| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution | BIO408 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 4 | Spring | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Özlem AKSOY
Prof. Dr. Halim Aytekin ERGÜL
Associate Prof. Dr. Gülsüm Ebru ÖZER UYAR
Assistant Prof. Dr. CEM ERKEBAY
Assistant Prof. Dr. Fevzi UÇKAN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Explain the evidence for evolution
2) Define natural selection
3) Explain migration and the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
4) Explain estimating and using phylogenies
5) Explain mechanism of speciation
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | High | Low | High | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | High | No relation | Low | |
| 2 | High | No relation | High | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | |
| 4 | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Case for evolutionary thinking, Darwinism and natural selection, mutation, the mechanisms of evolution, nature of adaptations, mechanisms of speciation, human evolution
Weekly Schedule
1) Evolution of the cellRecommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required