INTERNATIONAL BURCH UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS AND BIOENGINEERING

I N T ER N A T I O N A L

B U RCH
U N IV E R S IT Y
S A R A J E V O

STUDY PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS BOOK

FIRST CYCLE OF GENETICS AND BIOENGINEERING

SARAJEVO
September, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION.......................................................................................... 1
1.1. GENERAL ..................................................................................................................... 1
1.2. VISION.......................................................................................................................... 1
1.3. MISSION ....................................................................................................................... 1
1.4. PROGRAM ..................................................................................................................... 1
1.5. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES ...................................................................... 2
1.6. PRACTICAL TRAINING .................................................................................................. 3
1.7. LEARNING AND TEACHING ........................................................................................... 3
1.8. TEACHING/LEARNING METHODS AND STRATEGIES...................................................... 3
1.9. ASSESSMENT PROTOCOLS ............................................................................................ 4
1.9.1. ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................................ 4
1.9.2. GRADING ................................................................................................................................... 4
1.10. TRANSFERABLE SKILLS ................................................................................................ 4
1.11. SKILLS AND OTHER ATTRIBUTES ................................................................................. 5
1.12. METHODS FOR EVALUATING AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND STANDARDS OF
TEACHING AND LEARNING ...................................................................................................... 5
1.13. CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION ............................................................................................ 5
1.14. CAREER PROSPECTS ..................................................................................................... 5
2. CURRICULUM ............................................................................................................... 7

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1. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
1.1. General

Genetics and bioengineering is one of the fastest growing disciplines in science today. The unique
combination of traditional methods and approaches used in genetics combined with the innovative
approaches of bioengineering enable a multidisciplinary approach to solving various biomedical,
forensic, microbiological, engineering, and other related problems. The undergraduate program lasts
three years and enables students to gain a wide overview of the field through the study of various
fundamental courses like chemistry, physics and biology; bioengineering courses: genetics and
bioengineering, biotechnology, molecular biology, etc.; as well as engineering subjects:
programming, calculus etc., which give students the engineering basis necessary for the filed.
The Genetics and Bioengineering Department at International Burch University is located on the
first floor in a separate part of the University facility. In order to avoid possible contamination the
entire department is separated from the rest of the building with a glass door, which can only be
accessed with an ID card. The Department has 4 laboratories: Scientific Research, Cell Biology and
Microbiology, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Chemistry lab in which students pursue their
laboratory exercises.
The main aim of the genetics and bioengineering undergraduate program at IBU is to prepare
students for their future career through giving them the adequate knowledge, skills, and attitudes
necessary to succeed. Each course is based on the principle that the knowledge gained on the lectures
is followed by the practical application of that knowledge in the laboratory.
This field of study offers a wide range of employment opportunities in Bosnia and Herzegovina as
well as the entire world. The main product of Higher Education Institution International Burch
University, is a skilled and competent graduate ready for the labor market.

1.2. Vision

With the establishment of the Department of Genetics and Bioengineering our goal was to create a
branch that is dynamic, interdisciplinary, ethic, enterprising, open to original concepts,
environmentalist, active in social points, high quality in science, and modern. The aim was to create
a nurturing environment that will enable our students to gain the highest level of knowledge while
creating relationships with faculty and colleagues that would prepare them for careers within the
areas of interest. Program components combine flexibility with rigor, place a priority on
independence and imagination, and emphasize extensive individual faculty-student interactions.

1.3. Mission

The mission of the Department of Genetics and Bioengineering is to train the students to be the next
generation of leaders in the globally competitive fields of life sciences, biotechnology, industry,
academia, and research. The program is developed to meet the increasing demand of these fields in
industry and research, respectively. Our aim is to enable students to become scientific professionals
in fields such as biotechnology, bioinformatics, biomedical engineering, pharmacy and drug design,
nanotechnology, genomic and proteomic research, neuroscience, and many more.

1.4. Program

The Department of Genetics and Bioengineering offers three degrees: BSc undergraduate (three
years), MSc (two years), and PhD (three years). Foundational course work in basic natural sciences,
particularly in biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics, introduces the students to the
fundamentals needed for their future studies of genetics and bioengineering. Since the entire
program is in English during the first year of the bachelor degree students listen to the course which
gives them advanced English reading and writing exercises (in both semesters). This course enables
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students to advance their knowledge of the English language which is necessary throughout the
entire program. During the second and third year of the bachelor program candidates immerse
themselves deeper into focused areas by predominantly attending genetic and bioengineering
courses. The curriculum also entails elective courses that are designed to provide students with
opportunities to begin establishing professional skills that are in line with their interests. Candidates
that are enrolled in MSc and PhD programs attend more advanced courses in agricultural, medical,
environmental, and practical biotechnologies while also conducting high quality research. They are
expected to write and defend a thesis/dissertation at the completion of their studies.

1.5. Program Objectives and Outcomes

The objectives of BSc program are as follows:

 To produce graduates skilled in the fundamental theoretical and practical concepts of future
graduate pursuits should they choose to do so.
 To prepare graduates to pursue career choices in various genetics and bioengineering or
related interdisciplinary fields that require a strong background in applied sciences or
engineering.
 To equip graduates with problem solving skills, laboratory skills, and design skills necessary
to thrive in technical careers.
 To develop students' abilities to communicate and demonstrate teamwork skills as well as
an ethical demeanor necessary to succeed in their careers.
 To prepare students to continue their professional development through continuing their
educational endeavors and personal development experiences based on their awareness of
database resources and professional societies, journals, and meetings.

Upon completion of this BSc Genetics and Bioengineering program, students should be able to:

 Show a fundamental level of knowledge in the field of genetics and bioengineering as well
as demonstrate knowledge in the fields of basic sciences and electives necessary for the
bioengineering profession.
 Interpret and discuss various different topics related to the field.
 Apply computer programs and programming languages necessary to adequately perform
tasks in the bioengineering field in a scientific manner through the development of computer
literacy.
 Develop a scientific approach to solving various scientific problems and tasks through the
work on various laboratory experiments in the department as well as apply a fundamental
level of skills needed to perform routine laboratory work.
 Master the use of various bioengineering laboratory instruments and machines.
 Collect, analyze and write the results of laboratory experiments and write laboratory reports.
 Develop habits to work according to laboratory safety procedures and learn various bio-
safety levels.
 Develop team work skills, as well as skills to work in a multidisciplinary environment and
bioethical and public policy awareness.
 Learn to critically analyze laboratory protocols and compare various methodologies.

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 1.6. Practical Training

Through the entire bachelors program students have practical or laboratory sessions which follow
the lectures. This enables students to get practical training in various scientific and engineering
fields as well as develop skills necessary for their future career. As mentioned before, Burch
possesses four well-equipped laboratories to meet all of the needs of the program. Students also gain
additional training through visiting various laboratories throughout the course. Besides the regular
laboratory sessions students also have to have an internship practice. This adds significant
workplace experience to a student’s education. It is realized in the collaboration with public and
private institutions based both nationally as well as internationally. With the duration of 30 working
days, it enables the student to gain valuable “on the job,” “real-world” work experience related to a
chosen focus in genetics and bioengineering. This practical training also permits students to
establish networks in the areas of work in potential future careers.

1.7. Learning and Teaching

Our learning and teaching methods provide high quality learning opportunities so that
undergraduate and graduate candidates effectively demonstrate achievement in the courses and
modules in their route of study.

We aim to foster the development of independent study skills, intellectual autonomy as well as a
sense of curiosity while encouraging a commitment to lifelong learning and continuous professional
development. Furthermore, students are urged to be independent in their course of study by taking
on responsibility for their own learning and development. A progressive use of project learning,
integrated assessment, and product/problem-based learning allow students to take on greater self-
direction. Group as well as team work are of particular focus during the scholars’ course of study as
they provide personal and enriching interactions that shape students both socially and intellectually.

Our courses are usually composed of lectures, seminars, tutorials, and practical laboratory sessions.
The use of simulations, role play, case studies, projects, practical work, work-based learning,
workshops, peer tutoring, peer group interaction, self-managed teams, and learner-managed
learning are some of the means by which effective learning is encouraged.

1.8. Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures/classes: Lectures and classes offer information, literature reviews, illustrative applications
and presentations that explore core ideas in the subject matter. Students are expected to solve
problems that are discussed in small class set ups. Attending less than 70% of lectures will result in
failing the course.

Practical sessions: Practical sessions enable students to develop a sense for real life scientific issues
through regular laboratory participation. Each course is accompanied by a minimum of 10
laboratory sessions and attendance is mandatory for all students. Student performance is monitored
and graded through laboratory quizzes and practical exams.

Group project: The group project provides an opportunity for students to solve real genetic,
bioengineering, and biotechnological problems, practice analytic and problem-solving skills, and
work in teams. It is this focus on knowing and doing, on individual achievement as well as
meaningful collaborations that enable our students to reach their intellectual and academic potential.

Individual project: Individual projects involve literature reviews, problem specification and
experiments/analyses. This enables a student to utilize theoretical techniques they have learned by
applying them in laboratory and library settings.

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Expert (guest) lectures and seminars: Guest lectures and seminars provide students with
opportunities to hear internal as well as external visiting speakers. Through this immersion in real-
world science, students are able to broaden their idea and understanding of the field and to
potentially begin visualizing themselves in a science profession.

1.9. Assessment Protocols

The purpose of an outcome-based learning assessment is to improve the quality of learning and
teaching in genetics and bioengineering.
The fundamental principles are:

 A student’s learning is the central focus of the department‘s efforts.

 Each student is unique and will express and experience learning in a unique way.
 Students must be able to apply their learning beyond the classroom.
 Students should become effective, independent, lifelong learners as a result of their
educational experience.

1.9.1. Assessment

Assessment of intellectual skills is done via:

 Written examinations
 Written essay assignments
 Evaluation of practical work
 Group project report and team presentation
 Individual project report and short presentation.

1.9.2. Grading

The final success of a student after all envisioned forms of testing is evaluated and graded through
the system of comparison ECTS with the scale of grading, as follows:
a) 10 (A) – outstanding performance without errors or with minor errors, carries 95-100
points
b) 9 (B) – above average, with few errors, carries 85-94 points
c) 8 (C) – average, with notable errors, carries 75-84 points
d) 7 (D) – generally good, but with significant shortcomings, carries 65-74 points
e) 6 (E) – meets minimum criteria, carries 55-64 points
f) 5 (F, FX) – performance does not meet minimum criteria, less than 55 points.

1.10. Transferable Skills

By the end of the course, a student will have developed a range of transferable skills including
abilities in:
 Managing their own learning and conducting independent thinking and study
 Problem specification and modeling
 Applying genetic and bioengineering methods to solve real-world problems
 Managing a research project, including planning and time management
 Conducting an engineering-based research-based work, from hypothesis to report writing
 Working in a multi-disciplinary team
 Critical analysis.

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 1.11. Skills and Other Attributes

 Effective communication of information, arguments, analyses and techniques in a variety of

forms to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
 An ability to undertake further training, develop existing skills, and acquire new
competences that will enable students to assume significant responsibility within
organizations.

1.12. Methods for Evaluating and Improving the Quality and Standards of
Teaching and Learning

 Student focus groups and the annual student survey

 Classroom observation of lecturers
 Instructors possess advanced professional diplomas in teaching and learning in higher
education
 Membership of the higher education academy
 External examiners reports
 Accreditation visits
 Curriculum area review
 Course committees
 Annual and periodic review.

Indicators of quality and standards:

 Student feedback
 Retention and success rates for each level for each course
 Student module evaluations
 Annual student questionnaires
 First destination statistics
 Professional accreditation
 External examiner reports.

1.13. Criteria for Admission

The Genetics and Bioengineering department at IBU invites applications from candidates whose
breadth of knowledge and curiosity suggest a potential for academic excellence.

In general, only applicants with a distinguished academic record will be considered.

Recommendations as well as a personal statement are carefully weighed as evidence for qualities
we seek in our applicants. Those include evidence of personal skills, communication skills, literacy,
numeracy, study skills, subject and motivation, and work experience as well as community
involvement.

Students whose first language is not English are urged to apply, also. However, mastery of the
English language is tested via standardized means such as IELTS as well as TOEFL.

1.14. Career Prospects

Following completion of a degree, successful graduates, or Bachelors of Genetics and

Bioengineering, work as researchers or administrators in various industries (genetic diagnosis and

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medication, chemical, pharmaceutical, food, etc.), spanning across a wide range of disciplines
within biological sciences and biotechnology.

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2. CURRICULUM

First Semester
CODE COURSE NAME T P ECTS
GBE 101 Introduction to Genetics and Bioengineering 2 2 5
GBE 103 General Biology 3 2 6
MTH 101 Calculus I 3 2 6
CEN 111 Programming I 3 2 6
ELT 117 Advanced Reading and Writing I 2 2 5
BOS 101 Bosnian Language I 0 2 2
TDE 191 Turkish Language I 0 2 2
Total 13 12 30
Second Semester
CODE COURSE NAME T P ECTS
GBE 102 Cell Biology 2 2 5
GBE 108 General Chemistry 3 2 6
MTH 102 Calculus II 3 2 6
PHY 104 General Physics 3 2 6
ELT 118 Advanced Reading and Writing II 2 2 5
BOS 102 Bosnian Language II 0 2 2
TDE 192 Turkish Language II 0 2 2
Total 13 12 30
Third Semester
CODE COURSE NAME T P ECTS
GBE 201 Genetics 3 2 6
GBE 211 Organic Chemistry 2 2 5
GBE 217 Microbiology 2 2 4
GBE 219 Molecular Biology I 2 2 5
xxx xxx Technical Elective I 2 2 5
xxx xxx Non-Technical Elective I 2 1/2 5
Total 13 11/12 30
Fourth Semester
CODE COURSE NAME T P ECTS
GBE 202 Biostatistics 2 2 4
GBE 206 Molecular Biology II 2 2 5
GBE 210 Biochemistry 3 2 6
xxx xxx Technical Elective II 2 2 5
xxx xxx Technical Elective III 2 2 5
xxx xxx Technical Elective IV 2 2 5
Total 13 12 30
Fifth Semester
CODE COURSE NAME T P ECTS
GBE 303 Internship 0 4 5
GBE 307 Bioinformatics 2 2 5
GBE 309 Human Genetics 2 2 5
xxx xxx Technical Elective V 2 2 5
xxx xxx Technical Elective VI 2 2 5
xxx xxx Non-Technical Elective II 2 1/2 5
Total 10 13/14 30
Sixth Semester

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 CODE COURSE NAME T P ECTS
GBE 392 Genetics and Bioengineering Project 0 4 5
GBE 304 Forensic Genetics 2 2 5
xxx xxx Technical Elective VII 2 2 5
xxx xxx Technical Elective VIII 2 2 5
xxx xxx Technical Elective IX 2 2 5
xxx xxx Technical Elective X 2 2 5
Total 10 12 30

Technical Elective Courses

CODE COURSE NAME T P ECTS
GBE 320 Systems Physiology 2 2 5
GBE 321 Nanotechnology and Nanosensors 2 2 5
GBE 322 Principles of Neurobiology 2 2 5
GBE 323 Biomedical Instrumentation 2 2 5
GBE 324 Biomaterials 2 2 5
GBE 325 Biomedical Signals and Systems 2 2 5
GBE 326 Cytogenetics 2 2 5
GBE 327 General Biotechnology and Biosafety 2 2 5
GBE 328 Introduction to Research Methods 2 2 5
GBE 329 Population Genetics 2 2 5
GBE 330 Biosensors 2 2 5
GBE 331 Environmental Biology 2 2 5
GBE 332 Plant Stress Physiology 2 2 5
GBE 333 Plant Physiology and Tissue Culture 2 2 5
GBE 334 Analytical Chemistry 2 2 5
GBE 335 Proteomics 2 2 5
GBE 336 Genomics 2 2 5
GBE 337 Biomechanics 2 2 5
GBE 338 Immunology and Immunogenetics 2 2 5
GBE 339 Recombinant DNA Technology 2 2 5
GBE 340 Plant Pathology 2 2 5
GBE 341 Biophysics 2 2 5

Non-Technical Elective Courses

CODE COURSE NAME T P ECTS
FES 105 Fundamentals of Management 2 1 5
MAN 309 Entrepreneurship 2 1 5
MAN 114 Introduction to Business 2 1 5
IBS 134 Leadership and Corporate Responsibility 2 1 5
ELT 219 Oral Expression and Public Speaking 2 2 5
ELT 236 Educational Psychology 2 2 5
ELT 237 Teaching Principles and Methods 2 2 5

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 FIRST SEMESTER

Course Code: GBE 101 Course Name: INTRODUCTION TO GENETICS AND BIOENGINEERING
Level: Undergraduate Year: I Semester: I ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
The course covers basic concepts of genetics and bioengineering and their connection with the spectrum of human
activity. It serves as an introduction to the fundamental science and engineering on which genetics and bioengineering are
based upon. Various topics within the realms of genetics and bioengineering are covered, and it is designed for students
Course Description who are in their first year of genetics and bioengineering studies. Upon completion of the course, students will be familiar
with the general history of the field of biotechnology, including a basic knowledge of the important researchers within the
field and their major contributions and discoveries. They will also be familiar with the basics of classical genetics and
will understand the role of DNA in inheritance. The course is taken concurrently with a laboratory course.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

 Giving students general knowledge about the field of bioengineering.

