| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology I | FEN201 | 3. Semester | 4 + 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Each week, video links will be shared on the related topic, pre-service science teachers should watch the video before coming to class. |
| Course Coordinator |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Harika Özge ARSLAN |
| Instructor(s) |
Harika Özge ARSLAN |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | Understanding biological concepts, ensuring that pre-service science teachers learn meaningfully the biology concepts within the scope of the renewed middle school science course. |
| Course Content | The course includes the meaning, fields, importance, historical development of biology; living and non-living structures; diversity and classification of living things (prokaryotes, eukaryotes, species concept and taxonomic structures, structure and characteristics of plants); structure and function of the basic unit of life, cell, membrane structure and function; cell divisions; plant tissues; plant organs and structures; reproduction, fertilization and development in non-flowering and flowering plants and animal diversity. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Understands the importance of biology for living things. - To know the relation of biomolecules in the structure and functions of cells. - Understands the concept of species and taxonomic structures. - To know the structure and general characteristics of plants. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction of the course content and plickers | Verbal Expression |
| 2. Week | Definition of biology, its fields, importance and historical development of biology | Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study |
| 3. Week | The concept of species and taxonomic structures, Introduction to the diversity and classification of living things | Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 4. Week | Chemistry of life, carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes, water and minerals, their functions in living organisms | Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression |
| 5. Week | Chemistry of life, carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes, water and minerals, their functions in living organisms | Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 6. Week | Bacteria, archaea, eukarya; the three domains of life. Basic characteristics of prokaryotes and eukaryotes; Protista and Fungi | Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 7. Week | Cell, membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, organelles and their functions | Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 8. Week | Transportation of molecules in the cell and Protein synthesis | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study |
| 9. Week | Midterm Exam | |
| 10. Week | Cell division; Mitosis, and uncontrolled cell division | Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 11. Week | Cell division; Meiosis | Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 12. Week | Tissues: vegetative tissues; divisive tissue, fixed tissue | Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 13. Week | Reproduction, fertilization and development in non-flowering and flowering plants | Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation |
| 14. Week | Hayvanların sınıflandırılması | Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 15. Week | Evaluation | Verbal Expression |
| - Campbell, N.A. Reece, J.B. Biology. (Çeviri Ed. E. Gündüz, A. Demirsoy, İ. Türkan) 2. Türkçe baskı, 2008, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara |
| - Keton T. W. & J. L. Gould, 1999. Genel Biyoloji I ve II 5. Baskıdan Çeviri, Çeviri Editörleri: Demirsoy, A. & İ. Türkan, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY2 | 70 | 100 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY3 | 55 | 10 | 100 | 100 | 10 | 40,60 |
| PY5 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 100 | 0 | 40,60 |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
