Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
BIOTECHNOLOGY	Third cycle	VBK 521		1	4.00	4.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	No
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Asst. Prof. Dr. Meryem ŞENTÜRK
Lecturer(s)	Prof. Dr. Meryem EREN, Asst. Prof. Dr. Meryem ŞENTÜRK
Teaching assitant(s)	No
Mode of delivery	Theoretical
Course objective	The objective of this course is to teach the student the theoretical aspects of biotechnology.
Course description	This course includes methods and procedures used in biotechnology.

Course contents

1	General consideration to methods used in biotechnology
2	Isolation of nucleic acids and proteins
3	Homogenisation, separation and purification
4	Filtration, dialysis and precipitation
5	Applications of enzymes, santrifugation
6	Chromatography, elektrophoresis
7	Analysis of nucleic acids and proteins
8	Applications of radioisotop, immunological methods, structural analysis
9	Determination of molecule weight and staining of proteins
10	Characterisation of proteins
11	Isolation and purification of DNA
12	Analysis of DNA
13	Enzymatic analysis methods
14	Application fields of biotechnicological methods
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Student defines; biotechnology.
2	Student learns; the methods used in biotechnology and its applications.
3	Student knowns; nucleic acid and protein isolation, purification processes such as precipitation.
4	Student learns; enzyme applications.
5	Student has protein characterization knowledge.
6	Student learns; DNA analysis.
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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)	14	1	14
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	1	14
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	5	1	5
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	2	2
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	2	2
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	14	1	14
Total work load			55
ECTS			2.00

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	Temizkan, G., Arda, N. Moleküler Biyolojide Kullanılan Yöntemler. Biyogem Yayın No 1. , Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri LTD.Şti. İstanbul-1999.
Additional references	Haris, VLE., Angal, S. Protein Purification Methods: a practical approach. Oxford University Pres., New York-1989. 3- Arda, M. Biyoteknoloji. Kükem derneği Bilimsel yayınları No::2, Ankara-1994. 4-Smith, EJ.Biotechnology, 2. ed.Edward Arnold. Great Britain.1988.

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