 Introduction to the history and applications of DNA/RNA technology, molecular biology and bioethics.
Course Objectives  Enabling students to analyze situations or phenomena related to the biological world in a bioethical perspective.
 Teaching students to conduct all experiments in a safe environment by introducing them to the basics of lab
safety.
 Illustrating how to apply bioengineering in the laboratory environment.
 Introduction to experiment designing, result recording and result displaying.
Week 1: An introduction to genetics (definition and history)
Week 2: Genes and genomes
Week 3: Theory of operon
Week 4: Definitions and levels of genetic engineering
Week 5: Recombinant DNA technology and genomics
Week 6: Basics of biotechnology
Week 7: Microbial, plant, and animal biotechnology
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Bioreactors
Week 10: Definition and usage of various genetic markers
Week 11: Introduction to GMO
Course Content Week 12: Introduction to gene therapy
(weekly plan) Week 13: Introduction to cloning
Week 14: Introduction to various molecular genetic techniques (DNA extraction, PCR, DNA sequencing, etc.)
Week 15: Introduction to various molecular genetic techniques (DNA extraction, PCR, DNA sequencing, etc.)
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

LABORATORY CONTENT:
Week 1-11: The laboratory exercises will be based on the principle of designing an experiment and following the results
through the entire course. Since the main aim of this course is to introduce students to genetics and bioengineering,
through this lab, students will learn how to pose a hypothesis, how to create an experiment, measure and report the
results, and display them adequately. This exercise will aid student in learning how to write a laboratory report which
they will encounter through the entire program.
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %

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 After completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Summarize the basics of genetics and bioengineering

2. Organize the principles of biotechnology: bacteria, animal and plants
3. Explain genome organization
Learning Outcomes 4. Point out the use of genetic markers and gene cloning
5. Outline methodologies used in bioengineering
6. Investigate the application of bioengineering in different fields
7. Practice laboratory work in a safe environment
8. Practice experiment creation and results reporting

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Nair, A. J. (2010). Introduction to Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, 1st ed. Sudbury, MA, USA: Infinity Science
Mandatory Literature Press

Brandenberg O., et al. (2011). Introduction to Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering. Roma, Italy: FAO
Recommended Literature Current scientific literature and recent research papers

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 18 18
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 129
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 103 Course Name: GENERAL BIOLOGY
Level: Undergraduate Year: I Semester: I ECTS Credits: 6
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 3+2 Total Hours: 45+30
This course is designed to cover the basics of biology that are needed for future studies of genetics and bioengineering.
Model organisms are usually used to study genetics, which is why students will have an opportunity to learn about living
organisms, as well as how to implement this knowledge in future studies. The course will begin by introducing the
Course Description
structures of macromolecules, the basic concepts of the cell, cell organelles, metabolism, cell cycle, inheritance and the
flow of genetic information, followed by binominal classification systems and various groups of organisms, such as
bacteria, algae, fungi, Plantae and Animalia. This is taken concurrently with a laboratory course.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

 Giving students an overview of the living world and briefly introducing them to the basic groups of living
organisms.
 Explaining the basic structure and function of cells as the basic units of all living things and as the building
blocks of multicellular organisms.
Course Objectives  Teaching students the basics of metabolism, photosynthesis, cell cycle and the basics of inheritance.
 Introduction to the concept of biodiversity and bioethics.
 Teaching students to use the binominal classification system which is needed throughout the study.
 Teaching students to identify different species of bacteria, algae, fungi, plantae and animalia through
microscopic, macroscopic studies and field trips.
 Explaining the interactions between organisms and their environments, and the consequences of these
interactions in natural populations, communities, and ecosystems.
Week 1: Introduction to general biology and molecular diversity of life
Week 2: The structure and function of macromolecules - carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids
Week 3: The cell and cellular organelles
Week 4: Cellular respiration
Week 5: Photosynthesis: Chloroplast structure and function, photosynthetic pigments, photosystems, excitation of
chlorophyll by light, cyclic and noncyclic electron flows
Week 6: Cell communication. Cell cycle and mitosis.
Week 7: Meiosis and sexual life cycles. Mendel and the gene idea, genotype and phenotype
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Chromosomal and molecular basis of inheritance
Week 10: Genes. From gene to protein - the flow of genetic information
Week 11: Binominal classification system. Woes and Whittaker classification
Week 12: Bacteria, fungi, and Plantae
Week 13: Animalia (achordates and chordates)
Week 14: Introduction to ecology
Week 15: Introduction to evolution
Course Content Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
(weekly plan)
LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction to general biology labs and binominal classification
Week 3, Lab 2: Microscopy
Week 4, Lab 3: Bacteria
Week 5, Lab 4: Algae
Week 6, Lab 5: Fungi
Week 7, Lab 6: Plantae (classification and species determination)
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Plantae (field trip; Braun-Blanquet method and species determination)
Week 10, Lab 8: Animalia (Protista microscopy)
Week 11, Lab 9: Animalia (Arthropoda examination)
Week 12, Lab 10: Animalia (fish dissection)
Week 13: Preparation for practical exam
Week 14: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %

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 Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Assessment Methods Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Discriminate the basic concepts of the cell and metabolism

2. Explain the basic concepts of the cell cycle
3. Summarize main kingdoms and their characteristics
Learning Outcomes 4. Use the binominal classification system
5. Plan species determination
6. Perform basic microscopy needed for species determination
7. Practice classification keys
8. Develop basic laboratory techniques appropriate for the field of biology

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Campbell A.N., & Reece J. (2013). Biology, 10th ed. Cambridge, UK: Pearson Publishing

Starr, C., Taggart, R., Evers, C., & Starr, L. (2008). Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life, 12th ed. Andover,
Recommended Literature Hampshire, UK: Cengage Learning

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 3 45
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 15 15
Preparation for Final Examination 1 20 20
Assignment / Homework / Project 20 20
Seminar / Presentation 20 20
Total Workload 154
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 6

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Course Code: MTH 101 Course Name: CALCULUS I
Level: Undergraduate Year: I Semester: I ECTS Credits: 6
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 3+2 Total Hours: 45+30
Use of calculus is widespread in science, engineering, medicine, business, industry, and many other fields. Calculus also
Course Description provides important tools in understanding functions and has led to the development of new areas of mathematics
including real and complex analysis, topology, and non-Euclidean geometry.
1-To expand understanding of mathematical topics that may have been previously studied.
2-To introduce and explore topics that possibly have not been part of the student’s mathematical experience.
Course Objectives 3-To develop an appreciation for the development of mathematical thought.
4-To learn the application of mathematics in real life problems and analyzing the results.
01-Preliminaries: Functions and graphs
02-Preliminaries: Inverse functions and trigonometric functions
03-Limits and Continuity: Limits, limits involving infinity
04-Limits and Continuity: Continuity and tangent lines
05-Derivatives: Rate of change
06-Derivatives: Derivative rules and properties
07-Derivatives: Chain rule & implicit derivative.
Course Content 08-Application of Derivatives: Extreme values, mean value theorem
(weekly plan) 09-MIDTERM
10-Application of Derivatives: Concavity and Curve Sketching
11-Application of Derivatives: Indeterminate forms and L’Hospital rule
12-Integration: Estimating with finite sums, Riemann sum, the definite integral
13-Integration: The fundamental theorem of calculus
14-Integrals and transcendental functions
15-Improper Integrals

1-Lectures
Teaching Methods 2-Recitation
Description 3-Problem solving
4-Exercises

Quiz 25 % Lab/Practical Exam 0%

Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Project 0% Attendance 0%
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 25 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 50 %
Total 100 %
On succesful completion of the course, the students should be able to:
01-recognise properties of functions and their inverses
02-recall and use properties of polynomials, rational, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric and inverse trigonometric
functions
03-understand the terms domain and range
04-sketch graphs, using function, its first derivative, and the second derivative
05-use the algebra of limits, and l’Hôpital’s rule to determine limits of simple expressions
Learning Outcomes 06-apply the procedures of differentiation accurately, including implicit and logarithmic differentiation
07-apply the differentiation procedures to solve related rates and extreme value problems
08-obtain the linear approximations of functions and to approximate the values of functions
09-perform accurately definite and indefinite integration, using parts, substitution, inverse substitution
10-understand and apply the procedures for integrating rational functions
11-perform accurately improper integrals
12-calculate the volumes of solid objects, the length of arcs and the surface area
13-perform polar to rectangular and rectangular to polar conversions

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Thomas's Calculus, Eleventh Edition, George B. Thomas, Pearson International Edition, 2005
Mandatory Literature Calculus a Complete Course, Sixth Edition, Robert A. Adams, Pearson Addison Wesley, 2006

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 Calculus with Analytic Geometry, R.A. Silverman, Prentice Hall, 1985
Recommended Literature Calculus, R.A. Adams, Addison Wesley Longman, 2003

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 5 75
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 0 0 0
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 1 1
Final Examination (1 week) 1 1 1
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 15 15
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 6 5 30
Seminar / Presentation 0 0 0
Total Workload 137
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 6

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Course code: CEN 111 Course Name: PROGRAMMING I
Level: Undergraduate Year: I Semester: I ECTS Credits: 6
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 3+2 Total Hours: 45+30
The course provides basic computer literacy and understanding of algorithms and programming concepts necessary for
the realm of engineering. Topics that will be covered include algorithms, data types, constants, variables, sequences as
Course Description well as searching and sorting abstract data types, structures, pointers and strings. Students will perform exercises in
programming languages such as C, and will be graded both on the correctness of their solutions and the design choices
they make in developing their programs.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 To introduce structured programming concept.
 To explain programming constructs such as sequential structures, selection structures, and repetition
structures.
Course Objectives  To introduce programming with C languages, variables, if-then-else, loop structures: for/while/do-while,
break/ continue/ switch statements, flow chart solutions, arrays are covered.
 To explain the importance and usefulness of programming in genetics and bioengineering.
 To develop a basic understanding of programming concepts and using these programming concepts in C
language.
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Basic computer literacy.
Week 3: Fundamentals of computer programming.
Week 4: Algorithm development and problem solving using flowcharts and pseudocodes.
Week 5: Data types.
Week 6: Constants.
Week 7: Variables.
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Basic input/output.
Week 10: Sequences.
Course Content Week 11: Selection and repetition structures.
(weekly plan) Week 12: Functions and arrays.
Week 13: Searching and sorting, abstract data types, structures, pointers, strings, input/output and file
processing.
Week 14: Searching and sorting, abstract data types, structures, pointers, strings, input/output and file processing.
Week 15: Preparation for final exam
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1-11: Exercising the use of programming language C

 Interactive lectures and communication with students

Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Consultations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 15 % Lab/Practical Exam 0%
Homework 15 % Term Paper 0%
Project 0% Attendance 0%
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 50 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Fundamental aspects of the theories, principles and practice of computing
2. Knowledge of the underlying concepts and principles associated with computing and supporting
technologies, and the ability to evaluate and interpret these within the context of various areas of application;
Learning Outcomes 3. The necessity of programming in the field of genetics and bioengineering
4. Application of theory, techniques, and relevant tools to the specification, analysis, design, implementation,
and testing of a simple computing product;
5. Evaluation basic theories, processes, and outcomes of computing

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Prerequisite Course(s) None
(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Kleinberg, J., Tardos, E. (2005). Algorithm Design. Addison-Wesley: Boston, MA, USA.

Recommended Literature Deitel, P., Deitel, H. (2012). C: How to Program, 7th ed. Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA.

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 3 45
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 15 15
Preparation for Final Examination 1 20 20
Assignment / Homework / Project 20 20
Seminar / Presentation 20 20
Total Workload 154
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 6

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Course Code: ELT 117 Course Name: ADVANCED READING AND WRITING I
Level: Undergraduate Year: I Semester: I ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
ELT 117 aims to help improve your ability to read, write and think. The course targets and strengthens literacy skills
which are important for academic success, equipping you with the ability to read and write more effectively and to
navigate the university environment with greater confidence. The course also focuses on transferable literacy skills that
will assist you in workplace, digital and professional communications. Readings include academic publications, online
journalism, blogs, multimedia texts, literary texts and visual texts. We also deal with objects such as graffiti, comics and
advertising billboards, and we reflect directly on how to interpret the communications, resources and tasks associated
with a university course. Techniques for taking notes and writing essays and paragraphs are a key focus of the course. We
Course Description also deal specifically with grammar and punctuation, and with how to manage referencing and citations. Questions of
authorship, originality, plagiarism and what it means to write ‘properly’ lead us to consider conditions and rules of
writing in the contemporary world, and the particular conventions of academic, public and online communication.
Coursework tasks invite you to respond to different text-types and genres. Essays ask you to read and engage critically
with selected texts, and to identify and address cultural and social issues posed by specific modes of writing. Smaller
writing activities invite you to experiment with different forms of written expression such as paragraphs and bullet points,
and provide you with practical and creative skills in composition, peer reviewing and editing. A final exam asks you to
put your reading, writing and thinking skills into action.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Increase students’ confidence and comfort with the English language.
 Increase students’ vocabulary development and comprehension.
Course Objectives  Enable students to eventually comfortably express their ideas in English.
 Strengthen students’ English capacity so that they successfully listen and comprehend and memorize ideas
that have been presented to them.
 Introduction to Advanced Reading and Writing
 Grammar through relevant texts
 Grammar through relevant articles/journals/current relevant literature
 Vocabulary lessons and how to improve relevant word repertoire
 Vocabulary in the field of Information Technology
Course Content  Speaking – group discussion and presentations of discussed topics
(weekly plan)  Speaking – one on one discussions and presentations of discussed topics
 Listening and learning (Lecturer followed by discussion)
 Engage in pre-writing activities
 Write clear, effective sentences and paragraphs
 Utilize critical thinking skills through discussion of read paragraph
 Summarize and paraphrase specific reading sections

 Interactive lectures and communication with students

 Discussions and group work
 Presentations
Teaching Methods  Guest instructors
Description  Use of educational films
 Student debates
 Practical Sessions
 Exercises
Quiz 20 % Lab/Practical Exam 0%
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Project 0% Attendance 10 %
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 10 %
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
The knowledge, abilities and attitudes that the student will develop through this course are:
Learning Outcomes  Basic understanding of written and lectured material.
 Usage of the English language more readily and comfortably, regardless of imperfections.

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  Presentation of information in oral, written or graphic forms in order to communicate effectively with peers
and tutors.

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature No mandatory literature required. Reading material will be handed out during the course of the course.

Recommended Literature New English File

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 18 18
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 129
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: BOS 101 Course Name: BOSNIAN LANGUAGE I
Level: Undergraduate Year: I Semester: I ECTS Credits: 2
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 0+2 Total Hours: 0+30
Course Description The purpose of this course is to teach Bosnian language basics at the beginner level.
Highly personalized course designed to improve knowledge of Bosnian language and communication and language skills.
Course Objectives The objective is to achieve the level of language that would create confidence to communicate in Bosnian with clients,
suppliers and colleagues.
 Learn how to say „Hello“ and acquaint; the classes of nouns (muški, ženski, srednji rod)
 Personal pronouns (in the first case), introducing oneself: I'm from ...; practicing personal pronouns by
answering the questions Where are you from? Where is he/she from? Where are they from? Introducing verb to
be by questions: Are you from...? Is he from...?
 Present tense of verb to be (positive, negative and question form); Answering the question „What's your job?“;
learning some of names of different jobs and male and female form for that kind of nouns
 Terminology about the faculty, exercise with cross-words; numbers 1-10 with little short song about the
numbers; first information about plural
Course Content  Numbers 11-10.000; speaking exercise about numbers by phone number, prices; demonstrative pronouns
(weekly plan)  Introducing the collocations about the speaker's attitude about the contents of sentence and speaking on the scale
from extremely kind to extremely unkind; declarative, interrogative and exclamatory sentences
 Place and sort of accent in Bosnian words; filling out the forms with basic information (name, surname, date
and place of birth...)
 Introducing the question-word (what, where, when...); ordinal numbers and classes of adjectives (muški, ženski,
srednji rod)
 Answering on questions What date is...? When it happened? and exercise for ordinal numbers
 SVO order in Bosnian language, order in declarative and interrogative sentences

 Interactive lectures and communications with students

Teaching Methods
 Discussions and group works
Description  Presentations

Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 0%

Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Project 0% Attendance 30 %
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 30 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Speak Bosnian with confidence
2. Interact more confidently when visiting a Bosnian-speaking region or dealing with Bosnian speakers
Learning Outcomes 3. Build rapport and strengthen relationships with Bosnian-speaking colleagues and clients through a show of
interest in the Bosnian language and culture
4. Demonstrate goodwill and facilitate international communication at both a personal and organizational level.

