week  Sex determination and sex chromosomes
11. Week  Extranuclear inheritance; student presentations
12. Week  Chromosome Aberrations
13. Week  Gene mutations and DNA repair; student presentations
14. Week  Population genetics, students presentations, General assessment of the course and evaluating of course outcomes
15. Week  Final exam
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
2
10
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
4
56
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
14
2
28
 Reading Tasks
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
5
4
20
 Presentation
2
2
4
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
7
2
14
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
7
2
14
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
220
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8.8
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
9
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Understands the structure and function relationships of living things.X
2Transfer of genetic information between species and populations will understand.X
3The structure and function of ecosystems understands the relationship between matter and energy.X
4Live diversity, understand the origin and evolutionary development and comments.X
5Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity executes the necessary work.X
6Understand the historical development of the science of biology synthesizes.X
7Acquired knowledge and skills in biology education, technology, industry, agriculture, forestry, health and environmental uses to solve problems.X
8Biological idea of ​​individual, social, economic, technological and environmental issues apply.X
9Universal values ​​of social justice and the environment will have.X
10Biological studies and other related sciences and foreign languages ​​are aware of the importance.X
11Inside and outside the field of multidisciplinary studies of duties and responsibilities.X
12Reveals problems related to biology, is unable to solve the hypothesis, results of analyzes, reviews and develops models.X
13Follows of the latest information on the biology and comments.X
14Biology related topics written, oral and presentation techniques can be transferred using.X
15Provide effective communication in biology.X
16Sensitive to global issues with the knowledge and achievements of the country that represents the interests, researching and be productive individuals.X
17Biology laboratory techniques and devices used in application areas such uses.X
18Developing technologies based on biological data is transferred to a computer and analyzed using the appropriate program.X
19Work safety and health issues will have sufficient awareness.X
20Ethical values​​, which individuals would have a relationship of trust between stakeholdersX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Fatma Ünal , Prof. Dr. Deniz Yüzbaşıoğlu )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/funal , http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/deniz)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (funal@gazi.edu.tr , deniz@gazi.edu.tr)