GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
BIOTECHNOLOGY/BIO2003
Course Title: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 3 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof. Meltem YILMAZ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/meltemyilmaz
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  meltemyilmaz@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Comments about plant and animal biotechnology
Uses biotechnological methods
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Applications in the recovery of transgenic organisms
2. Week  Biosafety
3. Week  Transmission mechanism in the genetic material of the organism
4. Week  Recombinant DNA technology
5. Week  Cloning of genes in biotechnology applications
6. Week  Biotechnological monoclonal production and application
7. Week  Biotechnological vaccines
8. Week  midterm exam
9. Week  Biotechnological applications of vaccines
10. Week  Biomaterials and biotechnological applications
11. Week  Applications in the recovery of transgenic organisms
12. Week  Biosafety
13. Week  Biotechnological Metabolites production (primary metabolites)
14. Week  Biotechnological Metabolites production (secondary metabolites)
15. Week  Drug biotechnology
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  IntroductiontoBiotechnology, C.M. Brown, I. Campbell, F.G. Priest Biotechnology of AntibioticsandotherBioactiveMicrobialMetabolites G. Lancini, R. Lorenzetti Biology of Microorganisms T. Brock, M.T. Madigan
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
   Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  ABSENT
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
8
5
40
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
3
3
9
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
17
17
 Final and Studying for Final
1
17
17
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
125
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Develop thinking in terms of biologyX
2Developing the experimental practicalityX
3Problem solving and gain the ability to analyzeX
4Gain the ability to analyze current problems with biological mindX
5Learning how to use the properties by looking at the relationship between the courses taught in other sections and your sections.X
6Develop the ability to modelling the natural phenomena by establishing a link between biology and chemistryX
7See biological side of the events occurring in nature and benefit from themX
8To inform the accurate information to followers in an environment that Biology-related events is spokenX
9To learn how to use the knowledge for development of the communityX
10To compare the knowledge with similar institutions and create a racer personality to go furtherX
11Gain awareness of how to be useful with the gained knowledge to communityX
12To have a confident personality in the international scientific arenaX
13Following all developments related to the profession and gain the ability to use the knowledge gainedX
14To raise people who be aware of scientific work will never end therefore it always should be studiedX