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction Bosnian and English

Zenaida Karavdić, Bosnian language as a foreign language, IBU, Sarajevo 2010.

Mandatory Literature Bosanski jezik, Priručnik za strance, Minela Kerla, Nermina Alihodžić-Usejnovski,2013.
Ronelle Alexander, Ellen Elias-Bursac Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook: With Exercises and Basic Grammar,
Recommended Literature University of Wisconsin Press, 2006

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 0 0 0
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2

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Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 6 6
Preparation for Final Examination 1 8 8
Assignment / Homework / Project 1 1 1
Seminar / Presentation 1 1 1
Total Workload 50
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 2

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Course Code: TDE 191 Course Name: TURKISH LANGUAGE I
Level: Undergraduate Year: I Semester: I ECTS Credits: 2
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 0+2 Total Hours: 0+30
This course is offered to all students entering their first year of genetics and bioengineering studies. It is taught in
Course Description Turkish, and it covers basic grammatical rules and focuses on practicing everyday use of the language. This is the first
part of a two-part series that is taught during the first year. The second part will be taught in the following semester.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 To learn Vocabulary and Grammar.
Course Objectives  To use Turkish in everyday life.
 To speak, understand, read and write basic Turkish

Teaching Methods  Interactive lectures and communication with students.

Description  Discussions and group work.

Quiz 10 % Lab/Practical Exam 0%

Homework 10 % Term Paper 0%
Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Basic vocabulary and grammar
2. Communication in Turkish
Learning Outcomes 3. Reading articles in Turkish
4. Writing articles in Turkish
5. Use of Turkish in everyday life situations
Prerequisite Course(s) None
(if any)
Language of Instruction Turkish

Lewis, G. (2001). Turkish Grammar. Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK.

Mandatory Literature

Recommended Literature Dogan, B. O., Wilman, A. (2007). Starting Turkish. Milet Publishing: London, UK.

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 0 0 0
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 2 2
Preparation for Final Examination 1 8 8
Assignment / Homework / Project 3 3
Seminar / Presentation 3 3
Total Workload 50
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 2

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 SECOND SEMESTER

Course Code: GBE 102 Course Name: CELL BIOLOGY

Level: Undergraduate Year: I Semester: II ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
The lectures of this course are devoted to structural details and the molecular functions of the various components of the
cell. Lectures will introduce topics such as endocytosis, intra-membrane transport, protein targeting, organelle
biosynthesis, protein sorting, exocytosis, cell shape, motility and cell-to-cell interaction. Lectures will also focus on
Course Description
signal transduction, processes and cellular functions that are required for cell growth and programmed cell death
(apoptosis). Upon completion of the course, students should have a comprehensive understanding of the architecture and
function of living cells. This course is taken concurrently with a laboratory course.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

 Making a detailed study on chemical components of cells.

 Introduction to the basics of energy, catalysis, and biosynthesis.
Course Objectives  Illustrating the structure and function of the plasma membrane and cytoskeleton.
 Explaining the structure and function of mitochondrion and chloroplast.
 Studying proteins and DNA.
 Teaching the cell's interaction with its environment and cytoplasmic membrane systems.
 Illustrating basic microscopy of different cell types.
Week 1: Introduction to cells: The discovery of cells, basic properties of cells, prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Week 2: Cell chemistry
Week 3: Energy, catalysis, and biosynthesis
Week 4: Structure and function of the plasma membrane
Week 5: Membrane transport
Week 6: How cells obtain energy from food
Week 7: Intracellular compartments and transport
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Cytoskeleton. Cell communication
Week 10: Cell division
Week 11: Cell cycle control, and cell death
Week 12: The extracellular space
Week 13: Cell differentiation
Week 14: DNA and chromosomes
Week 15: Protein structure and function
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Content
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction, lab safety, and glassware
Week 3, Lab 2: Microscopy of the letter “e” and cork cells
Week 4, Lab 3: The prokaryotic cell - microscopy and Gram staining of bacteria
Week 5, Lab 4: Eukaryotic single-cell organism S. cerevisiae – microscopy, Gram staining of vegetative state and spores
Week 6, Lab 5: Eukaryotic plant cell (microscopy of leaf, stem, and root)
Week 7, Lab 6: Eukaryotic animal cell: Barr body
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Cell organelles
Week 10 Lab 8: Chloroplast isolation and microscopy
Week 11, Lab 9: Osmosis and diffusion
Week 12, Lab 10: Mitosis and meiosis
Week 13, Lab 11: Introduction to cytogenetics and human karyotype
Week 14, Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

 Interactive lectures and communication with students

Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

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 Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Show the basic structure of the cell
2. Recognize molecular mechanisms in the cell
3. Interpret cell metabolism
4. Memorize cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis
Learning Outcomes 5. Identify distinction between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
6. Illustrate the structure of plant cells in leaf, stem and root
7. Explain the structure of animal cells through the study of human blood cells
8. Describe basic cytogenetics and human karyotype

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Alberts, B., Bray, D., Hopkin, K., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., & Walter, P. (2014). Essential Cell
Mandatory Literature Biology, 5th ed. New York, NY, USA: Garland Science

Recommended Literature Cooper, G.M., & Hausman, R.E. (2009). The Cell: A Molecular Approach, 5th ed. Stamford, CN: Sinauer Associates, Inc.

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 12 12
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 18 18
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 127
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 108 Course Name: GENERAL CHEMISTRY
Level: Undergraduate Year: I Semester: II ECTS Credits: 6
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 3+2 Total Hours: 45+30
The aim of this course is to introduce the students to basic general chemistry principles and to prepare them for further
advanced chemistry, material science, practical, environmental, and electronics courses so that they will be able to follow
concepts related to the chemistry of elements, atomic structure, electron configuration and periodicity, ionic and covalent
bonding, molecular geometry and chemical bonding theory, chemical stoichiometry, the gaseous state, liquids and solids,
Course Description
acids and bases. The course will cover descriptive chemistry, elements and compounds, basic chemical calculations, mole
problems, stoichiometry and solution concentrations, gas laws, thermochemistry, quantum theory and electronic structure
of atoms, periodic properties of the elements, nuclear chemistry, and chemical bonding. This is taken concurrently with a
laboratory course.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Introduction to the basic concepts of chemistry.
Course Objectives  Preparing students for other advanced chemistry courses, material science, practical, environmental, and
electronics courses.
 Enabling students to follow subjects related to the chemistry of elements, liquid and solid state, and spectroscopy.
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Basic terms and expressions
Week 3: Metric units in chemistry
Week 4: Atomic and molecular masses
Week 5: Matter and the composition of matter (atoms, elements and PSE, molecules and compounds)
Week 6: Basic calculations in chemistry
Week 7: Appearance of matter (aggregate state and phases, gases, liquids and solutions, solids)
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Chemical reactions and chemical equilibrium
Week 10: Acids and bases
Week 11: pH
Week 12: Complexes
Week 13: Electrochemistry
Week 14: Thermodynamic considerations
Week 15: Kinetic consideration and stoichiometry
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

Course Content
LABORATORY CONTENT
(weekly plan) Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Lab safety
Week 3, Lab 2: Nomenclature of inorganic compounds; Atomic and molecular mass; Amount of substance (problem
solving)
Week 4, Lab 3: Concentrations (problem solving)
Week 5, Lab 4: Gas laws and electron configurations (problem solving)
Week 6, Lab 5: Estimation of pH
Week 7, Lab 6: Determination of buffer capacity
Week 8:MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Precipitation reactions
Week 10 Lab 8: Water quality determination and qualitative chemical analysis
Week 11, Lab 9: Separation of photosynthetic pigments by paper chromatography
Week 12, Lab 10: Determination of HCl concentration
Week 13, Lab 11: Determination of iron content in copperas
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

 Interactive lectures and communication with students

Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%

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 Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Name the units used in chemistry
2. Describe atomic and molecular structures
3. Recall chemical reactions
4. Clarify electrochemistry
Learning Outcomes 5. Describe stoichiometry
6. Grasp skills needed in the chemistry lab
7. Apply basic calculations needed for more advanced courses: preparing molar, percent solutions, etc.

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Petrucci, R. H., Harwood, W. S., & Herring, F. G. (2007). General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications, 9th
Mandatory Literature ed. Upper Saddle River, NY, USA: Prentice Hall

Recommended Literature Whitten K., Davis R., Peck L., & Stanley G. (2010). General Chemistry, 7th ed. California, USA: Brooks/Cole.

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 3 45
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 15 15
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 20 20
Seminar / Presentation 20 20
Total Workload 149
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 6

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Course Code: MTH 102 Course Name: CALCULUS II
Level: Undergraduate Year: I Semester: II ECTS Credits: 6
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 3+2 Total Hours: 45+30
Use of calculus is widespread in science, engineering, medicine, business, industry, and many other fields. Calculus also
Course Description provides important tools in understanding functions and has led to the development of new areas of mathematics
including real and complex analysis, topology, and non-Euclidean geometry.
1-To expand understanding of mathematical topics that may have been previously studied.
2-To introduce and explore topics that possibly have not been part of the student’s mathematical experience.
Course Objectives 3-To develop an appreciation for the development of mathematical thought.
4-To learn the application of mathematics in real life problems and analyzing the results.
01-Vectors; Dot Products, Cross Products
02-Lines and Planes, Polar Coordinates
03-Surfaces and Coordinate Systems, Parameterized Curves
04-Arc Length and Curvature, Velocity and Acceleration
05-Functions of Several Variables, Limits, Continuity, Partial Derivatives
06-Tangent Planes and Linear Approximation, Chain Rule
07-Gradient, Directional Derivatives, 2nd Order Derivatives, Local Extrema
Course Content 08-Local Extrema, Lagrange Multipliers
(weekly plan) 09-MIDTERM
10-Double Integrals, Iterated Integrals, Applications of Double Integrals
11-Triple Integrals, Transformation of Coordinates
12-Line Integrals In R2, Line Integrals in R3
13-Surface Integrals
14-Green's Theorem, Stokes' Theorem
15-Divergence Theorem

1-Lectures
Teaching Methods 2-Recitation
Description 3-Problem solving
4-Exercises

Quiz 25 % Lab/Practical Exam 0%

Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Project 0% Attendance 0%
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 25 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 50 %
Total 100 %
On succesful completion of the course, the students should be able to:
01-understand and apply two and three dimensional cartesian coordinate system
02-recognize and classify the equations and shapes of quadratic surfaces
03-use the properties of vectors and operations with vectors
04-recognize and construct the equations of lines and planes
05-operate with vector functions, find their derivatives and integrals, find the arc length
06-understand and use the concept of a function of several variables, find its domain
07-calculate the limits of multivariable functions and prove the nonexistence of a limit
Learning Outcomes 08-find partial derivatives using the properties of differentiable multivariable functions and basic rules
09-apply partial derivatives for finding equations of tangent planes, normal lines, and for extreme values
10-evaluate double and triple integrals in cartesian, polar, and cylindrical coordinates
11-apply multiple integrals for computing areas and volumes
12-understand and use integration in vector fields
13-find line integrals and flux using Green’s Theorem
14-find circulation of a vector field using Stoke’s Theorem
15-use Divergence Theorem to find the flux of a vector field

Prerequisite Course(s) Calculus I

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Thomas's Calculus, Eleventh Edition, George B. Thomas, Pearson International Edition, 2005
Mandatory Literature Calculus a Complete Course, Sixth Edition, Robert A. Adams, Pearson Addison Wesley, 2006

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 Calculus with Analytic Geometry, R.A. Silverman, Prentice Hall, 1985
Recommended Literature Calculus, R.A. Adams, Addison Wesley Longman, 2003

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 5 75
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 0 0 0
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 1 1
Final Examination (1 week) 1 1 1
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 15 15
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 6 5 30
Seminar / Presentation 0 0 0
Total Workload 137
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 6

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Course Code: PHY 104 Course Name: GENERAL PHYSICS
Level: Undergraduate Year: I Semester: II ECTS Credits: 6
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 3+2 Total Hours: 45+30
This course offers modules of general physics which allows students to acquire practical and useful basic knowledge in
this field. Topics include kinetics, dynamics, momentum of particles and rigid bodies, work and energy, gravitation,
Course Description
simple harmonic motion, and introduction to thermodynamics. Students will solve problems through example exercises.
This is taken concurrently with a laboratory course.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

 Understand the basic principles in mechanics

 Learn the basic principles in thermodynamics
Course Objectives  Comprehend the basic principles in electromagnetism
 Understand the basic principles in optics
 Learn the basic principles in atomic and nuclear physics
 Understand the importance of physics that are necessary for the further courses in the curriculum
Week 1: Course Overview, Measurement, Vectors
Week 2: Motion along a Straight Line
Week 3: Force and Motion
Week 4: Kinetic Energy and Work. Potential Energy and Conservation Energy
Week 5: Fluids
Week 6: Temperature, Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics. The Kinetic Theory of Gasses
Week 7: Sound
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Coulomb's Law, Electric Fields
Week 10: Magnetic Fields
Week 11: Images
Week 12: Relativity, Photons, and Matter
Week 13: Atoms
Week 14: Nuclear Physics
Week 15: Overview
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Content
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENT
Lab 1: Measurement, Vectors
Lab 2: Motion along a Straight Line
Lab 3: Force and Motion
Lab 4: Kinetic Energy and Work. Potential Energy and Conservation Enegry
Lab 5: Fluids
Lab 6: Temperature, Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics. The Kinetic Theory of Gasses
Lab 7: Sound
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Lab 9: Coulomb's Law, Electric Fields
Lab 10: Magnetic Fields
Lab 11: Images
Lab 12: Relativity, Photons, and Matter
Lab 13: Atoms
Lab 14: Nuclear Physics
Lab 15: Overview
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

 Lectures
Teaching Methods  Practical Sessions
Description  Exercises
 Presentations
Quiz 20 % Lab/Practical Exam 0%
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Project 0% Attendance 10 %
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 10 % Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %

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 After completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Understand the basic principles in mechanics and thermodynamics

Learning Outcomes 2. Comprehend the basic principles in electromagnetism and optics
3. Learn the basic principles in atomic and nuclear physics
4. Perceive physics as a crucial filed for the further development of genetics and bioengineering
5. Understand the basic principle of physics that are crucial for the living organism

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Halliday, D., Resnick, R., & Walker, J. (2014). Fundamentals of physics extended, 10th ed. John Wiley & Sons.
Mandatory Literature

Giancoli, D.C. (2000). Physics for scientist and engineers. New Jersey, NJ, USA: Prentice Hall.
Recommended Literature Bueche, F.J. & Hecht, E. (2008). Theory and problems of College Physics, 9th ed. McGraw-Hill Companies.

