Vocatıonal School
Medıcal Laboratory Technıques

Course Information

MEDICAL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
Code Semester Theoretical Practice National Credit ECTS Credit
Hour / Week
TLT112 Spring 2 2 3 4

Prerequisites and co-requisites
Language of instruction Turkish
Type Required
Level of Course Associate
Lecturer Cem YALAZA
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Suggested Subject
Professional practise ( internship ) None
Objectives of the Course To educate students who can adjust themselves to the field of Medical Laboratory, with the accumulation of knowledge and information about cell biology, molecular genetics and tissue types.
Contents of the Course In this course, the cell structure, function, and chemical composition of the tissue structure and types (epithelial tissue, connective tissue, blood tissue, muscle and nervous tissue) DNA structure, function and genetic Information flow, basic principles of heredity, definition and types of mutation, chromosome structure and analysis techniques will be studied.

Learning Outcomes of Course

# Learning Outcomes
1 Understand tissues that make up the cell structure, intracellular organelles and relationships between cells.
2 Learn the structural properties of the genetic material, replication mechanism and the genetic flow.
3 Have knowledge about the basic principles of heredity.
4 Understand the importance of the changes and properties in the genetic material.
5 Use the information learned about chromosome structure and analysis techniques. Examine samples with different karyotypes in laboratory practice.

Course Syllabus

# Subjects Teaching Methods and Technics
1 Cell structure, function, and chemical components Lecture, discussion, presentation
2 Tissue structure and types Lecture, discussion, presentation
3 Tissue structure and types Lecture, discussion, presentation
4 DNA structure, function, genetic information flow Lecture, discussion, presentation
5 DNA structure, function, genetic information flow Lecture, discussion, presentation
6 Preparation for the exam Lecture, discussion, presentation
7 Midterm
8 Principles of basic genetic heredity Lecture, discussion, presentation
9 Principles of basic genetic heredity Lecture, discussion, presentation
10 Mutation and mutation types Lecture, discussion, presentation
11 Chromosome structure Lecture, discussion, presentation
12 Chromosome analysis techniques Lecture, discussion, presentation
13 Laboratory-Chromosome structure and analysis techniques Lecture, discussion, presentation
14 Laboratory-Chromosome structure and analysis techniques Lecture, discussion, presentation
15 Preparation for the exam Lecture, discussion, presentation
16 Final Exam

Course Syllabus

# Material / Resources Information About Resources Reference / Recommended Resources
1 Course presentation document

Method of Assessment

# Weight Work Type Work Title
1 40% Mid-Term Exam Mid-Term Exam
2 60% Final Exam Final Exam

Relationship between Learning Outcomes of Course and Program Outcomes

# Learning Outcomes Program Outcomes Method of Assessment
1 Understand tissues that make up the cell structure, intracellular organelles and relationships between cells. 7͵10 1͵2
2 Learn the structural properties of the genetic material, replication mechanism and the genetic flow. 1͵2͵5 1͵2
3 Have knowledge about the basic principles of heredity. 5 1͵2
4 Understand the importance of the changes and properties in the genetic material. 5͵7͵8 1͵2
5 Use the information learned about chromosome structure and analysis techniques. Examine samples with different karyotypes in laboratory practice. 5͵6͵7͵13 1͵2
PS. The numbers, which are shown in the column Method of Assessment, presents the methods shown in the previous table, titled as Method of Assessment.

Work Load Details

# Type of Work Quantity Time (Hour) Work Load
1 Course Duration 14 4 56
2 Course Duration Except Class (Preliminary Study, Enhancement) 14 4 56
3 Presentation and Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
4 Web Research, Library and Archival Work 0 0 0
5 Document/Information Listing 0 0 0
6 Workshop 0 0 0
7 Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 3 3
8 Midterm Exam 1 1 1
9 Quiz 0 0 0
10 Homework 0 0 0
11 Midterm Project 0 0 0
12 Midterm Exercise 0 0 0
13 Final Project 0 0 0
14 Final Exercise 0 0 0
15 Preparation for Final Exam 1 3 3
16 Final Exam 1 1 1
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