Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | AE-FB106B | | Compulsory | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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Level of Course Unit |
First Cycle |
Objectives of the Course |
The aim of this course is to enable students to obtain basic information about the field of biology, to understand the classification of living things, and to obtain the necessary information about plant structures and organs and animal diversity. |
Name of Lecturer(s) |
Doç. Dr. Ekrem CENGİZ |
Learning Outcomes |
1 | Understands the meaning, fields, importance and historical development of biology. | 2 | Learns about the diversity and classification of living things. | 3 | Will examine the structure and properties of plants and the structure of the cell and explain its importance for life. | 4 | Obtains information about cell division and vegetal tissues and organs. | 5 | Obtains information about animal diversity. |
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Mode of Delivery |
Normal Education |
Prerequisites and co-requisities |
None |
Recommended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
The content of this course can be expressed as follows;
1- The meaning, fields, importance, historical development of biology, living and non-living structures;
2- Diversity and classification of living things (prokaryotes, eukaryotes, species concept and taxonomic structures, species concept and taxonomic structures,
3- Structure and characteristics of plants; basic unit of life (cell, structure and function of the cell, membrane structure and function);
4- Cell division (mitosis, meiosis and uncontrolled cell division);
5- Tissues (vegetative tissues, dividing tissue, invariable tissue);
6- Vegetative organs and structures (vegetative organs, generative organs, reproduction, fertilization and development in non-flowering and flowering plants);
7- Overview of animal diversity (general characteristics of invertebrates and chordates) and open and closed-ended experiments on these topics. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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1 | Planning of the course, what students should do, exam dates | | | 2 | Introduction to biology, areas of biology and sub-branches of biology | | | 3 | Cell, cell divisions, organs and tissues | | | 4 | Viruses, Prokaryotic organisms | | | 5 | Eukaryotic organisms and protozoa | | | 6 | Plants | | | 7 | Mushrooms | | | 8 | Midterm | | | 9 | Animal-Invertebrates | | | 10 | Vertebrates-invertebrates | | | 11 | Vertebrates - Mammals | | | 12 | Memeliler | | | 13 | Biodiversity | | | 14 | Ecosystem and Ecology | | | 15 | Ecosystem and ecology | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
1- Campell Temel Biyoloji Fizyoloji İlaveli. Palme Yayınevi. |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
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 |
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Workload Calculation |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Self Study | 15 | 2 | 30 |
Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 15 | 2 | 30 |
Individual Study for Final Examination | 3 | 20 | 60 |
Reading | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
LO1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | LO2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | LO3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | LO4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | LO5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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