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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / MBG 101 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

Code: MBG 101 Course Title: GENERAL BIOLOGY I Theoretical+Practice: 4+0 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ZELİHA LEBLEBİCİ (zleblebici@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Aim of the course is to teach the action between living systems, metabolism, cell structure and basic genetic subjects.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can characterize macro and micromolecules as building stones of living organisms. PO-1 Obtain basic knowledge of Biology
PO-3 Identify structure-function relationships in cells and organisms
PO-6 Develop an understanding of nature and history of scientific thought
Examination
LO-2 can explain cell, organels, cell types, importance and basic functions of them. PO-1 Obtain basic knowledge of Biology
PO-3 Identify structure-function relationships in cells and organisms
PO-9 Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge
Examination
LO-3 can explain energy metabolism in living systems. PO-1 Obtain basic knowledge of Biology
PO-2 Develop an understanding of matter and energy in organisms
PO-4 Define the relationship among life forms and their environments and ecosystems
Examination
LO-4 can explain basic molecular genetic concepts in detail. PO-1 Obtain basic knowledge of Biology
PO-3 Identify structure-function relationships in cells and organisms
PO-5 Explain transmission of genetic background in organisms and populations
Examination
LO-5 can describe relation between biological systems, and environment. PO-1 Obtain basic knowledge of Biology
PO-6 Develop an understanding of nature and history of scientific thought
PO-9 Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Cellular basis of the life, Chemical factors of plant and animal cell structures; cell membrane, cellular energy generation, photosynthesis and cellular respiration; regulation of cellular activity; cell division; molecular genetic basis of life
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 History of plant biology, origin of living organisms, development of scientific thinking and reasoning skills Explanation
2 General features of life, chemistry of life, molecules and water Explanation
3 Macromolecules, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. Structure of nucleic acids DNA, RNA and protein Explanation
4 Cellular basis of organisms, the chemical building blocks of cells, procaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, cell membrane and permeability Explanation
5 Signal transduction mechanisms, energy flow in cells, cellular respiration Explanation
6 Photosynthesis Explanation
7 Cell division and key steps, mitosis and meiosis Explanation
8 mid-term exam
9 DNA and heredity, genetic code, DNA replication, gene expression Explanation
10 RNA transcription, translation, regulation of gene expression Explanation
11 Chromosome structures, structural or numerical abnormalities, chromosomal basis of heredity, mutations Explanation
12 Scientific method (hypothesis, observation, theories), evolution theory, evolution of life, phylogenetic Explanation
13 Mechanisms of evolution, natural selection, evolution of genome and key factors helped evolution Explanation
14 History of life on earth, species, bacteria and archea Explanation
15 Biotechonology, plasmids, molecular cloning, expression of a cloned gene Explanation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Campbell NA, Reece JB. 2008. Biology. 8. basım. Upper Saddle River (NJ): Benjamin Cummings.
Required Course instruments and materials
Campbell NA, Reece JB. 2008. Biology. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River (NJ): Benjamin Cummings.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 5 14 70
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 12 24
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 12 24
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 7 14
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 2 7 14
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 150