| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell Biology | BIO209 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Özlem AKSOY
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Explaining cells, viruses, prokaryotes
2) Explaining cell membran and molecular organization
3) Explaining hormones and their functions
4) Explaining neurons and their functions
5) Explaining reproduction in animals and plants
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | High | No relation | High | No relation | Middle | Low | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | High | No relation | High | |
| 2 | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, cell membrane and cell wall, organelles, nucleus, cell division, cellular differentiation will be covered in this course.
Weekly Schedule
1) Cells, viruses, prokaryotes2) Enzymes and catalysors
3) Molecular organizations of cell membrane and cell wall
4) Cell surface structures and surface differentiations
5) Structures enclosed with membrane in cytoplasm and their functions, mitochondria, chloroplast
6) Cell skeleton, basic peculiarities of knowledge flow in cell
7) Nucleus and transcription of genetic information, ribosome and translation of genetic information
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Cell division and cell cycle
10) Germ cells, growing and differentiation
11) Hormones and their functions
12) Cellular basis of immune reaction
13) Neurons
14) Organization of muscle cells in vertebrates
15) Cancer cells
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
20% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required