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 3 45
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 15 15
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 20 20
Seminar / Presentation 20 20
Total Workload 149
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 6

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Course Code: ELT 118 Course Name: ADVANCED READING AND WRITING II
Level: Undergraduate Year: I Semester: II ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
ELT 118 is a continuation of ELT 117 that was held during the previus semester, and it aims to help improve your ability
to read, write and think. The course targets and strengthens literacy skills which are important for academic success,
equipping you with the ability to read and write more effectively and to navigate the university environment with greater
confidence. The course also focuses on transferable literacy skills that will assist you in workplace, digital and
professional communications. Readings include academic publications, online journalism, blogs, multimedia texts,
literary texts and visual texts. We also deal with objects such as graffiti, comics and advertising billboards, and we reflect
directly on how to interpret the communications, resources and tasks associated with a university course. Techniques for
taking notes and writing essays and paragraphs are a key focus of the course. We also deal specifically with grammar and
Course Description
punctuation, and with how to manage referencing and citations. Questions of authorship, originality, plagiarism and what
it means to write ‘properly’ lead us to consider conditions and rules of writing in the contemporary world, and the
particular conventions of academic, public and online communication.Coursework tasks invite you to respond to different
text-types and genres. Essays ask you to read and engage critically with selected texts, and to identify and address cultural
and social issues posed by specific modes of writing. Smaller writing activities invite you to experiment with different
forms of written expression such as paragraphs and bullet points, and provide you with practical and creative skills in
composition, peer reviewing and editing. A final exam asks you to put your reading, writing and thinking skills into
action.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Increase students’ confidence and comfort with the English language.
 Increase students’ vocabulary development and comprehension.
Course Objectives  Enable students to eventually comfortably express their ideas in English.
 Strengthen students’ English capacity so that they successfully listen and comprehend and memorize ideas
that have been presented to them.
 Introduction to Advanced Reading and Writing
 Grammar through relevant texts
 Grammar through relevant articles/journals/current relevant literature
 Vocabulary lessons and how to improve relevant word repertoire
 Vocabulary in the field of Information Technology
Course Content  Speaking – group discussion and presentations of discussed topics
(weekly plan)  Speaking – one on one discussions and presentations of discussed topics
 Listening and learning (Lecturer followed by discussion)
 Engage in pre-writing activities
 Write clear, effective sentences and paragraphs
 Utilize critical thinking skills through discussion of read paragraph
 Summarize and paraphrase specific reading sections

 Interactive lectures and communication with students

 Discussions and group work
 Presentations
Teaching Methods  Guest instructors
Description  Use of educational films
 Student debates
 Practical Sessions
 Exercises
Quiz 20 % Lab/Practical Exam 0%
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Project 0% Attendance 10 %
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 10 %
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %

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 The knowledge, abilities and attitudes that the student will develop through this course are:
 Basic understanding of written and lectured material.
Learning Outcomes  Usage of the English language more readily and comfortably, regardless of imperfections.
 Presentation of information in oral, written or graphic forms in order to communicate effectively with peers
and tutors.

Prerequisite Course(s) Advanced Reading and Writing I

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

No mandatory literature required. Reading material will be handed out during the course of the course.
Mandatory Literature

Recommended Literature New English File

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 12 12
Preparation for Final Examination 1 13 13
Assignment / Homework / Project 18 18
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: BOS 102 Course Name: BOSNIAN LANGUAGE II
Level: Undergraduate Year: I Semester: II ECTS Credits: 2
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 0+2 Total Hours: 0+30
The Bosnian course adopts a multi-level methodology that integrates the skills of reading, writing, listening, grammar,
Course Description vocabulary and conversation. These skills are reinforced at all levels and Bosnian is the only teaching language used in
the class, except when it is necessary to facilitate the explanation of a grammar rule or lexical phrase to a beginner.
The Bosnian Course seeks to develop in the students the basic linguistic skills, analytical skills, and cultural and literary
Course Objectives knowledge which will enable them to appreciate the uniqueness of other cultures and to function in Bosnian speaking
communities around the world.
 Three ways of forming present tense in Bosnian language and recognizing what way will be used with what
verb; making simple sentences with verb in present tense
 Collocations to express doubt, uncertainty or ignorance about something
 Collocations to ask about the way and where to find something; adverbs left, right, straight, back; Genitive and
some of its use (with prepositions iz, od, do)
 Collocations about the Post office and Bank; Accusative and some of its use (object in sentence, with
Course Content prepositions za, na)
(weekly plan)  Collocations about the weather; formal/informal communications; present tense of verb to have
 Conversation in restaurant; meeting with Bosnian meals and names for different kind of food (fruit, vegetable,
meat, other); present tense of verb to have
 Present tense and use of verbs to buy, to sit, to tell; future tense comparedwith present tense
 Conversation in clothing store; clothes and words related to it (colors, size...); imperative
 Comparison of adjectives, phonetic rule jotovanje
 Conversation about health and parts of body (with four-way cross-words)

 Interactive lectures
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Project, Presentations

Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 0%

Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Project 0% Attendance 30 %
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 30 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Understand Bosnian language
Learning Outcomes 2. Communicate in basic Bosnian language
3. Appreciate and know a little about Bosnian culture.

Prerequisite Course(s) Bosnian Language I

(if any)
Language of Instruction Bosnian and English

Zenaida Karavdić, Bosnian language as a foreign language, IBU, Sarajevo 2010.

Mandatory Literature Bosanski jezik, Priručnik za strance, Minela Kerla, Nermina Alihodžić-Usejnovski,2013.
Ronelle Alexander, Ellen Elias-Bursac Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook: With Exercises and Basic Grammar,
Recommended Literature University of Wisconsin Press, 2006

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 0 0 0
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2

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Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 4 4
Preparation for Final Examination 1 5 5
Assignment / Homework / Project 1 1 1
Seminar / Presentation 1 1 1
Total Workload 45
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 2

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Course Code: TDE 192 Course Name: TURKISH LANGUAGE II
Level: Undergraduate Year: I Semester: II ECTS Credits: 2
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 0+2 Total Hours: 0+30
This is the second part of a two-part course series offered at the university. It builds upon the concepts that students
Course Description acquired in the previous semester as the course covers basic grammatical rules and focuses on practicing everyday use of
the language. Just like the first part of this series, this course is also offered to all students.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

Course Objectives  After completion of the course students will be able to speak, understand, read and write more advanced
Turkish.
 Enable the student to use Turkish in everyday life situations

Teaching Methods
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Description

Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 0%

Homework 10 % Term Paper 0%
Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 10 %
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Start using Turkish language

Learning Outcomes 2. Be able to communicate in Turkish
3. Read articles in Turkish
4. Write articles in Turkish
5. Grammar basics

Prerequisite Course(s) Turkish Language I

(if any)
Language of Instruction Turkish

Öztürk, T., et al. (2004). Gökkuşağı Türkçe Ders Kitabı 1. Cilt. Dilset Yayınları: İstanbul, Turkey.
Öztürk, T., et al. (2004). Gökkuşağı Türkçe Çalışma Kitabı 1.Cilt. Dilset Yayınları: İstanbul, Turkey.
Öztürk, T., et al. (2005). Gökkuşağı Türkçe Dilbigisi Kitabı 1. Cilt. Dilset Yayınları: İstanbul, Turkey
Mandatory Literature Öztürk, T., et al. (2005). Gökkuşağı Türkçe Ders Kitabı 2. Cilt. Dilset Yayınları: İstanbul, Turkey.
Öztürk, T., et al. (2005). Gökkuşağı Türkçe Çalışma Kitabı 2. Cilt. Dilset Yayınları: İstanbul, Turkey.
Öztürk, T., et al. (2005). Gökkuşağı Türkçe Dilbigisi Kitabı 2. Cilt. Dilset Yayınları: İstanbul, Turkey.

Recommended Literature
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 0 0 0
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 2 2
Preparation for Final Examination 1 8 8
Assignment / Homework / Project 3 3
Seminar / Presentation 3 3

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 Total Workload 50
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 2

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 THIRD SEMESTER

Course Code: GBE 201 Course Name: GENETICS

Level: Undergraduate Year: II Semester: III ECTS Credits: 6
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 3+2 Total Hours: 45+30
This course is an overall examination of the basic principles of genetics in eukaryotes and prokaryotes at the level of
molecules, cells, as well as multicellular organisms, including Homo sapiens. Topics include Mendelian and non-
Course Description Mendelian inheritance, structure and function of chromosomes and genomes, biological variation resulting from
recombination, mutation, and selection, gene expression and environmental effects, and population genetics. This is taken
concurrently with a laboratory course.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

 Helping students become familiar with the language of genetics.

 Providing students with a strong background in the principles of Mendelian and non-Mendelian models of
Course Objectives inheritance and enabling them to use this knowledge to track alleles through generations, to categorize and
predict genotypes and phenotypes.
 Explaining the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium equation and the requirements for maintaining Hardy-Weinberg
equilibrium in a population.
Week 1: The cell cycle: Mitosis
Week 2: The cell cycle: Meiosis. Introduction to genetics vocabulary
Week 3: General aspects of Mendelian inheritance patterns. Monohybrid crosses
Week 4: Single gene inheritance
Week 5: Independent assortment of genes. Polygenic inheritance
Week 6: Extensions of Mendelian genetics
Week 7: Gene expression and environmental effects
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Sex determination
Week 10: Pedigree analysis
Week 11: Gene position on chromosomes. Genetic mapping
Week 12: Extranuclear inheritance
Week 13: Developmental genetics
Week 14: Quantitative genetics
Week 15: Population genetics: Hardy-Weinberg law
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Content
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction
Week 3, Lab 2: Mitosis and meiosis: Problem solving
Week 4, Lab 3: Genetic crosses
Week 5, Lab 4: Genetic crosses
Week 6, Lab 5: Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetics
Week 7, Lab 6: Chi-square test
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Improvement of micropipetting techniques
Week 10 Lab 8: Revision of solution preparation
Week 11, Lab 9: DNA isolation: Plasmid from bacterial cells (boiling method)
Week 12, Lab 10: DNA isolation: Plant sample (CTAB method)
Week 13, Lab 11: DNA isolation: Spider legs (Chelex method)
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

 Interactive lectures and communication with students

Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%

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 Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Recall genetics terminology: homozygous, heterozygous, phenotype, genotype, homologous chromosome pair,
etc.
2. Manage Mendelian genetics calculations
Learning Outcomes 3. Assess non-Mendelian genetics
4. Critically discuss extranuclear inheritance
5. Interpret genetic mapping
6. Predict the genotype of cells that undergo mitosis and meiosis
7. Integrate concepts of genetic processes in plants and animals

Prerequisite Course(s) Introduction to Genetics and Bioengineering and Cell Biology

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Griffiths, A. J. F., Wessler, S. R., Carroll, S. B., & Doebley, J. (2010). Introduction to Genetic Analysis, 10th ed. New
Mandatory Literature York, USA: W.H. Freeman

Klug, W., Cummings, M. R., Spencer, C., & Palladino M. A. (2011). Concepts of Genetics, 10th ed. Upper Saddle River,
Recommended Literature NJ, USA: Prentice

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 3 45
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 15 15
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 20 20
Seminar / Presentation 20 20
Total Workload 149
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 6

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Course Code: GBE 211 Course Name: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Level: Undergraduate Year: II Semester: III ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
The organic chemistry course aims to cover the main chemical reactions of each class of organic compounds in addition
to various classes of compounds (hydrocarbons, alcohols, amines, carboxylic acids, etc.). The course revolves around
shared features and unifying concepts, and it emphasizes principles that can be scientifically broadly applied. Through
these learning methods, students will see that organic chemistry is integral to biology as well as to other sciences. This
Course Description course will focus specifically on the structure, properties, bonding, stereochemistry, reactions, and reaction mechanisms
of carbon-based molecules. Furthermore, the course will focus on development of the student’s ability to perform a wide
variety of organic reactions with an emphasis on theory and reaction mechanisms. This is taken concurrently with a
laboratory course
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

 Introduction to organic chemistry.

Course Objectives  Teaching about the application of organic chemistry in scientific and commercial fields.
 Illustrating the basics of organic chemistry needed for further studies.
 Explaining the nomenclature of organic compounds.
 Illustrating basic structures of organic molecules.
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Electronic structure and covalent bonding
Week 3: Acids and bases
Week 4: Nomenclature, physical properties and structures of organic compounds
Week 5: Alkanes and cycloalkanes
Week 6: Alkenes and alkynes
Week 7: Isomers and physical properties
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Alcohols and ethers
Week 10: Benzene and its derivatives
Week 11: Amines, amino acids and proteins
Week 12: Infrared spectroscopy and NMR
Week 13: Aldehydes and ketones
Week 14: Carboxylic acid and functional derivatives; Polymers
Week 15: Carbohydrates; Nucleic acids; Lipids
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Content
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Rules of behavior and safety measures
Week 3, Lab 2: Calculations in organic chemistry
Week 4, Lab 3: Acids and bases
Week 5, Lab 4: Alkanes
Week 6, Lab 5: Double bond: Alkenes and aromatic compounds
Week 7, Lab 6: Identification of hydrocarbons
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: -OH group: Alcohols and phenols
Week 10 Lab 8: Identification of alcohols and phenols
Week 11, Lab 9: Carboxylic acids and esters
Week 12, Lab 10: Properties of carboxylic acids and esters
Week 13, Lab 11: Synthesis of benzoic acid from benzaldehyde
Week 14, Lab 12: Preparation of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

 Interactive lectures and communication with students

Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Description (%) Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %

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 Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Complete the nomenclature of organic compounds

Learning Outcomes 2. Recognize alkanes, alkenes and alkynes
3. Outline alcohols, aldehydes and ketones
4. Define amines
5. Memorize carbohydrates, nucleic acids and lipids

Prerequisite Course(s) General Chemistry

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Bruice, P.Y. (2009). Essential organic chemistry, 2nd ed. New York City, NY, USA: Pearson Education
Mandatory Literature

Recommended Literature McMurry, J. (2012). Organic Chemistry, 8th ed. California, USA: Brooks/Cole.

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 12 12
Preparation for Final Examination 1 13 13
Assignment / Homework / Project 18 18
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 217 Course Name: MICROBIOLOGY
Level: Undergraduate Year: II Semester: III ECTS Credits: 4
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
This course is aimed at providing students with an introduction to microbiology. Students will become familiar with
history and scope, microbial structure and function, nutrition, growth, control of microorganisms by physical and chemical
agents, and the scientific, agronomic, pharmaceutical, and medical applications of microorganisms. Furthermore, students
Course Description will gain a sound introduction to diversity of the microbial world, microbial taxonomy, proteobacteria, high and low GC
gram-positives, and archaea. Furthermore, experimental design and manipulation with microorganisms, their analysis and
applications will be covered. This is taken concurrently with a laboratory course.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Introduction to the diversity of the microbial world.
Course Objectives  Giving an outline of the basics of microbial taxonomy, proteobacteria, archaea.
 Demonstrating experimental design and manipulation with microorganisms.
 Explaining microbial analysis and possible applications.
Week 1: Introduction to microbiology
Week 2: Microbial taxonomy and phylogeny study of microbial structure and microscopy
Week 3: Prokaryotic cell structure and function
Week 4: Microbial nutrition and growth
Week 5: Microbial responses to environmental factors
Week 6: Control of microorganisms by physical and chemical agents: Sterilization and disinfection
Week 7: Media for bacterial growth and biochemical tests
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Proteobacteria
Week 10: Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia coli
Week 11: Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp.
Week 12: Bacillus spp., Clostridium spp.
Week 13: Archaeabacteria
Week 14: Viruses, HIV, hepatitis A, B, C, D
Week 15: Fungi, algae, protozoa
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Content
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction and basic light microscopy
Week 3, Lab 2: Preparation of media
Week 4, Lab 3: Inoculation techniques
Week 5, Lab 4: Gram staining and other staining procedures
Week 6, Lab 5: Biochemical tests, part 1
Week 7, Lab 6: Biochemical tests, part 2
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Colony morphology and different sample analysis
Week 10 Lab 8: Identification of bacteria with Bergey’s flowchart
Week 11, Lab 9: Normal flora
Week 12, Lab 10: Enterobacteriaceae, urine analysis
Week 13, Lab 11: Staphylococcaceae, throat swab analysis
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %

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 After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Perform basic bacterial laboratory techniques
2. Recognize the foundations of microbiology - the concepts of classification, evolution and growth of
microorganisms
3. Recall specific microorganism types
Learning Outcomes 4. Describe microbial ecology and practical uses of microorganisms, as well as how they relate to basic biological
concepts
5. Establish a firm foundation for future microbiology courses and/or a good appreciation of concepts needed to
make reasoned choices in their everyday lives
6. Explain how microorganisms survive where they do, how they are related, and how they interact with us
7. Operate basic bacteriological skills successfully and safely

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Willey, J., Sherwood L., & Woolverton C. (2008). Microbiology, 7th ed. New York City, NY, USA: McGraw-Hill
Mandatory Literature Science

Harvey R., Cornelissen C., & Fisher, B. (2012). Microbiology, 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA, USA: Lippincott Williams &
Recommended Literature Wilkins

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 12 12
Preparation for Final Examination 1 16 16
Assignment / Homework / Project 4 4
Seminar / Presentation 4 4
Total Workload 100
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 4

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Course Code: GBE 219 Course Name: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY I
Level: Undergraduate Year: II Semester: III ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
Molecular Biology I offers students an introduction to the basic principles of DNA, RNA, and proteins, as well as
transcription and translation. The course covers the topics on small molecules, macromolecules (structure, shape, and
information), energy and biosynthesis, protein function, basic genetic mechanisms, recombinant DNA technology, and
Course Description control of gene expression. At the end of the course, students are expected to understand the central dogma of molecular
biology and to know its specificities in different forms of life: prokaryotes and eukaryotes. This is taken concurrently with
a laboratory course, and it is the first part of the two-part molecular biology lecture series.

