GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BIOLOGY/BIO4007
Course Title: SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BIOLOGY
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Semester 7 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Güray UYAR
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/gurayuyar‎
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  gurayuyar@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
the advantage and disadvantage of genetically modified organisms
risks and safety of working with radiation
levels of biosafety
the effect on human health of modern biotechnology
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  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 biosafety
2. Week  the effect on human health and biodiversity of modern biotechnology applications
3. Week  transgenic applications
4. Week  the advantage and disadvantage of genetically modified organisms
5. Week  Food safety criteria and risks (chemical, microbiological and socioeconomic)
6. Week  biosafety in laboratory
7. Week  Risk groups, Chemicals, Microorganisms, risks and safety
8. Week  midterm exam
9. Week  risks and safety of working with radiation
10. Week  levels of biosafety
11. Week  Contaminations, sterilization, disinfection, antisepsis, Scattering, Ignition, medical monitoring, accidents, waste management
12. Week  Transport, staff training, the preparation of the registration form (rDNA registration form, registration form cell cultures, pathogenic microorganism
13. Week  introduction to bioethic
14. Week  Medical ethics and ethical Industrial Ethics in Clinical and Biological Laboratory
15. Week  genetic and ethic
16. Week  Final sınavı
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Globalization, Biosecurity, andthe Future of the Life Sciences-Institute of MedicineandNationalResearchCouncil of theNationalAcademies, NationalAcademiespress, 2006. LaboratoryBiosecurityHandbook-Reynolds M. Salerno, Jennifer Gaudioso, CRC Press; 1 edition, 2007 Tom L. Beauchamp, LeRoyWalters, Jeffey p. Kahn, Mastroianni “ContemporaryIssues in Bioethics” Wadsworth Publishing Company, 7th edition, 2007.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- 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
7
5
35
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
12
12
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
99
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.96
 ECTS: 
4
 -- 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