GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
EPIGENETIC/6381301
Course Title: EPIGENETIC
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
To learn the importance and functions of epigenetic mechanisms in gene expression

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Definition of Epigenetic, effects on phenotype
2. Week  Gene regulation in eukaryotes 1
3. Week  Gene regulation in eukaryotes 2
4. Week  Epigenetic mechanisms 1 (DNA modifications-DNA methylation)
5. Week  Epigenetic mechanisms 1 (Noncovalent DNA modifications)
6. Week  Epigenetic mechanisms 2 (Chromatin modifications- Covalent and Noncovalent modifications)
7. Week  RNA induced epigenetic mechanisms
8. Week  Mid-term Exam
9. Week  Genomic imprinting
10. Week  X-inactivation
11. Week  Epigenetic diseases 1 (Diseases related to DNA modifications)
12. Week  Epigenetic diseases 2 (Diseases related to chromatin modifications)
13. Week   Aging Epigenetics
14. Week  Cancer and Epigenetic
15. Week  Final Exam
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
13
2
26
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
3
30
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
10
3
30
 Presentation
2
2
4
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
6
3
18
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
12
3
36
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
186
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.44
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deniz YÜZBAŞIOĞLU)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/deniz)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (deniz@gazi.edu.tr)