The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

 Making a detailed study on the structure and function of macromolecules.

Course Objectives  Explaining the nature of the genetic material.
 Giving an overview of the passage of information from gene to protein.
 Explaining the regulation of gene expression.
 Covering techniques of molecular biology.
Week 1: Nucleic acids as genetic information; The “central dogma” of biology
Week 2: Chemistry and structure of DNA and RNA
Week 3: Chemical interactions and macromolecular structure
Week 4: Chromosomes, chromatin, and nucleosome
Week 5: Eukaryotic and prokaryotic gene structure and function
Week 6: Replication, mutability, and repairing mechanisms of DNA
Week 7: Homologous recombination
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Site-specific recombination and transposition of DNA
Week 10: Molecular mechanisms of transcription
Week 11: RNA splicing
Week 12: Molecular mechanism of translation; The genetic code
Week 13: Gene regulation in prokaryotes
Week 14: Gene regulation in eukaryotes
Week 15: Gene regulation during development, Genome function (including genomes of organelles)
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Content
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: General laboratory rules of behavior and safety considerations
Week 3, Lab 2: How to use a micropipette
Week 4, Lab 3: Introduction to spectrophotometry
Week 5, Lab 4: DNA isolation from banana using commercial detergent
Week 6, Lab 5: DNA isolation from buccal swab (salting-out method)
Week 7, Lab 6: Determining DNA concentration by quantitative spectrophotometric measurement
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Agarose gel electrophoresis with Fast Blast stain
Week 10 Lab 8: DNA isolation from chicken liver (salting-out method)
Week 11, Lab 9: Restriction digestion of DNA fragments
Week 12, Lab 10: Agarose gel electrophoresis with SafeView Nucleic Acid stain
Week 13, Lab 11: Restriction mapping
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
 Interactive lectures and communication with
students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Assessment Methods Description (%) Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %

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 Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Recall the molecular structure of DNA/RNA and proteins
2. Describe the basis of the central dogma of molecular biology
3. Explain the molecular mechanisms underlying transcription and translation
Learning Outcomes 4. Illustrate the role of genes and proteins in normal functioning of the cell
5. Examine the basic principles of molecular techniques
6. Conduct isolation of DNA from various material
7. Use spectrophotometry to determine the concentration and purity of DNA/RNA
8. Conduct gel electrophoresis

Prerequisite Course(s) General Biology

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Alberts, B., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., & Walter, P. (2007). Molecular biology of the cell, 5th ed. New
Mandatory Literature York City, NY, USA: Garland Science

Wilson, J. H., & Hunt, T. (2007). Molecular biology of the cell, 5th ed. New York City, NY, USA: Garland Science
Watson, J. D., et al. (2007). Molecular biology of the gene, 6th ed. New York City, NY, USA: Pearson
Recommended Literature Sambrook, J., & Russell, D. W. (2006). The condensed protocols from molecular cloning: A laboratory manual. Cold
Spring Harbor, NY, USA: CSHL Press

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 12 12
Preparation for Final Examination 1 13 13
Assignment / Homework / Project 18 18
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 202 Course Name: BIOSTATISTICS
Level: Undergraduate Year: II Semester: IV ECTS Credits: 4
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
This is a general introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics such as techniques and principles for
summarizing data, estimation, hypothesis testing, and decision-making will be covered. Students are instructed on the
Course Description proper use of statistical software to manage, manipulate, and analyze data and to prepare summary reports and graphical
displays.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Explaining basic statistical tests.
 Evaluating the results of statistical tests.
Course Objectives  Demonstrating modern statistical methods including descriptive and inferential statistics.
 Showing students that statistics is an important tool in many different disciplines, and is an important research
tool.
Week 1: Fundamentals of statistics
Week 2: Presenting data, part 1
Week 3: Presenting data, part 2
Week 4: Descriptive statistics, part 1
Week 5: Descriptive statistics, part 2
Week 6: Probability, part 1
Week 7: Probability, part 2
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Probability distributions, part 1
Week 10: Probability distributions, part 2
Week 11: Sampling distributions and confidence intervals, part 1
Week 12: Sampling distributions and confidence intervals, part 2
Week 13: Fundamentals of hypothesis testing, part 1
Week 14: Fundamentals of hypothesis testing, part 2
Week 15: Preparation for final exam
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Content
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction to MS Excel
Week 3, Lab 2: Making tables and diagrams in Excel, part 1
Week 4, Lab 3: Making tables and diagrams in Excel, part 2
Week 5, Lab 4: Descriptive statistics in Excel, part 1
Week 6, Lab 5: Descriptive statistics in Excel, part 2
Week 7, Lab 6: Preparation for mid-term
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Probability
Week 10 Lab 8: Chi-square
Week 11, Lab 9: ANOVA
Week 12, Lab 10: Student’s t-test
Week 13, Lab 11: Regression
Week 14: Preparation for lab exam
Week 15: Exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

 Interactive lectures and communication with students

Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %

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 After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Deliver an effective presentation of data
2. Perform probability testing
3. Explain the fundamentals of hypothesis testing
Learning Outcomes 4. Make tables and diagrams
5. Operate descriptive statistics in excel
6. Perform the student t test
7. Perform ANOVA
8. Perform regression analysis in excel

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Kreyszig, E. (2001). Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 8th ed. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley and Sons
Mandatory Literature

Recommended Literature Bhishma R. (2005). Probability and Statistics for Engineers, 2nd ed. New York City, NY, USA: Sitech

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 12 12
Preparation for Final Examination 1 16 16
Assignment / Homework / Project 4 4
Seminar / Presentation 4 4
Total Workload 100
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 4

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Course Code: GBE 206 Course Name: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY II
Level: Undergraduate Year: II Semester: IV ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
As the second part of a two-part course series in Molecular biology, this course covers advanced topics on gene regulation,
protein modifications and ubiquitination, DNA and RNA polymerase, and small RNAs. Current topics, like RNA
Course Description interference and epigenetics, are also introduced. Final part of the course is devoted to the study of genome stability and
evolution. This is taken concurrently with a laboratory course.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

 Enabling students to move beyond their introductory textbooks towards a deeper understanding of modern
molecular biology.
Course Objectives  Providing detailed descriptions of all molecular mechanisms.
 Introduction to genomics and systematics.
 Providing an insight into the regulation of gene expression at different levels.
 Presenting model organisms in molecular biology.
Week 1: Introduction to the course
Week 2: DNA-related proteins
Week 3: Polymerase dynamics
Week 4: Small RNAs
Week 5: Regulation of gene expression by different types of RNA
Week 6: RNA silencing pathways
Week 7: RNA interference
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Epigenetics
Week 10: Post-translational modifications
Week 11: Protein folding and ubiquitination
Week 12: Molecular mechanisms of cell differentiation
Week 13: The stability of the genome
Week 14: Sequence conservation and homology
Week 15: Techniques in molecular biology
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Content
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction to protein analysis
Week 3, Lab 2: Protein isolation from plant tissue
Week 4, Lab 3: Protein isolation from animal tissue
Week 5, Lab 4: Protein quantification: Bradford method
Week 6, Lab 5: Polyacrylamide gels: Introduction
Week 7, Lab 6: SDS-PAGE
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: SDS-PAGE
Week 10 Lab 8: Protein isolation from human tissue
Week 11, Lab 9: Protein quantification: Lowry method
Week 12, Lab 10: Native PAGE
Week 13, Lab 11: Native PAGE
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

 Interactive lectures and communication with students

Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables %
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %

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 After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Determine comparative genomic studies in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
2. Deduce gene expression levels and regulation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Learning Outcomes 3. Debate molecular mechanisms underlying the processes of gene regulation in different organisms
4. Perform protein isolation in the laboratory from various samples: animal, plant, human
5. Operate quantification of the isolated proteins in the laboratory
6. Perform SDS-PAGE

Prerequisite Course(s) Molecular Biology I

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Alberts, B., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., & Walter, P. (2007). Molecular biology of the cell, 5th ed. New
Mandatory Literature York, NY, USA: Garland Science

Karp, G. (2013). Cell and molecular biology: Concepts and experiments, 7th ed. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley
Recommended Literature Sambrook, J. & Russell, D. W. (2006). The condensed protocol from molecular cloning: A laboratory manual. Cold
Spring Harbor, NY, USA: CSHL Press

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 12 12
Preparation for Final Examination 1 13 13
Assignment / Homework / Project 18 18
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 210 Course Name: BIOCHEMISTRY
Level: Undergraduate Year: II Semester: IV ECTS Credits: 6
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 3+2 Total Hours: 45+30
Biochemistry is the field of studies on molecules and chemical reactions of living things. The basic principles of
biochemistry are common to all organisms such as bacteria, plants, and humans. Therefore, the findings of any research
that is carried out on particular organism may be applied to almost all other species. The biochemistry course analyzes
mainly the structure and function of biomolecules: physical-chemical properties and metabolisms of nucleic acids,
proteins, carbohydrates and lipids; the mechanism of enzyme kinetics, coenzymes, etc. The course will introduce the close
Course Description relationship between the chemical and physical properties of biomolecules and their functions. The regulation and
integration of these critical metabolic processes with each other will be emphasized. Students will comprehend the
importance of chemical changes on the function of biological systems. Moreover, they will be able to use this knowledge
to apply and combine with the topics of other related courses in the field. This course is taken concurrently with a
laboratory course
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

 Introduction to the energetics of life: the first and second law of thermodynamics to predict the direction of
chemical reactions that occur in biological systems.
 Explaining the intermolecular interactions: mechanism of covalent and non-covalent interactions, charge-
charge interactions, hydrogen bonds, Van der Waals forces and hydrophobic interactions.
 Describing ionization of water: acid/base chemistry as it applies to biological molecules.
 Illustrating structure and function: basic molecular properties of the 4 classes of biological molecules
Course Objectives (proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids) and the subunits from which they are formed and
explaining how the structure of biological molecules dictates function and how changes in structure direct
biochemical reactions.
 Describing properties and mechanisms of enzymes: the catalytic functions of enzymes, and performing
enzyme kinetics calculations.
 Defining organic reaction mechanisms: the network of chemical reactions that make up central metabolism.
 Providing a general background in the biochemistry field: analyzing scientific literature pertaining to subject
matter in biochemistry.
 Giving an outline of scientific mysteries: applying knowledge and concepts to novel problems.
Week 1: Introduction to biochemistry: The chemical elements of life, intermolecular interactions, introduction to
macromolecules, the energetics of life
Week 2: Water and the fitness for biochemical reactions: The pH scale, acid dissociation constant of weak acids, buffered
solutions resist changes in pH
Week 3: Amino acids and primary structures of proteins: Brief information regarding protein purification techniques,
basic analytical techniques, protein sequencing strategies
Week 4: Three-dimensional structure and function of proteins: Four levels of protein structures, alpha helix, beta strands
and beta sheets, protein folding and stability, structures of myoglobin and hemoglobin
Week 5: Properties of enzymes: The six classes of enzymes, enzyme kinetics, the Michelis-Menten equation, enzyme
inhibition, allosteric enzymes, regulation of enzyme activity, mechanisms of enzymes
Week 6: Coenzymes and vitamins: Coenzyme classification, lipid vitamins, protein coenzymes, cytochromes
Week 7: Carbohydrates: Cyclization of aldoses and ketoses, conformations of monosaccharides, disaccharides and other
glycosides, polysaccharides, glycoconjugates
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Lipids and membranes: structural and functional diversity of lipids, fatty acids, triacylglycerols,
glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids, steroids, biological membrane and lipid bilayers, membrane transport, transduction
of intracellular signals
Course Content Week 10: Introduction to metabolism: Major pathways in cells, glycolysis
(weekly plan) Week 11: Gluconeogenesis, the pentose phosphate pathway, and glycogen metabolism
Week 12: The citric acid cycle, the glyoxylate pathway, electron transport and ATP synthesis
Week 13: Photosynthesis: Plant photosynthesis, fixation of CO2, Calvin cycle, additional carbon-fixation pathways
Week 14: Lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, nucleotide metabolism
Week 15: Nucleic acids, protein synthesis, recombinant DNA technology
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Basic calculations
Week 3, Lab 2: Solution preparation, buffers
Week 4, Lab 3: Quantitative estimation of amino acids by ninhydrin
Week 5, Lab 4: Separation of amino acids by TLC
Week 6, Lab 5: Titration curves of amino acids
Week 7, Lab 6: Isoelectric precipitation of proteins
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
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 Week 10 Lab 8: Effect of enzyme concentration on enzyme kinetics
Week 11, Lab 9: Effect of substrate concentration on enzyme kinetics
Week 12, Lab 10: Qualitative analysis of carbohydrates
Week 13, Lab 11: Estimation of saponification value of fats and oils
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

 Interactive lectures and communication with students

Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Explain water and its properties
2. Summarize amino-acids and proteins
3. Categorize enzymes
Learning Outcomes 4. Identify carbohydrates
5. Classify lipids
6. Interpret gluconeogenesis, the pentose phosphate pathway, and glycogen metabolism
7. Illustrate Krebs cycle, electron-transport chain
8. Use basic laboratory skills and procedures in biochemistry labs

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Moran, A., Horton, R., Scrimgeour, G., Perry, M., & Rawn, D. (2012). Principles of Biochemistry, 5th ed. New York
Mandatory Literature City, NY, USA: Prentice-Hall.

Lehninger, A. & Cox, M. (2004). Principles of Biochemistry, 4th ed. New York City, NY, USA: WH Freeman and Co
Recommended Literature Berg, M.J., Tymoczko, J., & Stryer, L. (2002). Biochemistry, 5th ed. New York City, NY, USA: WH Freeman and Co

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 3 45
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 15 15
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 20 20
Seminar / Presentation 20 20
Total Workload 149
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 6

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 FIFTH SEMESTER

Course Code: GBE 303 Course Name: INTERNSHIP

Level: Undergraduate Year: III Semester: V ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 0+4 Total Hours: 0+60
Students must complete a 30-working-day (6 weeks) practice in a bio-company. Students are expected to learn about a
real working environment and get involved in many aspects of genetics and bioengineering development processes. Also,
they are expected to start understand what is required for effective day-to-day laboratory maintenance and to develop the
Course Description sense of responsibility. Internship could be completed either in private or public biology-related sector. Observations from
practical training must be documented and presented in the form of a clear and concise technical report (Internship
Notebook). Student must also prepare a short portfolio with a MS PowerPoint presentation.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

Course Objectives  Encouraging students to develop a sense of responsibility.

 Enabling practical training.
 Teaching students to prepare reports.

Course Content During this practice, students should be introduced to all types of work and practice that is conducted in the company,
(weekly plan) institute, or laboratory.

