COURSE SYLLABUS

MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY

1	Course Title:	MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
2	Course Code:	BIO5412
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
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. Elif Demirkan
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Elif DEMİRKAN Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, Görükle Kampüsü, 16059 Bursa (0224) 2941794 , edemirkan@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The course will provide information about the diversity of microbial metabolisms.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Since she/he has learned the basic concepts in the field of Microbial Physiology, she/he contributes to her/his professional development with her /his ability to comprehend advanced scientific subjects more easily and to learn.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Assessing the specialistic knowledge ;
2	Grasping the interdisciplinary interaction ;
3	Be aware of the subjects of innovativeness ;
4	The ability to Research the current and high-level knowledge in the area;
5	Developing and deepen his/her knowledge in the related program’s area;
6	Transferring the current developments in the area in written, oral and visual;
7	Detecting the problems related with biology ;
8	Be aware of the subjects of entrepreneurship ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms
2	Prokaryotic and eukaryotic replication, DNA, RNA, protein synthesis
3	Prokaryotic and eukaryotic gene expression regulation
4	Membrane structure and transport
5	Catabolism, Biosynthesis and Fermentation
6	Genetic adaptation
7	Bacterial Growth
8	Environmental effects and strategies
9	Energy and Metabolism
10	Phototropism (photosynthesis): phototrophic and photoheterotrophic
11	Chemotropism (Chemosynthesis): Chemolithotrophs, chemoorganotrophs, chemolithotroph and mixotroph
12	Chemosynthesis varieties: Hydrogen bacteria, Sulfur bacteria,Iron bacteria, Ammonium and Nitrite Bacteria
13	Paper presentation
14	Paper presentation

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Brock ,Biology of Microorganisms, M.T. Madigan, J.M.Martinko, J.Parker,2000 BBS2710 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY MODULE NOTES
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	In the course, 1 homework is given as a midterm and 1 final exam is done. Exams are in a classical written style. Each written paper is carefully evaluated and graded.
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