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Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY	Third cycle	TIB 509		1	8.00	8.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	Only postgraduate students are accepted for the course
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Prof.Dr.Hamiyet Altuntaş
Lecturer(s)	Prof.Dr.Hamiyet Altuntaş
Teaching assitant(s)	None
Mode of delivery	This course will be 3 hours of theorical lecture per week. Theoretical and interactive education.
Course objective	The objective of this course is to teach the student the structure and properties of molecules in the cell
Course description	The emphasis of this course will be on the structures of macromolecules in the cell.

Course contents

1	Structure, properties s and varieties of carbohydrates.
2	Structure, properties and varieties of lipids.
3	Structure and properties of nucleic acids.
4	Varieties of DNA ve RNA.
5	Structure and properties of proteins, and glycoproteins and glycolipids.
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7	Regulation and activities enzymes and coenzymes.
8	Metabolic energy and ATP.
9	Chemical bonds
10	Chemical reactions.
11	Synthesis of carbohydrate, lipid, protein and nucleic acid.
12	Properties of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	To have knowledge about the structure, properties and varieties of carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids.
2	To have knowledge about the varieties of DNA ve RNA.
3	To be able to describe the structure and properties of proteins, and glycoproteins and glycolipids.
4	To be able to understand the regulation and activities enzymes and coenzymes.
5	To be able to describe the metabolic energy and ATP.
6	To be able to understand the chemical bonds and chemical reactions.
7	To be able to describe the synthesis of carbohydrate, lipid, protein and nucleic acid.
8	To be able to understand the properties of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	13	3	39
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	13	6	78
Homework	2	8	16
Presentation / seminar	1	10	10
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	2	12	24
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	2	12	24
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	5	1	5
Total work load			200
ECTS			8.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	1. B. Lewin. Genes VI, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1997. 2. G. M. Cooper. The Cell A Molecular Apprroach, ASM Press, Washington, 1996. 3. L. Stryer. Biochemistry, 3rd Ed., W. H. Freeman, New York, 1988. 4. J. Darnell, H. Lodish, D. Baltimore. Molecular Cell Biology, 2nd Ed., Scientific American Books, New York, 1990. 5. B. Alberts, A. Johnson, J. Lewis, M. Raff, K. Roberts, P. Walter. Molecular Biology of The Cell, 4th Ed., Garland Science (Taylor & Francis Group), New York, 2002. G. M. Cooper and R.E. Hausman, (2009) The Cell: A Molecular Approach (5th Ed), ASM Press and Sinauer Associates.
Additional references	Related papers, websites and lecture notes.

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