BYL608 - BIOLOGY of DROSOPHILA
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOLOGY of DROSOPHILA | BYL608 | 1st Semester | 2 | 3 | 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 | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Banu Şebnem Önder | |||||
| Course objective | Teaching the biological and genetic properties of Drosophila, teaching the using of Drosophila in biological investigations. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Learning of biological and genetic properties of Drosophila, learning of application methods of Drosophila in biological experiments. | |||||
| References | The books and scientific publications about genetics. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | The development and life cycle in Drosophila (T) Preparation of Drosophila medium, The investigation of Drosophila stocs, collecting and the crossing adults (P) |
| Week 2 | The reproductive biology of Drosophila, Oogenesis, spermatogenesis (T) The investigation of Drosophila mutants (P) |
| Week 3 | The embriogenezis in Drosophila (T) The methods of the collecting eggs in Drosophila and the investigation of the eggs (P) |
| Week 4 | The somatic and sexuel differences of adult Drosophila (T) The methods of the collecting larvae in Drosophila (P) |
| Week 5 | The chromosomes of Drosophila, marker chromosomes (cont) (T) Mutagenity test systems, Pre The investigation of the mutagenity experiments.separation of medium, collecting virgin females (P) |
| Week 6 | 1st Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | The chromosomes of Drosophila, marker chromosomes (cont) (T) The starting of mutagenity test experiments (P) |
| Week 8 | The characteristic of sexuel behaviour in Drosophila (T) The investigation of the mutagenity experiments (P) |
| Week 9 | The effects of genes and environment to the behavioural differences of Drosophila(T) The investigation of the mutagenity experiments and the results (P) |
| Week 10 | Techniques for behavioural studies (T) The preparation of Drosophila stocs for chromosome experiments (P) |
| Week 11 | The parameters of the life tables in Drosophila (T) The preparation of Drosophila stocs for chromosome experiments (P) |
| Week 12 | 2nd Midterm exam |
| Week 13 | The effective factors of the life tables in Drosophila (T) Preparation of Drosophila medium for behaviour experiments and crossing, The collecting of virgine females and males for behaviour experiments (one week) (P) |
| Week 14 | The uses of Drosophila in mutation researchs and the different test systems (T) The investigation of mating behaviours in Drosophila (P) The presantaion of termpapers. |
| Week 15 | Studying for final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 12 | 10 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 40 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 15 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 13 | 10 | 130 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 45 | 55 | 255 |
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