Teaching Methods
 Students acquire on-the-job training as they complete their practice.
Description
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 0%
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Project 50 % Attendance 0%
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 0% Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 50 % Final Exam 0%
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Begin to work effectively as part of a team

2. Develop interpersonal, organizational, and problem solving skills within a managed environment
Learning Outcomes 3. Exercise some personal responsibility
4. Present information in oral, written or graphic forms in order to communicate effectively with peers and tutors
5. Apply theory, techniques and relevant tools to the specification, analysis, design, implementation and testing of
samples
6. Actively participate in, reflect on, and begin to take responsibility for personal learning and development

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature N/A

Recommended Literature
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 4 60
Defense (1 week) 1 30 30
Internship Notebook Preparation (1 week) 1 20 20
Seminar / Presentation 1 15 15
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 307 Course Name: BIOINFORMATICS
Level: Undergraduate Year: III Semester: V ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
The aim of the course is to establish a basic background in the significant and more emerging field of bioinformatics. Its
main subjects are PubMed and Medline databases, DNA- and protein-based bioinformatics tools, as well as several new
and emerging information tools. Students are expected to have a working knowledge of genetics and molecular biology
Course Description concepts in order to fully benefit from utilization of available information sources. The course is organized concurrently
with a laboratory course in which students are applying bioinformatics in practice in order to analyze DNA, RNA, and
protein sequences, as well as to study phylogeny.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Showing the importance of bioinformatics as a method to overcome modern biomedical research problems.
 Enabling skill development in software using, critical evaluation of the results and their interpretation.
Course Objectives  Illustrating how to work with DNA sequences.
 Explaining how to work with protein sequences.
 Illustrating how to construct phylogenetic trees.
Week 1: Introduction to bioinformatics
Week 2: PubMed
Week 3: Using nucleotide sequence databases
Week 4: Using protein and specialized sequence databases
Week 5: Working with a single DNA sequence
Week 6: Working with a single nucleotide sequence
Week 7: Similarity searches on sequence databases
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Comparing two sequences
Week 10: Building a multiple sequence alignment
Week 11: Editing and publishing alignments
Week 12: Working with protein 3D structures
Week 13: Working with RNA
Week 14: Building phylogenetic trees: NJ method
Week 15: Building phylogenetic trees: UPGMA method
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Content
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: PubMed
Week 3, Lab 2: Using nucleotide sequence databases
Week 4, Lab 3: Using protein and specialized sequence databases
Week 5, Lab 4: Working with a single DNA sequence
Week 6, Lab 5: Working with a single nucleotide sequence
Week 7, Lab 6: Similarity searches on sequence databases
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Comparing two sequences
Week 10 Lab 8: Building a multiple sequence alignment
Week 11, Lab 9: Editing and publishing alignments
Week 12, Lab 10: Working with protein 3D structures
Week 13, Lab 11: Building phylogenetic trees
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Description (%) Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %

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 Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Use PubMed for article browsing
2. Employ NCBI for sequence analysis
3. Operate single DNA sequences
Learning Outcomes 4. Perform similarity searches
5. Perform multiple sequence alignments
6. Discover different protein databases
7. Create phylogenetic trees

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Claverie, J. M. & Notredame, C. (2006). Bioinformatics for Dummies, 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley

Lesk, A. (2008). Introduction to Bioinformatics, 3rd ed. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press
Recommended Literature Campbell, A. M. & Heyer, L. J. (2006). Discovering Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics, 2nd ed. San Francisco,
CA, USA: Benjamin Cummings

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 15 15
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 13 13
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 309 Course Name: HUMAN GENETICS
Level: Undergraduate Year: III Semester: V ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
This course will focus on concepts such as organization, structure, function, and mapping of the human genome;
biochemical and molecular basis, screening, prevention, and treatment of various human diseases; genetic variation in
humans; gene frequencies in human populations; human developmental genetics, medical genetics, and other aspects of
human heredity. This course focuses on the role of genes in human biology. Selected areas of emphasis range from gene
Course Description structure and identification, inheritance mechanisms (how genes are passed from parent to offspring), and how genes work
within the cellular environment, mutations and the consequences of these malfunctions (genetic diseases), to the genetic
structure of whole populations, and finally to ethical, legal, and social issues surrounding the application of the new genetic
engineering technologies. Basic areas of modern genetics will be covered, with an emphasis primarily on humans. This is
taken concurrently with a laboratory course.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Explaining the role of genes in human biology.
Course Objectives  Providing the basic concepts of molecular genetics.
 Introduction to population genetics.
 Illustrating how to analyze human pedigrees and how to perform gene mapping.
Week 1: Introduction to human genetics
Week 2: The basics of human genetics: Structure and function of the human genome
Week 3: The mechanisms involved in genetic variation at the level of gene and gene product, mutagenesis and DNA
repair, mutations as a cause of genetic disorders
Week 4: Human Genome Project
Week 5: Pedigree analysis
Week 6: Linkage analysis
Week 7: Gene mapping
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: The basic principles of inheritance: Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetics (UDP, dynamic mutations,
mosaicism, imprinting)
Week 10: Multifactorial inheritance: Interaction of genes and environmental factors
Week 11: Laboratory methods of DNA (DNA typing/profiling, RFLP, PCR, STR, mtDNA and Y chromosome analysis)
and chromosome (karyotyping and FISH) analysis in human genetic practice
Week 12: Introduction to gene therapy
Week 13: Interpretation and application of various human genetic tests
Week 14: Introduction to human population genetics
Week 15: Ethical, legal, and social aspects of human genetic testing
Course Content Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
(weekly plan)
LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction
Week 3, Lab 2: Human pedigree analysis
Week 4, Lab 3: Human pedigree analysis
Week 5, Lab 4: Genetic linkage and mapping
Week 6, Lab 5: Mitochondrial DNA isolation from hair (Chelex method)
Week 7, Lab 6: Restriction digestion of mtDNA from hair
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: DNA isolation from buccal swab (Chelex method)
Week 10 Lab 8: Polymerase chain reaction: Theoretical introduction
Week 11, Lab 9: PCR analysis of Rh factor inheritance in humans
Week 12, Lab 10: Agarose gel electrophoresis of PCR products
Week 13, Lab 11: Agarose gel of PCR products: Results interpretation
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

 Interactive lectures and communication with students

Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %

Assessment Methods Description (%) Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Project 20 % Attendance 0%

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 Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Perform pedigree analysis
2. Clarify gene mapping
Learning Outcomes 3. Interpret various human genetic tests
4. Perform DNA isolation
5. Illustrate the molecular mechanism of PCR and perform PCR

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Lewis, R. (2009). Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications, 9th ed. New York, NY, USA: McGraw-Hill
Mandatory Literature

Sudbery, P. & Sudbery, I. (2010). Human and Molecular Genetics, 3rd edition. New York, NY, USA: Pearson Education
Ltd
Recommended Literature Pasternak, J.J. (2005). An Introduction to Human Molecular Genetics: Mechanisms of Inherited Diseases,
2nded. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons
Cummings, M.R (2014). Human Heredity, 10th ed. Belmont, USA: Brooks/Cole

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 1 16 16
Seminar / Presentation 1 16 16
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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 SIXTH SEMESTER

Course Code: GBE 392 Course Name: GENETICS AND BIOENGINEERING PROJECT
Level: Undergraduate Year: III Semester: VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 0+4 Total Hours: 0+60
This course requires each student to work on a short research project, effectively communicate with their mentors, and
Course Description apply genetics and bioengineering knowledge in their research work. At the end of research project, each student should
submit a hardcopy of the project and defend it with poster presentation in front of a committee containing three juries.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Enabling students to combine theoretical and practical ability for preparation a genetic engineering project
and a presentation to the class.
Course Objectives  Providing material for students to document the research results with a proposal of a design project.
 Providing students with the experience of conceiving, designing, and implementing a research project
proposed.
 Preparing students to present the implemented project orally.
 Announcement of project proposals by the Department
 Choosing any of proposed projects, or proposing student’s own project
 Announcement of the projects assigned to students
Course Content  Mentor-student communication
(weekly plan)  Doing literature review and practical research (if applicable)
 Submitting all necessary administrative forms
 Finalizing MS Word version of GBE project
 Project defense in the form of poster presentation in front of jury members

 Interactive lectures and communication with students

Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 0%
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Project 50 % Attendance 0%
Assessment Methods Description (%)
Midterm Exam 0% Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 50 % Final Exam 0%
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Actively participate in courses and begin to take responsibility for learning
2. Begin to work effectively as par to of a team, developing interpersonal, organizational, and problem solving
skills within a managed environment, exercising some personal responsibility
Learning Outcomes 3. Present information in oral, written or graphic forms in order to communicate effectively with peers and
tutors
4. Apply theory, techniques and relevant tools to the specification, analysis, design, implementation and testing.
5. Evaluate theories, processes and outcomes within an ambiguous setting

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature N/A

Recommended Literature
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 4 60

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Seminar / Presentation 1 20 25
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 304 Course Name: FORENSIC GENETICS
Level: Undergraduate Year: III Semester: VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
Forensic genetics is the application of science to law and it encompasses various scientific disciplines. This course will
introduce various methodologies and applications used in forensic context, as well as the workflow characteristic for
forensic investigations. Real forensic cases are used to introduce technique and theory, to demonstrate how case solving
Course Description requires an interdisciplinary team approach, and to allow students to practice their analytical and logical reasoning skills.
Laboratory course is offered concurrently with lectures and is introducing practical research in forensics (such as sample
collection, presumptive evidence testing, and DNA analysis and individualization), as well as statistical calculations
necessary for presenting evidence in the court.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

 Introduction to various disciplines and methodologies in forensic genetics.

 Teaching the roles of numerous scientific disciplines in crime investigations.
Course Objectives  Explaining the importance of analytical tools in forensic investigation.
 Explaining the importance of crime scene processing.
 Introduction to forensic anthropology and odontology.
 Describing how gender, mitochondrial, and Y-chromosomal DNA analyses are performed.
Week 1: Presentation of syllabus and course
Week 2: Introduction to forensic genetics: Basic principles and historical development, branches of forensic genetics
Week 3: Basic genetic, medical, and biochemical principles of forensic DNA testing
Week 4: Evaluation of biological traces suitable for DNA analysis: Classification, collection, packaging, labeling, and
preservation
Week 5: Presumptive and confirmatory testing
Week 6: Application of molecular-genetic techniques in forensics (DNA extraction, amplification, qualitative and
quantitative characterization)
Week 7: Basic parameters and standards of a successful forensic genetics lab
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Lineage markers
Week 10: DNA identification of mass disaster victims
Week 11: Application of statistical, population, and medical studies in forensic genetics
Week 12: Disputed paternity and maternity testing
Week 13: Ethical, legal and, social aspects of DNA testing; Creation of national databases
Week 14: Application of DNA analysis results in legal and crime investigations; DNA testing legislation
Week 15: Preparation for final exam
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Content
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Types of evidence (DNA and non-DNA), fingerprint analysis
Week 3, Lab 2: Evidence collection, labeling, and packaging
Week 4, Lab 3: Crime scene (sample collection)
Week 5, Lab 4: Presumptive and confirmatory tests
Week 6, Lab 5: Kastle-Meyer test and starch-iodine radial diffusion test
Week 7, Lab 6: DNA analysis: DNA isolation (Qiagen)
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: DNA analysis: DNA quantification by spectrophotometry
Week 10 Lab 8: DNA analysis: RFLP, VNTR, individualization
Week 11, Lab 9: RFLP result interpretation
Week 12, Lab 10: Paternity testing, paternity index or combined paternity index, probability of paternity, Random Man
Not Excluded
Week 13, Lab 11: STR profiles
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

 Interactive lectures and communication with students

Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %

Assessment Methods Description (%) Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Project 20 % Attendance 0%

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 Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Apply all sorts of forensic and genetic analysis methods in processing human, animal and plant biological
trace samples
2. Operate forensic samples for forensic analysis
Learning Outcomes 3. Assess the importance of forensic genetics in legal medicine and juridical procedures
4. Conduct DNA isolation
5. Categorize various sequencing methods
6. Explain STR profiling and the use of CODIS
7. Employ forensic statistics

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Houck, M.M. & Siegel, J. A. (2010). Fundamentals of Forensic Science, 2nd ed. Waltham, MA, USA: Academic Press
Mandatory Literature

Recommended Literature Butler, J. M. (2009). Fundamentals of DNA Typing, 1sted. Waltham, MA, USA: Academic Press

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 16 16
Seminar / Presentation 16 16
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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 TECHNICAL ELECTIVE COURSES

Course Code: GBE 320 Course Name: SYSTEMS PHYSIOLOGY

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
The course offers an overview of the functioning systems of the human body. The physiology of cells as well as the muscular,
nervous, circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, digestive, and urogenital systems is explored. Emphasis is placed on the integration
of the individual function of different cells and organ systems into a functional whole, the feedback mechanisms that account for
Course Description
necessary balances, and the consequences of disease. Examples of engineering approaches used to monitor physiological
processes and correct physiological deficiencies are included. The course is taken concurrently with laboratory sessions, which
are organized as either experiments or virtual labs.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

 Introduction to metabolic pathways commonly used by cells and explaining how enzymes function in those pathways.
 Explaining how neurons communicate with each other and with other cells, such as muscles and glands.
 Providing basic concepts of blood and how it circulates in the body.
Course Objectives  Describing how the body defends itself against foreign invaders.
 Teaching the respiratory system function including breathing and gas exchange in the lungs and body tissues.
 Explaining how the digestive system mechanically and chemically breaks food down for absorption.
 Giving an overview of urine formation and its hormonal control.
 Explaining the difference between reproductive processes that occur in males and those that occur in females.
Week 1: Introduction to systems physiology
Week 2: Basis of animal function and cell physiology
Week 3: Membranes and movement across the membrane
Week 4: Homeostasis: Mechanisms and signal transduction
Week 5: Endocrine system: Endocrine communication and principles of hormonal systems
Week 6: Nervous system: Neural communication, mechanisms, and sensory systems
Week 7: Muscular system: Muscle contraction and the control of body movement
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Cardiovascular system: Circulation and the design of cardiovascular system
Week 10: Respiratory system: System mechanics, gas transport and control of respiration
Week 11: Urinary system: Kidney, clearance, and the countercurrent mechanism
Week 12: Digestive system: Gastrointestinal motility, secretion, digestion, and absorption
Week 13: Immune system: Integration, temperature, food intake, immunity, and exercise
Week 14: Reproductive system: From sex differentiation to adult reproduction
Week 15: Integumentary system
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Content
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENTS:
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction to the lab course; Cell physiology
Week 3, Lab 2: Experimental animals and animal dissection (Lumbricus terrestris)
Week 4, Lab 3: Nervous system – virtual lab
Week 5, Lab 4: Muscular system - virtual lab
Week 6, Lab 5: Cardiovascular system on Salmo trutta fario
Week 7, Lab 6: Isolation of hemolymph from Helix pomatia
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Digestive system – virtual lab
Week 10 Lab 8: Respiratory system – virtual lab and the use of spirometers
Week 11, Lab 9: Urinary system: Urine analysis
Week 12, Lab 10: Endocrine system – virtual lab
Week 13, Lab 11: Male and female reproductive system – virtual lab
Week 14, Preparation for practical exam
Week 15, Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %

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 Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Assessment Methods Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Description (%)
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Review the basics of physiology of different organ systems
2. Connect the structure and function of various systems
Learning Outcomes 3. Explain the concept of experimental animals
4. Perform animal experiments in a bioethical manner
5. Operate animal dissection safely and efficiently

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Stanfield, C. (2010). Principles of Human Physiology, 4th ed. New York City, NY, USA: Pearson
Mandatory Literature

Recommended Literature Fox, S. I. (2008). Human physiology, 10th ed. New York City, NY, USA: McGraw Hill

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 16 16
Seminar / Presentation 16 16
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 321 Course Name: NANOTECHNOLOGY AND NANOSENSORS
Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
This course will introduce students to the rapidly developing field of nanoscience with special focus on their electronic properties,
basic phenomena and ideas of nanoscience and nanosensors, physics and technology of nanoengineered materials and devices,
Course Description semiconductor nanostructures, nanotubes and nanowires, molecular electronics, and applications in nanoelectronics, quantum
computing, nanobiology and nanomedicine. Special lectures about nanosensors and their application are given at the end of the
semester.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

 Giving an outline of basic concepts of nanostructures.

Course Objectives  Introduction to the rapidly developing field of nanoscience with special focus on their electronic properties.
 Explaining fundamental aspects of the electronic properties of these materials.
 Teaching fabrication processes and applications.
 Illustrating nanosensors in practice.
Week 1: Introduction to the basic phenomena and ideas of nanoscience and nanotechnology
Week 2: An overview of basic concepts of nanostructures
Week 3: A self-contained introduction to quantum mechanics
Week 4: Introduction to science necessary to understand the matter at the “nano” scale
Week 5: A selective survey of nanostructured materials
Week 6: Properties and application of quantum dots and quantum wells
Week 7: The tools for characterization of nanostructures
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Smart materials based on nanostructures; examples of existing applications and potential new ones
Week 10: Applications in (nano)electronics, (quantum) computing, (nano)biology, and (nano)medicine
Week 11: Introduction to basic principles of sensors
Week 12: Introduction to nanosensors
Week 13: Nanosensor division
Week 14: Application of nanosensors
Week 15: Practical examples of nanosensors
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Content
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENTS:
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction to nanotechnology
Week 3, Lab 2: Basic phenomena and ideas of nanoscience and nanotechnology
Week 4, Lab 3: Basic concepts of nanostructures
Week 5, Lab 4: Nanostructured materials
Week 6, Lab 5: Quantum dots and quantum wells
Week 7, Lab 6: Characterization of nanostructures
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Smart materials based on nanostructures
Week 10 Lab 8: Introduction to sensors
Week 11, Lab 9: Introduction to nanosensors
Week 12, Lab 10: Application of nanosensors
Week 13, Lab 11: Practical examples
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

Teaching Methods  Interactive lectures and communication with students

Description  Discussions and group work
(list up to 4 methods)  Presentations
 Laboratory work

Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %

Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Description (%)
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %

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 Total 100 %
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Recognize state of the art developments in the field of nanotechnology
2. Compare common themes across nanotechnology
3. Distinguish various individual nanotech implementations
4. Solve the quantum confinement equations which lead to reduced dimensionality
Learning Outcomes 5. Analyze various modern technologies used in nanotechnology to grow bulk crystals, thin films, and nanoscale quantum
(please write 5-8 outcomes) structures, including the epitaxy of semiconductors
6. Argue optical and electronic properties of semiconductor nanostructures such as quantum wells and quantum dots
7. Manipulate and calculate physical parameters related to nanotechnology, such as mean free paths and phase coherence
lengths
8. Explain the effect of the reduced dimensionality on the electronic charge transport
Prerequisite Course(s) None
(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Lindsay, S. M. (2009). Introduction to Nanoscience. Pap/Cdr edition. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press
Ratner M. & Ratner D. (2002). Nanotechnology, 1st ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA: Prentice Hall
Koch C. (2007). Nanostructured Materials, 2nd ed. Norwich, NY, USA: Noyes Publications
Recommended Literature Mitin, V., Kochelap, A.V., & Stroscio, M.A. (2008). Introduction to Nanoelectronics: Science, Nanotechnology, Engineering,
and Applications, 1st ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 16 16
Seminar / Presentation 16 16
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 322 Course Name: PRINCIPLES OF NEUROBIOLOGY
Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
The course is designed to provide a foundation needed for the eventual understanding of the neural basis of behavior and cognition.
This course will consider data and theories of brain-behavior relationships from research in the neurosciences. Progress in
neuroscience requires a detailed knowledge of brain function and so cuts across areas such as neurophysiology, neuroanatomy,
and neurochemistry. In the first part of the course, a reductionistic approach will be taken and focus will be put on the basic
Course Description
element of nervous systems, the neuron. The objective is to understand the signaling capacities of neurons in terms of cellular
mechanisms. In the second part of the course, a more integrative approach will be taken and students will understand how simple
sensory, motor, and learning capacities arise from the operations of neural networks. Hormonal and neural elements interaction in
producing motivation and emotions will also be discussed.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

 Giving an outline of the fundamentals of neurobiology.

