COURSE SYLLABUS

CITOLOGY

1	Course Title:	CITOLOGY
2	Course Code:	BYL2001
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Tolga Çavaş
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Tolga ÇAVAŞ Prof. Dr. Nilüfer ÇİNKILIÇ Prof. Dr. Serap ÇELİKLER KASIMOĞULLARI
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümü Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/BURSA 16059 e-posta: tcavas@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: 0 224 294 1869 Uludag University Faculty of Arts and Science Department of Biology Gorukle Campus, Nilufer/BURSA 16059 e-mail: tcavas@uludag.edu.tr Phone: 0 224 294 1869
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to provide basic and contemporary knowledge in the field of cell biology to undergraduate level students. The goals of the course are to teach the basic structure and organization of the cell, the functions of different cellular components in biological events within the cells.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Defines structural, molecular properties and classification of organisms;
2	Explains concepts not only in biology, but also in other sciences;
3	Defines the continuity and importance of relationship between environment and organisms as a whole and comprehends the place and responsibility of human beings in nature;
4	Applies scientific improvements and innovations in his/her scientific field;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Cell biology and history
2	Development of microscope, general structure of the cell, prokaryotic-eukaryotic organisms
3	Chemical structure of the cell, organic compounds, tools for analyzing biological structures
4	Cell membranes and structural properties
5	Function of the cell membrane, cell to cell adhesion, cell surface
6	Apical surface changes in cell membrane, material transport, adhesion molecules
7	Cytoplasm, components of cytoskeleton and cellular movement
8	Structure and function of endoplasmic reticulum, golgi complex and microsomes
9	Structure and function of mitochondria, mitochondrial DNA, cellular respiration, electron transport chain
10	Chloroplast structure and function, photosynthesis, structure of chlorophylls
11	Lysosome structure and function
12	Nucleus strucuture and cell cycle
13	Ribosomes and protein synthesis
14	Chromosomes and cell division

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	B. Alberts, vd. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 2002 M. Sakızlı, N. Atabay. Hücre, Moleküler Yaklaşım. 2006
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High