GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PROKARYOTIC DIVERSITY/6391301
Course Title: PROKARYOTIC DIVERSITY
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
At the end of this course, to comment about details of prokaryotic cells, and research skills will be developing.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Cell structures of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms
2. Week  Factors causing prokaryotic diversity, morphological, physiological and genetic differences in prokaryotic diversity and factors determining them
3. Week  Comparison of prokaryotic domains: Bacteria, Archaea. Cell membranes (lipids), molecules in the cell, habitat
4. Week  Differences in cell wall of prokaryotic organisms
5. Week  Genomic diversity in prokaryotes
6. Week  Energy synthesis differences in prokaryotes
7. Week  Comparison of structural and molecular properties of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells
8. Week  Comparison of structural and molecular properties of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells (Midterm Exam)
9. Week  Microbial evolution
10. Week  Cultural analysis of microbial communities
11. Week  Independent analysis of microbial communities
12. Week  Culture-independent genetic analysis of microbial communities
13. Week  Genome Integrity Protection: CRISPR Blocking
14. Week  LUCA, Viral genomes and Subviral entities (Viroids, Prions)
15. Week  Final
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
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
3
30
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
3
3
9
 Presentation
3
3
9
 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
3
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9
10
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zehra Nur YÜKSEKDAĞ)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/zehranur)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (zehranur@gazi.edu.tr)