Bayburt University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
S103B	General Biology	Compulsory	1	1	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Examining living things; learning differences between living being and dull, variety of livings, animals, herbs, microorganisms, mushrooms, structure of the livings, cells, tissues, organs, systems, human body. Learning effective use of natural resources, preventing illness, protecting environments and environment pollution

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	understand and describe basic features of the cell, including cellular hierarchy, metabolism, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, cell growth and cellular reproduction. metabolism, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, cell growth and cellular reproduction.
2	understand and describe the fundamental principles of Mendelian genetics
3	understand and describe the molecular basis for heredity, DNA structure and replication, and protein synthesis.
4	understand and describe the principles of evolution from both Darwinian and modern perspectives

Mode of Delivery

Normal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Differences between organisms and dulls, diversity of organisms: animals, plants, microorganisms, protists, fungus; structure of organisms: cells, tissues, organs and organ systems; human body and its organ systems

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Difference between live and lifeless, common characteristics of living things.
2	Chemistry of living things, ınorganic compounds, organic compounds, nucleic acids.
3	Cell, prokaryotic cell, eukaryotic cell, cytoplasm, organelles, nucleus
4	Passage of substance from the cell membrane, passive transport (diffusion, osmosis), active transport, ekzositozis, endositozis (fagositoz, pinositoz).
5	Cell division, amitoz division, mitotic division, meiosis, gamete formation in plants, gamete formation in animals, segmentation.
6	Classification of living things, viruses, bacteria, fungi, plants, animals.
7	Feeding patterns of organisms, reproductive patterns of organisms, asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction.
8	Mid-term exam
9	Plant tissues and organs.
10	Animal tissues and organs.
11	Animal tissues and organs.
12	Human body and organ systems, nervous system, skeletal system, muscular system,
13	circulatory system, respiratory system, digestive system,
14	excretory system, endocrine system, reproductive system.
15	excretory system, endocrine system, reproductive system.
16	final

Recommended or Required Reading

Kadıoğlu, A., Demirbağ, Z., Şahin, B. 2008;Temel Biyoloji, Gündüz Ofset Matbaacılık, Trabzon.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	13	2	26
Self Study	14	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	10	2	20
Individual Study for Final Examination	13	5	65
Reading	13	1	13
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			155

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14
LO1			1	1	1	2
LO2			1	1	2	1
LO3			1	1	1	2
LO4			1	1	1	1

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High