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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / MBG 103 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

Code: MBG 103 Course Title: GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY I Theoretical+Practice: 0+4 ECTS: 4
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
The aim of this lecture is to teach to first grade students how use microscopes, to prepare slides and introduce basic structure components of cell and tissues.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can do preparation and find image on the microscobe PO-1 Obtain basic knowledge of Biology
PO-3 Identify structure-function relationships in cells and organisms
Laboratory Exam
LO-2 Can compare plant and animal cells PO-6 Develop an understanding of nature and history of scientific thought
PO-8 Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
Examination
LO-3 Can define stage of mitosis PO-3 Identify structure-function relationships in cells and organisms
PO-9 Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge
PO-17 Survey, analyze and interpret the experimental results and to reach a scientific result using the available scientific data.
Examination
Laboratory Exam
LO-4 Can know basic laboratuar techniques PO-15 Have contributed to scientific advances with research and development abilities
PO-16 Explain the scientific findings clearly and efficiently both in written and verbal communications.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Use of microscobe, preparation and image detection, comparing plant and animal cells, plastids, starch particles, tips of crystals, tips of stomata, mitosis, microorganisms, epithelial tissue, blood tissue, cartilage tissue, muscle tissue, neural tissue, bone tissue.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Parts of the microscobe and preparation Explaining and experimentation
2 Examination of plant cells and stomata Explaining and experimentation
3 Examination of epithelial cells human inside of mouth and onion skin Explaining and experimentation
4 Examination of parenchyma tissue and pigments in plants Explaining and experimentation
5 Examination of starch particles Explaining and experimentation
6 Mitosis in onion root tip cells Explaining and experimentation
7 Examination of crystals in plants Explaining and experimentation
8 mid-term exam
9 Epithelial tissue Explaining and experimentation
10 Blood tissue Explaining and experimentation
11 Plasmolysis and deplasmolysis in erythrocytes and determination of the blood types Explaining and experimentation
12 Bone tissue Explaining and experimentation
13 Cartilage tissue Explaining and experimentation
14 Muscle tissue Explaining and experimentation
15 Neural tissue Explaining and experimentation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Genel biyoloji labotaruvar klavuzu, Prof. Dr. Orhan ARSLAN, Prof. Dr. Mehmet BAHAR, Dr. Çiğdem Alev ÖZEL, Palme yayıncılık
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook, lam and lamel, blade, microscobe, pasteur pipette, aceto carmine and giemsa dyes.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 30
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz 4 1 10
3.Laboratory exam 12 1 10
4.Presentation
5.Report 15 2 20
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 30

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 4 14 56
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 7 7
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 7 7
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 1 14 14
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 2 4 8
Laboratory exam 2 4 8
Own study for mid-term exam 2 4 8
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 2 4 8
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 120