Information Package / Course Catalogue
Basic Topics In Biology I
Course Code: ÇS006
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To inform the students who are educated in the health field about the basic biology topics such as organic compounds, cell division, substance transition.

Course Content

Distinction between viability – inanimate, organic and inorganic molecules that form the structure of living cells and organelles, substances through the membrane and metabolism, cell division (types, seen cells and varieties, etc.).

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows the molecules that make up the structure of living things.
2.Knows the structure, division, feature and various of the cells.
3.Knows the current basic rules of the substance transition in the cell membrane and the metabolism.
4.Knows the basic Latin concepts.
5.Knows and defines to the cell divisions.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Genetic (2003) William S. Klug & Michael R. Cummings (Trans. Prof. Cihan Öner), Palme Publising
2.Basic Rules of Lifeı Volume.1 / Part.1 (2004) Ali Demirsoy, Meteksan
3.Biology (2000) William T. Keeton, James L. Gould & Carol Grant Gould (Trans. Prof. Ali Demirsoy, Prof. İsmail Türkan & Prof. Ertunç Gündüz) Palme publishing
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of Biology, related science branches and its working areas.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Differences between the live and lifeless.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Basic molecules involved in the structure of living things (inorganic).
Week 4 - Theoretical
Basic molecules involved in the structure of living things (organic).
Week 5 - Theoretical
Basic molecules involved in the structure of living things (organic).
Week 6 - Theoretical
Cell theory, cell variety and structure of the cell.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Cell theory, cell variety and structure of the cell.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Structure of the cell membrane and substances through the membrane. (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Endoplasmic reticulum, Lysosome and Golgi apparatus.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Centrosome, Ribosome, Vacuole, Peroxisome.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Mitochondria, plastids and endosymbiosis theory.
Week 12 - Theoretical
The cell nucleus and its' role in the cell division, and cell cycle.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Bacterial Asexual reproduction (Binary fission) and mitosis.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Meiosis cell division.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Verbal Examination1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Final Rate1%10
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Reading120112
Individual Work130113
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1314
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
3
3
5
5
4
4
2
5
3
OÇ-2
5
3
3
5
5
4
4
2
5
3
OÇ-3
5
3
3
5
5
4
4
2
5
3
OÇ-4
5
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
3
3
5
5
4
4
2
5
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026