GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

BIOINFORMATICS/BIO2015

Course Title:	BIOINFORMATICS
Credits	3	ECTS	4
Semester	3	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Prof. Dr. Güray UYAR

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

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/gurayuyar

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

gurayuyar@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Understanding the basics of biological databases and can use within the scope of molecular biology and genetics
For two or more sequence comparison tools to define and similarity / mismatch condition can be discussed
to create the phylogenetic tree for given arrays and to discuss the distance between species
to understand the flow of information between Protein-RNA and DNA and to analyze the large-scale biological data using various types of bioinformati
To discuss genomics and proteomics, approaches by using the tools of bioinformatics

-- 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	Introduction to Bioinformatics
2. Week	Access to information
3. Week	Two DNA / protein sequence comparison: alignment / Theoretical
4. Week	Two DNA / protein sequence comparison: alignment / Application
5. Week	BLAST / Theoretical
6. Week	BLAST / Application
7. Week	Advanced database search
8. Week	midterm exam
9. Week	Multiple sequence analysis comparison
10. Week	WORKBENCH/ Application
11. Week	Molecular phylogeny
12. Week	Bioinformatics methods for RNA
13. Week	Microarray data analysis, protein structure
14. Week	Genomics
15. Week	proteomics
16. Week	Final exam

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

IntroductiontoBioinformatics: a TheoreticalandPracticalApproach. Krawetz, S.A. andWomble, D.D. (ed.). HumanaPress, Totowa, New Jersey, 2003. IntroductiontoBioinformatics. Lesk, A.M. (ed.). Oxford UniversityPress, Oxford , New York, 2008. Bioinformatics: Genes, ProteinsandComputers. Orengo, C.,Jones, D. andThornton, J. (eds.). GarlandScience/BIOS ScientificPublishers, New York, 2003.

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - 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	4	56
Practising Hours of Course Per Week	3	2	6
Reading			0
Searching in Internet and Library	2	4	8
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports	3	3	9
Preparing Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	9	9
Final and Studying for Final	1	12	12
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			100
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			4
ECTS:			4

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Develop thinking in terms of biology				X
2	Developing the experimental practicality				X
3	Problem solving and gain the ability to analyze				X
4	Gain the ability to analyze current problems with biological mind				X
5	Learning how to use the properties by looking at the relationship between the courses taught in other sections and your sections.			X
6	Develop the ability to modelling the natural phenomena by establishing a link between biology and chemistry			X
7	See biological side of the events occurring in nature and benefit from them				X
8	To inform the accurate information to followers in an environment that Biology-related events is spoken				X
9	To learn how to use the knowledge for development of the community				X
10	To compare the knowledge with similar institutions and create a racer personality to go further				X
11	Gain awareness of how to be useful with the gained knowledge to community				X
12	To have a confident personality in the international scientific arena				X
13	Following all developments related to the profession and gain the ability to use the knowledge gained				X
14	To raise people who be aware of scientific work will never end therefore it always should be studied				X

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