Course Objectives  Explaining basic operating principles of neural tissue.
 Teaching the molecular basis of neurobiology.
 Enabling progress to more advanced courses.
Week 1: Introduction/Overview
Week 2: Ion channels and signaling and structure
Week 3: Resting and action membrane potential
Week 4: Passive membrane properties
Week 5: Synaptic transmission
Week 6: Molecular biology of presynaptic nerve terminals
Week 7: Indirect mechanisms of synaptic transmission
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Mechanosensation
Week 10: Dendrites: Morphology and function
Week 11: Electrical synapses
Week 12: Synaptic plasticity
Week 13: Neural basis of behavior
Week 14: Intrinsic plasticity
Week 15: Cellular mechanisms of learning; Neurodegenerative diseases
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Content
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENTS:
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Visualizing the nervous system (worm dissection)
Week 3, Lab 2: Immunocytochemistry of brain sections
Week 4, Lab 3: Exploring the brain: Allen Brain Atlas data portal
Week 5, Lab 4: Exploring brain connectivity: Allen Brain Atlas data portal
Week 6, Lab 5: Human benchmark laboratory (reaction time and memory)
Week 7, Lab 6: Exploratorium: Virtual sheep brain dissections
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Virtual deep brain stimulation surgery
Week 10 Lab 8: Virtual neuroscience lab: Medication study
Week 11, Lab 9: Virtual neuroscience lab: Parkinson's disease study
Week 12, Lab 10: Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Neurophysiology surgery
Week 13, Lab 11: Neuroscience project ideas
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

Teaching Methods  Interactive lectures and communication with students

Description  Discussions and group work
(list up to 4 methods)  Presentations
 Laboratory work

Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %

Assessment Methods Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Description (%) Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%

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 Presentation 0% Final Exam 40%
Total 100 %
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Recall neurobiology terminology
Learning Outcomes 2. Explain the brain and nervous system
(please write 5-8 outcomes) 3. Relate the brain and nervous system to behavior and disease
4. Assess the importance of molecular biology in neurological processes
5. Predict the effect of neurological processes on behavior
Prerequisite Course(s) None
(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Kandel, E., Schwartz, J., & Jessell, T. (2000) Principles of Neural Science, 4th ed. New York City, NY, USA: McGraw Hill
Mandatory Literature Medical

Recommended Literature Liquin, L. (2015). Principles of Neurobiology, 1st ed. New York City, NY, USA: Garland Science

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 14 14
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 323 Course Name: BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
This course will introduce the students to basic biomedical engineering technology so that they can understand and evaluate
(and perhaps design) systems and devices that can measure, test, and acquire biological information. The course will encompass
systems of human physiology as well as the bio-signals they generate. The focus will also be on biosensors, transducers, bio-
Course Description electrodes used for acquisition, and amplifiers for measuring bio-potentials. Some bioethics will be discussed as well.
Introduction to fundamentals of biomedical instrumentation, biomedical sensors and physiological transducers, biomedical
recorders, patient monitoring systems, arrhythmia and ambulatory monitoring instruments, cardiac pacemakers, cardiac
defibrillators, MRI and CT systems are the topics covered within the course.

The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

 Introduction to basic biomedical instrumentation.

Course Objectives  Explaining working principles of biomedical instrumentation.
 Familiarizing students with patients’ security.
 Giving an outline of regulations related to biomedical instrumentation.
Week 1: Introduction to biomedical instrumentation
Week 2: Biomedical sensors and transducers and bioelectric amplifiers
Week 3: Electrocardiographs
Week 4: Blood pressure measurement and physiological pressure and other cardiovascular measurements and devices
Week 5: Instrumentation for measurement of brain parameters
Week 6: Biological impedance measurement
Week 7: Respiratory system and its measurement
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Intensive and coronary care units and pacemakers and defibrillators
Week 10: Electrosurgery
Course Content Week 11: Lasers and medical imaging equipment
(weekly plan) Week 12: Radiology and nuclear medicine equipment and medical ultrasound
Week 13: Magnetic resonance imaging
Week 14: Computed tomography imaging
Week 15: Patients’ security and law
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

LABORATORY CONTENT:
Week 1-11: This course is designed so that the students get acquainted with all the instruments mentioned in the lectures through
a series of virtual labs. Through these labs they will learn how to handle the instruments and, at the same time, interpret the results
they obtain.

Teaching Methods  Interactive lectures and communication with students,

Description  Discussions and group work,
(list up to 4 methods)  Consultation
 Laboratory work

Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %

Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Recall basic terminology related to biomedical instrumentation
Learning Outcomes 2. Recognize biomedical instrumentation
(please write 5-8 outcomes) 3. Practice on a huge area of biomedical instrumentation
4. Interpret principles of work of biomedical instrumentation
5. Evaluate patients' security and law
Prerequisite Course(s) None
(if any)
Language of Instruction English

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Mandatory Literature Raden, J.F. (2010). Handbook of Modern Sensors, Physics, Designs and Applications. New York, NY, USA: Springer-Verlag
Enderle, J. & Bronzino, J. (2011). Introduction to Biomedical Engineering,3rd ed. Burlington, MA, USA: Elsevier Academic Press
Recommended Literature Webster, J.G. & Eren, H. (2014). Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC
Press

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 14 14
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 324 Course Name: BIOMATERIALS
Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
This course is designed to introduce students to the various classes of biomaterials in use and their application in selected
subspecialties of medicine including an understanding of material bulk and surface properties, standard characterization tools,
Course Description the various biological responses to implanted materials, the clinical context of their use, manufacturing processes, and issues
dealing with cost, sterilization, packaging, and design of biomedical devices. It also addresses professional and ethical
responsibility encountered in designing medical implants.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

 Introduction to the importance of the use of biomaterials and new technologies.

Course Objectives  Giving and outline of applications of biomaterials in medicine.
 Explaining terms used in the literature of biomaterials.
 Teaching the basic characteristics of specific biomaterials.
 Illustrating the processes and phenomena related to the application of biomaterials.

Week 1: Introduction to the course

Week 2: Materials for biomedical applications
Week 3: Chemical structure of biomaterials
Week 4: Physical properties of biomaterials
Week 5: Mechanical properties of biomaterials
Week 6: Discussion and analysis of scientific articles
Week 7: Student presentations
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9 and 10: Biomaterial processing
Course Content Week 11: Surface properties of biomaterials
(weekly plan) Week 12: Protein interactions with biomaterials
Week 13: Cell interactions with biomaterials
Week 14: Discussion and analysis of scientific articles
Week 15: Student presentations
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

LABORATORY CONTENT:
Week 1-11: The laboratory course is designed so that the students learn about biomaterials through virtual labs. In these
sessions, students will get familiar with physical and chemical properties of biomaterials, ways to practically apply them, and
their interactions with living systems, that is, cells. Also, students will analyze scientific articles that are utilizing modern
techniques in biomaterial processing and application.

Teaching Methods  Interactive lectures and communication with students

Description  Discussions and group work
(list up to 4 methods)  Presentations
 Laboratory work

Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %

Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
 Recognize most of the terms used in the literature of biomaterials
Learning Outcomes  Collect basic knowledge of materials that can have biomedical application
(please write 5-8 outcomes)  Discriminate chemical and physical structure of biomaterials
 Break down mechanical properties and processing of biomaterials
 Illustrate protein and cell interactions with biomaterials
Prerequisite Course(s) None

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(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Temenoff, J. S. & Mikos, A. G. (2009). Biomaterials: The Intersection of Biology and Materials. International Edition. New
Mandatory Literature York City, NY, USA: Pearson

Recommended Literature Park J. & Bronzino J. (2002). Biomaterials: Principles and Applications, 1st ed. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 14 14
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 325 Course Name: BIOMEDICAL SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS
Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
This course will introduce students to medical and biomedical engineering concepts. The focuses are on how signal analysis can
clarify the understanding of biomedical signal interpretation and diagnosis. Topics include EEGs, ECGs, EMGs, respiratory and
Course Description
blood pressure (how they are generated and measured), biosignals as random processes, spectral analysis, wavelets, time-frequency
functions, and signal processing for pattern recognition.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:

 Introduction to the principles of biomedical signals and systems through ECG, EEG, EMG, NIBP, IBP and respiratory
examples.
Course Objectives  Explaining the importance of engineering in medicine.
 Giving an outline of characteristics of biomedical signals.
 Providing basic concepts about the human heart.
 Providing basic concepts about the respiratory system.
Week 1: Summary and history of biomedical engineering
Week 2: Cell physiology, bio-potentials, membrane, and active potentials
Week 3: Bioelectrical phenomena, neurons, synaptic transmission
Week 4: Biomedical signals: ECG, EEG, EMG, EOG, respiratory signal, biomedical sensors, biomedical signals processing
Week 5: Human heart, cardio-cycle, electrocardiogram, vectocardiogram, electrical field of the heart, methods of ECG signal
acquisition
Week 6: Methods for acquisition, processing and visualization of ECG signal, heart’s rhythm diagnostic
Week 7: ECG waveform and significant segments, ECG interpretation and diagnostics, pacemaker
WEEK 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Respiratory signal, measurement, extraction from ECG, and measuring respiratory signals
Course Content Week 10: Blood pressure, invasive and non-invasive measurement methods, biosensors and transducers
(weekly plan) Week 11: Methods for acquisition, processing and visualization of EEG signal
Week 12: Recording and interpretation of EEG, basic concepts and EEG phenomena
Week 13: Electrodes for bio-potential measurement, basic electrochemical processes in the cell and tissues, aspects and methods
of bioimpedance measurement
Week 14: Electrochemical sensors and dialysis: Chemical sensors, separation of the blood components
Week 15: Preparation for the final exam
WEEK 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

LABORATORY CONTENT:
Week 1-11: The laboratory course is designed so that the students go through a series of virtual labs and analyze the studied
equipment: their modes of functioning, components, and therapeutic importance in determining diagnosis.

Teaching Methods  Interactive lectures and communication with students

Description  Discussions and group work
(list up to 4 methods)  Consultations
 Laboratory work

Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %

Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Define biomedical system modeling
Learning Outcomes 2. Assess different aspects and methods of applying engineering principles in medicine
(please write 5-8 outcomes) 3. Review characteristics of biomedical signals
4. Arrange principles of design and implementation of medical devices for physiological signal processing
5. Interpret results of ECG and EEG signals

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

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Mandatory Literature Raden, J.F. (2010). Handbook of Modern Sensors, Physics, Designs and Applications. New York, NY, USA: Springer-Verlag
Enderle, J. & Bronzino, J. (2011). Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, 3rd ed. Burlington, MA, USA: Elsevier Academic
Press
Recommended Literature Webster, J.G. & Eren, H. (2014). Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC
Press

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 14 14
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 326 Course Name: CYTOGENETICS

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
This lecture and laboratory course will focus on human chromosome structure and replication, methodology, form and function,
identification and techniques for the visualization of chromosome aberrations. The latter part of the semester focuses on evolution
and speciation, sex chromosome systems, artificial manipulation of genomes as well as the human karyotype. Chromosome
Course Description
abnormalities will be discussed from the clinical and cytogenetic viewpoint. The course will also cover current topics in
cytogenetics, including new methodologies and their use in clinical genetics and research. Laboratory course covers both
experimental techniques in cytogenetics, as well as detailed study of human chromosomes through virtual labs and recitations.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Introduction to chromosomes, their structure and function.
 Introduction to the cell cycle.
Course Objectives  Preparation of chromosomes for observations.
 Explaining mutations and aberrations.
 Explaining human karyotype.
Week 1: Introduction to cytogenetics
Week 2: Chromosome structure and replication
Week 3: Chromosome form and function
Week 4: Chromosome identification
Week 5: Nuclear division
Week 6: Gene control by position and origin
Week 7: Mutagenesis
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Chromosome mapping
Week 10: Sex chromosome systems
Week 11: Evolution and speciation
Week 12: Artificial manipulation of genomes
Week 13: The human karyotype
Week 14: Chromosomal aberrations and their identification
Week 15: Historical aspects of cytogenetics
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Contents
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENTS
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction to lab course
Week 3, Lab 2: Cell Cycle: Interphase, mitosis, and meiosis
Week 4, Lab 3: Techniques of making chromosome slides
Week 5, Lab 4: Chromosome staining techniques, part 1
Week 6, Lab 5: Chromosome staining techniques, part 2
Week 7, Lab 6: Getting and marking cells in prophase or prometaphase
Week 8:MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Study of sex chromatin
Week 10 Lab 8: Microscopic observations and microphotography
Week 11, Lab 9: Nomenclature and chromosome classification
Week 12, Lab 10: Preparing a karyotype
Week 13, Lab 11: Common chromosomal abnormalities
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Description (%)
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %

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 Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Analyze the human karyotype
2. Describe the cell cycle
Learning Outcomes 3. Classify chromosomal banding and its application
4. Determine structural and numerical chromosomal aberrations
5. Explain the nomenclature of chromosomes

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Swanson, C. P., Merz, T., & Young, W. J. (1981). Cytogenetics. The chromosome in division, inheritance and evolution, 2nd ed.
Mandatory Literature Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA: Prentice-Hall

Recommended Literature Tirunilai, P. (2012). Recent trends in cytogenetic studies, 1st ed. Rijeka, Croatia: InTech

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 14 14
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 327 Course Name: GENERAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOSAFETY

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
Biotechnology is a rapidly evolving field today. This course covers the basic definitions essential for understanding biotechnology
and introduces the student to its main applications in different industries and scientific fields. At the beginning of the course,
students review basic knowledge from macromolecules and get acquainted with the development of vectors, usually used vectors
Course Description and cloning, as well as the transfer of genes to bacteria, plants, and animals. Microbial biotechnology is very important in industry
and the students will be introduced to microbial growth curve and fermentation processes and the concept and function of
bioreactors. The second part of the course is more focused on plant biotechnology, its methodology and application, and GMO.
At the end of the course, students should discuss the basic concepts of ethics.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Introduction to basic principles in biotechnology.
Course Objectives  Designing a gene cloning and fermentation experiment.
 Discussing scientific papers on the field.
 Designing and controlling an industrial biotechnological process.
Week 1: Introduction to biotechnology, basic definitions, application in agriculture, medicine, pharmaceutical
companies
Week 2: Macromolecules
Week 3: Vectors, development of vectors, cloning
Week 4: Transfer of genes to bacteria, plants, and animals
Week 5: Introduction to use of bacteria in biotechnology. Microbial fermentation
Week 6: Bioreactors
Week 7: Yeast biotechnology
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Plant tissue culture
Week 10: Methods in plant biotechnology: Amplification of DNA by PCR, gene transfer technology, vectors,
sterilization of plant tissues, methods of micro-propagation, marker-assisted selection
Week 11: Applications of plant genetic engineering: Crop improvement, herbicide resistance, insect resistance,
virus resistance, plants as bioreactors
Week 12: Genetic modification in agriculture: Transgenic plants, genetically modified foods, application,
future applications, and ecological impact of transgenic plants
Week 13: Genetic modification in food industry: Background, history, controversies over risks, application,
future directions
Week 14: Bioremediation
Course Contents Week 15: Bioethics
(weekly plan) Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

