GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MASTER OF SCEINCE THESIS/1280999
Course Title: MASTER OF SCEINCE THESIS
Credits 0 ECTS 30
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Abdullah EKMEKCI, Prof. Dr. Sevda MENEVSE, Assoc.Prof. Dr. Ece KONAC, Assoc.Prof. Dr. Hacer Ilke ONEN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/aekmekci,http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ecem, http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/hionen
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  aekmekci@yahoo.com,smenevse@gazi.edu.tr, ecem@gazi.edu.tr, hionen@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To be able to perform techniques and strategies for solving problems with the scientific method
To be able to make a hypothesis
To be able to establish and use the experimental set up for the testing of the defined hypothesis
To be able to evaluate experiment results
To be able to write scientific paper
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  To complete the required credits
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Choosing a thesis topic
2. Week  Choosing a thesis topic
3. Week  Choosing a thesis topic
4. Week  Choosing a thesis topic
5. Week  Literature search
6. Week  Literature search
7. Week  Literature search
8. Week  Literature search
9. Week  Designing of the experimental procedure
10. Week  Designing of the experimental procedure
11. Week  Performing the experiments and evaluation of the results
12. Week  Performing the experiments and evaluation of the results
13. Week  Performing the experiments and evaluation of the results
14. Week  Performing the experiments and evaluation of the results
15. Week  Performing the experiments and evaluation of the results
16. Week  Performing the experiments and evaluation of the results
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  N/A
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  N/A
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
0
0
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
1
50
 Projects
1
50
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
16
10
160
 Searching in Internet and Library
16
10
160
 Designing and Applying Materials
16
23
368
 Preparing Reports
4
10
40
 Preparing Presentation
4
5
20
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
0
 Final and Studying for Final
0
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
750
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
30
 ECTS: 
30
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1- Understanding of basic concepts in genetics ,application of genetic information in diagnosis and monitoring the course of human diseases,application of genetic technologies in medicine,advanced molecular genetics,cellular biology,molecular biology of human neoplastic diseases.X
2Learning structures of cell membranes and organelles in detail at the molecular level.X
3Learning basic rules of patterns of inheritance and pedigree analysis.X
4Knowing chemical and physical properties of DNA, RNA and proteins.X
5Becoming familiar with new instruments and technologies that are required to do an experimental research in the cell and molecular biology labs.X
6Learns the basic molecules which are responsible for the storage and duplication of genetic information and its transfer into proteins .X
7Gets acquainted with molecular biology focusing on gene transcription and protein-protein interactionsX
8Acquaring skills of DNA and RNA isolation, quantitating DNA or RNA, PCR, electrophoresis, RT-PCR, cell culture.X
9Understanding the roles of genetic and epigenetic mechanisms observed in genes in the process of evolution and transmit of hereditary features and disorders from one generation to another.X
10Learns the meaning of genetic code and its role in the relationship between the structure and function of organisms.X