BYL630 - ANAEROBIC MICROORGANISMS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANAEROBIC MICROORGANISMS | BYL630 | 2nd Semester | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Demonstration Experiment Problem Solving | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Işıl Seyis Bilkay | |||||
| Course objective | To teach anaerobic microorganisms and give education on practical studies providing basis for the subject. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Comparison of aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms; Anaerobic Energy metabolisms; Morphology, pathology and physiology of anaerobic bacteria, Gastrointestinal Channel Models, Obligate anaerobes , Industrial and medical importance of facultative anaerobes. | |||||
| References | Zehnder, A. J.: Biology of Anaerobic Microorganisms (Environmental and Applied Microbiology Series) John Wiley & Sons. Mıchael T.Madıgan, John M.Martıngo, Brock Biology of Mıcroorganisms.Pearson Edu., Publish. Prentice Hall. Stanley, J.T., Reysenbach, A.L,: Diversity of Microbial Life, Witey-Liss İnc. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | History, Comparison of aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms, Energy mechanisms (T) |
| Week 2 | Important properties of anaerobic microorganisms and production of them. Obligate Aneorobes, Veillonellaceae (T) |
| Week 3 | Veillonella, Acidaminococcus, Megasphaera (T) |
| Week 4 | Bacteroidaceae, Bacteroides, Gastrointestinal channel models, Fermentation in intestine (T) |
| Week 5 | Fusobacterium, Leptotrichia, Butyrivibrio, Succinivibrio (T) |
| Week 6 | Prevotella, Porphyromonas, Pectinatus (T) |
| Week 7 | Sellenomonas, Succinimonas, Desulfovibrio (T) |
| Week 8 | Sporulated anaerobic bacteria, Sporalactobacillus, Clostridium, Classification of Clostridium species , Types of fermentation (T) |
| Week 9 | Midterm Exam (T) |
| Week 10 | Desulfotomaculum, Oscillospira, Methanobacteriaceae (T) |
| Week 11 | Methanobacterium, Methanosarcina, Methanococcus (T) |
| Week 12 | Peptococcaceae, Peptococcus, Peptostreptococcus, Ruminococcus (T) |
| Week 13 | Sarcina, Spirochetes/ Spirochaeta, Treponema, Borrelia (T) |
| Week 14 | Obligate anaerobes, Industrial and medical importance of facultative anaerobes (T) |
| Week 15 | Preperation for Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 2 | 10 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 2 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 10 | 120 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 46 | 59 | 267 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Improves knowledge in proficiency level based on the undergraduate level in biology or different disciplines by using scientific methods to analyse and interpret it. | X | ||||
| 2. Uses theoretical and practical knowledge obtained from his/her field in proficiency level | X | ||||
| 3. Interprets the knowledge obtained from his/her field with integrating the acquired knowledge from the other disciplines and synthesize new knowledge. | X | ||||
| 4. Gain ability to solve problems in his/her using research methods. | X | ||||
| 5. Gain ability to conduct study independently required in his/her field of specialization. | X | ||||
| 6. Improves new strategies to solve complex problems in the field of specialization. | X | ||||
| 7. Uses acquired proficiency level knowledge and skills in processes of learning in his/her field. | X | ||||
| 8. Uses computer software with computer technologies that is required in his/her field. | X | ||||
| 9. Has the ability of minding social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the levels of collecting, interpreting and applying the data in his/her field. | X | ||||
| 10. Evaluates the important events and cases by minding the results which take part in the development of his/her field. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest