GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
VIROLOGY/BIO4023
Course Title: VIROLOGY
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Semester 7 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  VIROLOGY
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. 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
Defining and Understanding the origin of the virus
Classification of virus, viral nucleic acids and to learn structures of enzymes
Learning of animal viruses
Learning of plant viruses
Learning of phage-bacteria relationships
Learning of Viruses and cancer



 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  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  General information about Virus and the structure of Virus
2. Week  Metabolism and proliferation of virus
3. Week  Molecular biology and genetics of viruses
4. Week  Virus-host interactions and viral pathogenicity
5. Week  Biotechnological virus vaccines
6. Week  Bacteriophages and biotechnological applications
7. Week  viral vectors and biotechnological applications
8. Week  midterm exam
9. Week  Viral diseases (viral hepatitis, polio)
10. Week  Viral diseases (herpes, rhabdo)
11. Week  Viral diseases (paramyxo, Influenza)
12. Week  Viral diseases (Retro, Nairo)
13. Week  Viral diseases (Papilloma)
14. Week  Viruses and cancer
15. Week  The use of viruses in gene therapy
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1.Basic Virology, Martin Hewlett, Edward K. Wagner Blackwell Publishing, Second Ed., 2004. 2.Viruses and Human Disease E.G. Strauss, J.H. Strauss
 -- 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
6
5
30
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
1
10
10
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
14
14
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
106
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.24
 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