GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

GENERAL BIOLOGY-1/BYÖ103

Course Title:	GENERAL BIOLOGY-1
Credits	3	ECTS	6
Course Semester	1	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

Relate the living and nonliving structure.
Know the molecular and hereditary properties of cell structure.
Learn the functions and functions of cell organelles.
Explains the types of chemical bonding in biological molecules.
Knows the structure of DNA as hereditary substance and relate it with DNA replication and repair mechanisms.
Establish the connection between genes and proteins.
Comment on the evolutionary evolution of living things. Knows the role of living things in ecosystem and food chain.
Knows the basic principles of evolution.
Becomes aware of common misconceptions in biology.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Definition of biology, its areas, importance, impact on our lives and historical development
2. Week	Common characteristics of living things
3. Week	Chemical content of living organisms
4. Week	Classification of living things
5. Week	Structure and functions of macromolecules in living organisms
6. Week	Structure and function of the cell
7. Week	Cell cycle
8. Week	Midterm Exam
9. Week	Cell metabolism
10. Week	Mendelian genetics
11. Week	Molecular basis of inheritance
12. Week	Biotechnology and genetic engineering
13. Week	Biodiversity
14. Week	Live-environment relations
15. Week	Final Exam
16. Week

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	40
Assignment	1	5
Application	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	1	5

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	3	42
Weekly Tutorial Hours			0
Reading Tasks			0
Searching in Internet and Library	12	4	48
Material Design and Implementation			0
Report Preparing			0
Preparing a Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	7	3	21
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	9	4	36
Other (should be emphasized)	5	1	5
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			152
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			6.08
Course Credit (ECTS):			6

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Explain the concepts, symbols, formulas, theories, models, principles and generalizations in biology and analyse the biological incidents in the light of generalizations and mechanism and correlate the biological concepts.					X
2	Have knowledge about history and nature of science.					X
3	Make a teaching scheme in accordance with the standards of biology education program and the achievements in this respect and apply this scheme.					X
4	Know and apply the most suitable teaching strategy, method and technique during education period by taking into account the readiness level of students, characteristics of subject matter and the achievements.					X
5	Provide a suitable learning and teaching environment by taking into consideration the personal differences and characteristics of development and learning.				X
6	Do research and use national and international resources in order to reach knowledge about biology and biology education and respect scientific and ethical values.					X
7	Have content and professional teaching knowledge and skills to instruct the courses related to his/her field of study successfully.					X
8	Know and use the biological laboratory techniques, tools and equipment and apply the biological laboratory methods and techniques such as preparing biological paint, solution-slide, anatomic- morphological examination, tissue culture.					X
9	Pay attention to versatile nature of learning and assess the process as much as product and use the traditional and alternative assessment and evaluation techniques effectively.					X
10	Design materials regarding his/her field of study and use them in the relevant learning and teaching situations.					X
11	Design projects on his/her field of study and carry out critical evaluations regarding the challenges encountered during implementation phase.					X
12	Adopt life-long learning, apply the innovative learning-teaching approaches open to change, know his/her strengths and weaknesses, use his/her strengths and improves his/her weaknesses.					X
13	Use different ways for the challenges encountered during teaching process and follow a critical and questioning approach towards evaluation of his/her own knowledge.					X
14	Associate biology with other branches of science such as medicine, pharmaceutics, physics, chemistry, agriculture and biotechnology.					X
15	Take part in social projects regarding his/her field of study, cooperate with the related organizations and express his/her opinions orally and in written.					X
16	Use a foreign language in daily life and professional development.			X
17	Utilize the information and communication technologies in learning and teaching environments efficiently.					X
18	Determine the learning requirements of professional development and guide his/her learning accordingly.					X
19	Raise environmental awareness and create environment for his/her students to improve this awareness.					X
20	Know the ways to reach knowledge as an individual with biology literacy and use them efficiently.					X

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Prof. Mehmet Yılmaz)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/myilmaz)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(myilmaz@gazi.edu.tr)

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