ÇANKAYA UNIVERSITY
BIO101-INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY
2022-2023 FALL SEMESTER
INSTRUCTOR
Esin Demir
esindemir@cankaya.edu.tr
COURSE WILL BE HELD FACE TO FACE
Time & Place
BIO101-Section 1: Friday, 9:20-12:10; Amfi-3 PSYC
BIO101-Section 2: Friday, 13:20-16:10; Amfi-3 CENG
BIO101-Section 3: Thursday, 13:20-16:10; Amfi-3- SENG
FINAL EXAM DATE:
For all sections:
10.01.2023 Tuesday, Start: 10:00-12:00
MIDTERM DATE:
For all sections:
25.11.2022 Friday, Start: 13:20-15:20
QUIZ DATES FOR ALL SECTIONS:
QUIZ 1: November 3-4; Online; in class hours
QUIZ 2: November 18; Online; 22:00-22:15
QUIZ 3, 4, 5 are written below
Disclaimer: This syllabus is prepared to give the students for using as a guide during the course. It will be covered in the course and will be followed as closely as possible. However, changes or additions to this syllabus, including reading, exam schedule, grading, and course policies can be made at the discretion of the instructor when needs arise at any time
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER / SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
An introduction to the fundamental concepts of biological science will be covered. Topics include structures and processes from molecules to organisms, cell structure and function, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, cellular reproduction, patterns of inheritance, the structure and function of DNA, gene expression and regulation, genetic engineering, DNA technology and genomics, bioinformatics and biological databases, synthetic biology, applying engineering to biology and nanobiotechnology.
LECTURE SCHEDULE
(It is tentative and my subject to change with advanced notice)
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WEEK |
TOPIC |
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Week 1 (4-10 October) |
First meeting About the course Course Learning Goals Biology and Computer Assignments and Grading |
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Week 2 (11-17 October) |
An Introduction to Life on Earth · What is Life? · What is Science? The Life of the Cell · Atoms, Molecules and Life · Biological Molecules |
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Week 3 (18-24 October) |
Cell Structure |
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Week 4 (25-31 October) |
The Working Cell •Membrane Structure & Function
•Energy Flow in the Cell
•Photosynthesis
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Week 5 (1-7 November) |
QUIZ-1 Cellular Respiration |
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Week 6 (8-14 November) |
Cellular Reproduction
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Week 7 (15-21 November) |
QUIZ-2 The Structure and Function of DNA |
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Week 8 (22-28 November) |
MIDTERM EXAM Gene Expression and Regulation |
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Week 9 (29 November- 5 December) |
DNA Technology-I
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Week 10 (6-12 December) |
PERFORMANCE Biology and Computer/Software Engineering Psychology Presentations |
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Week 11 (13-19 December)
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PERFORMANCE Biology and Computer/Software Engineering Psychology Presentations |
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Week 12 (20-26 December) |
QUIZ-3 (23-12-2022, Friday, 22:00-22:10) PERFORMANCE Biology and Computer/Software Engineering Psychology Presentations |
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Week 13 (27 December-2 January) |
QUIZ-4 (30-12-2022, Friday, 22:00-22:10) PERFORMANCE Biology and Computer/Software Engineering Psychology Presentations |
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Week 14 (3-9 January) |
Bonus: QUIZ-5 (06-01-2023, Friday, 22:00-22:10) DNA Technology-II
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Week 15 (January 10-14) |
Final Exams |
TEXTBOOK INFORMATION
Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Kelly A. Hogan, Jane B. Reece,
Campbell Essential Biology.
6th Edition. Pearson, 2016.
Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Kelly Hogan,
Campbell Biology Concepts and Connections.
Pearson, 2013.
RECOMMENDED READING
Dan Gusfield,
Algorithms on Strings, Trees and Sequences: Computer Science and Computational Biology.
Cambridge University Press, 1997.
David W. Mount,
Bioinformatics: Sequence and Genome Analysis.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2004.
EVALUATION
| ITEM | PERCENTAGE |
|---|---|
| MIDTERM | 20% |
| QUIZ | 20% |
| BONUS (Attendance for at least 70% of classes) | 5% |
| PRESENTATION (FACE-TO-FACE) | 20% |
| FINAL | 40% |