LABORATORY CONTENTS
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction
Week 3, Lab 2: Preparation of competent cells
Week 4, Lab 3: Heat shock transformation
Week 5, Lab 4: Calcium chloride transformation
Week 6, Lab 5: Selection and screening
Week 7, Lab 6: Plasmid isolation: Boiling method
Week 8:MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Plasmid isolation: Alkaline lysis
Week 10 Lab 8:Restriction mapping of plasmid DNA
Week 11, Lab 9:Plant tissue culture
Week 12, Lab 10: Plant tissue culture
Week 13, Lab 11: Protoplast isolation and fusion
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work

Assessment Methods Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %

Description (%) Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

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 Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Recall the basic concepts of biotechnology and main definitions
2. Apply knowledge of microbial fermentation in industry
Learning Outcomes 3. Define bioreactors
4. Apply knowledge about basic concepts and methods used in plant biotechnology
5. Operate sterile techniques required to conduct plant tissue culture

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Thieman, W. J. & Palladino, M. A. (2012). Introduction to Biotechnology, 3rd ed. San Francisco, CA, USA: Benjamin Cummings

Lecture notes
Recommended Literature Scientific articles

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 14 14
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 328 Course Name: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
This course provides an introduction to research methods and designs relevant to biotechnology, genetics, and bioengineering
fields. The course will focus on an introduction to various research designs including experimental and non-experimental, as well
as quantitative and qualitative research methods. In addition, the course will focus on providing a practical understanding of
Course Description
several statistical tools used in medical and health research. The emphasis will be on knowing when to use various tests, what they
measure, and how to interpret results. Finally, students are introduced to different types of scientific articles in genetics and
bioengineering and are discussing them in the form of presentation in front of the class.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Introduction to the scientific method and its role/importance in biotechnology, genetics and bioengineering.
 Sharing the process of research and components within the process.
Course Objectives  Providing an outline of the importance of research questions.
 Defining key characteristics of a good research questions.
 Providing an outline of the importance of conducting a review of the literature as part of the empirical process.
 Introducing students to research tools and search engines that support conducting a literature review.
Week 1: Introduction: Research in genetics and bioengineering
Week 2: The scientific method, research ethics
Week 3: Fundamentals of PubMed and the Cochrane Library
Week 4: RefWorks fundamentals
Week 5: How to read the scientific literature
Week 6: Conducting a literature review
Week 7: Preparation for mid-term
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Types of scientific articles
Course Contents Week 10: Foundations of quantitative research design
(weekly plan) Week 11: Statistical methods in health
Week 12: Foundations of qualitative research
Week 13: Introduction to mixed methods
Week 14: Reporting and discussing results
Week 15:Student presentations: Chosen scientific articles
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

LABORATORY CONTENTS
Week 1-11: The laboratory course is designed so that the students design their own experiment using the studied research methods
and analyze and get valid results which they will present to their colleagues.
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Recall the basic concepts of biotechnology and main definitions
2. Conduct experiments following the scientific method
Learning Outcomes 3. Develop a scientific way of reasoning
4. Use various databases necessary for the engineering profession
5. Describe basic statistic methods
6. Handle qualitative and quantitative research designs

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)

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Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Marder, P.M. (2011). Research Methods for Science. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

Lecture notes
Recommended Literature Scientific articles

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 18 18
Seminar / Presentation 14 14
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 329 Course Name: POPULATION GENETICS

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Mandatory Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
This course is designed to provide students with a general introduction to population genetics, which examines the interaction of
basic evolutionary processes (including mutation, natural selection, genetic drift, inbreeding, recombination, and gene flow) in
Course Description determining the genetic composition and evolutionary trajectories of natural populations. Methods of measuring genetic variation
in natural populations will also be reviewed and experimental tests of the central concepts derived from population genetics theory
will be examined. Empirical examples will involve a broad diversity of organisms, including humans.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Teaching students the principles of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
 Explaining factors that can affect Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, such as mutation, inbreeding, migration, and genetic
drift.
 Giving an overview of phylogenetic analyses, their possibilities but also limitations and the evolutionary significance
Course Objectives of “short-term” and “long-term” adaptation processes.
 Explaining basic concepts about the biological, bio-cultural and socio-cultural characteristics of various human
groups and their interpopulation variability as an adaptation response to the impact of environmental factors.
 Providing models of studying contemporary human populations and theoretical evaluations of the impact of genetic
and/or ecological factors in terms of phenotype expression of complex features by an array of comparative analyses.
Week 1: Introduction to population genetics and the basic principles
Week 2: Allele and genotype frequencies; Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
Week 3: Genetic variation, sources of genetic variation
Week 4: Genetic drift and mutation
Week 5: Population structure and gene flow
Week 6:Inferring population history and demography
Week 7: Linkage disequilibrium and gene mapping
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Genetic markers in population genetic studies
Week 10: Population genetics of quantitative traits
Week 11: Interaction of genotype and surrounding
Week 12: Heritability: Definition and methods of study
Week 13: Adaptation and speciation
Week 14: Phylogenetic variation
Week 15: Conservation of genetic variation
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Contents
LABORATORY CONTENTS
(weekly plan) Week 1, Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction to the lab course
Week 3, Lab 2:Introduction to managing allele frequencies: Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance patterns, Human pedigree
analysis
Week 4, Lab 3: Allele and genotype frequencies, Hardy-Weinberg principle, part 1
Week 5, Lab 4: Allele and genotype frequencies, Hardy-Weinberg principle, part 2
Week 6, Lab 5: Factors that disturb the genetic equilibrium and their effect: mutation and natural selection
Week 7, Lab 6: Factors that disturb the genetic equilibrium and their effect: genetic drift and inbreeding
Week 8:MIDTERM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Recombination events and genetic mapping
Week 10 Lab 8: Genetic markers in population genetic studies, Statistical calculations of population differentiation
Week 11, Lab 9: Population genetics of quantitative traits: Coalescent theory
Week 12, Lab 10: Phylogenetic studies in evolution
Week 13, Lab 11: Phylogenetic variation in humans: NJ and UPGMA methods
Week 14: Preparation for laboratory exam
Week 15: Exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Assessment Methods Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Description (%)
Project 20 % Attendance 0%

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 Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Explain the basics of population genetics
2. Calculate the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
Learning Outcomes 3. Find the frequency of alleles and genotypes in a population
4. Define genetic markers in population genetics
5. Recall basics of phylogenetics
6. Discuss heritability

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Nielsen, R. & Slatkin, M. (2013). An Introduction to Population Genetics: Theory and Applications, 1 st ed. Sunderland, MA, USA:
Mandatory Literature Sinauer Associates

Recommended Literature Hamilton, M. (2009). Population genetics, 1sted .Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 14 14
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 330 Course Name: BIOSENSORS
Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2 + 2 Total Hours: 30 + 30
Biosensors have emerged as an exciting research area due to the integration of molecular biology with electronics to form devices
of modern time. This course will introduce fundamentals of microbiology and biochemistry from engineering prospective and
give a comprehensive introduction to the basic features of biosensors. Types of most common biological agents and the ways in
Course Description which they can be interfaced with a variety of transducers to create a biosensor for biomedical applications will be discussed.
Focus will be on optical biosensors, immunobiosensors, and nanobiosensors. New technologies, related research highlights, and
main machine interface will also be covered.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Introduction to sensors, especially biosensor-technology to genetics and bioengineering students and the ones who are
Course Objectives interested in the subject.
 Explaining basic concepts in biosensing and bioelectronics.
 Clarifying typical problems in biosensing and bioelectronics.
Week 1: Introduction/Overview of the field and applications of biosensors
Week 2: Measurement accuracy and sources of errors
Week 3: Characteristics and operational modes of sensors
Week 4: Static and dynamic characteristics of biosensors
Week 5: Measurement standards
Week 6: Sensor networks and communication
Week 7: Preparation for mid-term exam
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Biological sensing elements
Week 10: Calorimetric biosensors
Week 11: Potentiometric biosensors
Week 12: Amperometric biosensors
Week 13: Optical biosensors
Week 14: Piezoelectric biosensors
Week 15: Immunobiosensors
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Content
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction/Overview of the field and applications of biosensors
Week 3, Lab 2: Measurement accuracy and sources of errors
Week 4, Lab 3: Characteristics and operational modes of sensors
Week 5, Lab 4: Static and dynamic characteristics of biosensors
Week 6, Lab 5: Measurement standards
Week 7, Lab 6: Sensor networks and communication
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Biological sensing elements
Week 10 Lab 8: Calorimetric biosensors
Week 11, Lab 9: Potentiometric and amperometric biosensors
Week 12, Lab 10: Optical biosensors
Week 13, Lab 11: Piezoelectric and immunobiosensors
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
Learning Outcomes 1. Describe physical operating principles of biosensors

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 2. Describe the biology of sensing elements
3. Differentiate a variety of biosensors
4. Recognize limitations of biosensors
5. Predict application areas for different types of biosensors
6. Distinguish measurement accuracy and sources of errors in biosensors
7. State technical characteristics of biosensors
8. Discuss measurement standards and sensors network and communication

Prerequisite Course(s) None.

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Raden, J.F. (2010). Handbook of Modern Sensors, Physics, Designs and Applications. New York, NY, USA: Springer-Verlag

Enderle, J. & Bronzino, J. (2011). Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, 3rd ed. Burlington, MA, USA: Elsevier Academic
Press
Recommended Literature Webster, J.G. & Eren, H. (2014). Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC
Press

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 1 18 18
Seminar / Presentation 1 14 14
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 331 Course Name: ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2 + 2 Total Hours: 30 + 30
Environmental biology is dealing with the relationships of living things with themselves and their environments, which are topics
covered during this course. Both landscape and marine ecology are briefly presented to the students during the course. Special
Course Description emphasis is put on population and community ecology as a way of showing the effect of human activity on environment. At the end
of semester, students are analyzing ecology-related scientific articles in order to get along with the most recent discoveries in the field.
The course is taken concurrently with the lab course, which combines theoretical and in-field classes.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Introduction to environmental biology, ecosystems, energy and ecological systems.
Course Objectives  Explaining biogeochemical cycles, limiting and regulatory factors.
 Providing basic concepts of population ecology, community ecology and ecosystem development.
 Giving an overview of landscape ecology, regional ecology and global ecology.
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Scope of ecology
Week 3: Ecosystems
Week 4: Energy and ecological systems
Week 5: Biogeochemical cycles
Week 6: Limiting and regulatory factors
Week 7: Population and community ecology
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Ecosystem development
Week 10: Landscape ecology
Course Content Week 11: Marine ecology
(weekly plan) Week 12: Regional ecology
Week 13: Biomes
Week 14: Global ecology
Week 15: Student presentations: Analysis of scientific articles
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

LABORATORY CONTENTS
Week 1-11: The laboratory course is designed so that the students study various aspects of environmental biology and the harmful
effect of humans on the environment. The second part of the course is designed so that students go to visit various ecosystems, collect
samples from these ecosystems, and analyze them.

Teaching Methods  Interactive lectures and communication with students

 Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Summarize the scope of ecology
2. Outline the concepts of ecosystems
3. Examine the energy in ecosystem
4. Identify the biogeochemical cycles
Learning Outcomes 5. Illustrate the limiting and regulatory factors in an ecosystem
6. Point out the different disciplines of ecology including population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem development,
landscape ecology, regional ecology and global ecology
7. Express environmental awareness
8. Recognize environmental problems and solution approaches
Prerequisite Course(s) None.
(if any)

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Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Odum, E. & Barrett, G. W. (2004). Fundamentals of Ecology, 5th ed. Boston, MA, USA: Cengage Learning

Recommended Literature Verma, P.S. & Agarwal, V.K. (2000). Environmental Biology, 2nd ed. New Delhi, India: S Chand & Co

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 1 18 18
Seminar / Presentation 1 14 14
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 332 Course Name: PLANT STRESS PHYSIOLOGY

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30 + 30
Any factors that have an impact on external and internal homeostasis of living beings are described as stresses. Plants have many
defense systems to avoid negative effects of biotic and/or abiotic stress factors. This course is giving an overview of plant
Course Description physiology and changes that happen in response to different stresses, such as drought, heat, chilling and freezing, oxygen
deficiency, biotic stresses, etc. The final lectures in this course are discussing changes in signal transduction as a response to stress,
as well as biotechnological impacts of plant stresses.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Familiarizing students with plant stress physiology.
Course Objectives  Teaching techniques to improve productivity of plants by using some biotechnological methods.
 Introduction to stress and signal transduction.
Week 1: Introduction to plant physiology
Week 2: Introduction to stress physiology
Week 3: Ecosystems
Week 4: Biotic and abiotic stresses
Week 5: Water deficit and drought stress and tolerance
Week 6: Heat stress and heat shock
Week 7: Chilling and freezing
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Salinity stress
Course Contents Week 10: Oxygen deficiency
(weekly plan) Week 11: Radiation
Week 12: Biotic stresses
Week 13: Secondary stresses
Week 14: Stress and signal transduction
Week 15: Stress and biotechnology
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

LABORATORY CONTENTS
Week 1-11: The laboratory course will be designed so that in the first part students cultivate their test plants. Through the following
weeks, students will expose the plants to different biotic and abiotic stress factors and record the results.
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Recall the concept of plant physiology
2. Explain the concept of the stress
Learning Outcomes 3. Interpret the sensation of stress (signal transduction)
4. Compare biotic stress and abiotic stress
5. Integrate tolerance mechanisms in biotechnology

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Taiz, L. & Zeiger, E. (2010). Plant Physiology, 5th ed. Sunderland, UK: Sinauer Associates Inc

Recommended Literature Hale, M. G. & Orcutt, D. M. (2000). The physiology of plants under stress, 2nd. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons

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 ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 18 18
Seminar / Presentation 14 14
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 333 Course Name: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND TISSUE CULTURE
Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2 + 2 Total Hours: 30 + 30
This course is giving an introduction to the basic physical and physiological properties of a plant body. Also, fundamentals of
plant metabolism, such as water movement, photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration, are discussed. This course is mainly
Course Description focused on contemporary aspects of plant physiology with an emphasis on recent research. Lab course, which is taken concurrently
with lectures, is explaining plant morphology and metabolism through practical exercises. Both lectures and lab course are ending
with selected topics in plant tissue culture.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Introduction to the basic plant structure.
 Introduction to plant physiology.
Course Objectives  Explaining molecular mechanisms underlying plant physiological processes.
 Covering molecular basis of respiration and photosynthesis.
 Discussing main processes important for the normal functioning of plants.
Week 1: Introduction to plant physiology and plants as model organisms
Week 2: Introduction to plant cell, tissue and organ morphology, and physiology
Week 3: Fundamentals of plant tissue
Week 4: Plant nucleic acids, gene expression, and signal transduction
Week 5: Water transport and water balance in plants
Week 6: Mineral nutrition
Week 7: Basics of plant development
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Photosynthesis: Light reactions
Week 10: Photosynthesis: Carbon reactions
Week 11: Environmental regulation of photosynthesis
Week 12: Respiration
Week 13: Lipid metabolism
Week 14: Fundamentals of plant tissue culture
Week 15: Methodologies used in plant tissue culture
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Content LABORATORY CONTENT
(weekly plan) Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction to lab course
Week 3, Lab 2: The plant cell: Microscopy of different plant parts (plant cell – Allium cepa organelles, Aspidistra sp. –
chloroplasts, Cucurbita pepo – elements of the vascular system, Helleborus odorus – leaf, stoma)
Week 4, Lab 3: Physiology of the cell: Osmosis
Week 5, Lab 4: Plasmolysis and deplasmolysis
Week 6, Lab 5: Water transport in plants
Week 7, Lab 6: Transpiraton and respiration
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Photosynthesis
Week 10 Lab 8: Enzymes
Week 11, Lab 9: Physiology of plant growth
Week 12, Lab 10: Plant tissue culture: Growing the plants
Week 13, Lab 11: Plant tissue culture: Hormones and media
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

Teaching Methods  Interactive lectures and communication with students

 Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %

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 After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Illustrate the basics of plant anatomy necessary to understand plant physiology
2. Describe molecular mechanisms of photosynthesis
Learning Outcomes 3. Demonstrate the basics of biochemical cycles that take place in a plant cell
4. Break down molecular mechanisms of respiration
5. Perform plant tissue culture

Prerequisite Course(s) None.

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Taiz, L. & Zeiger, E. (2010). Plant physiology, 5th ed. Sunderland, UK: Sinauer Associates, Inc.

Recommended Literature Pandey, S.N., Sinha, B.K. (2005). Plant physiology, 4th ed. New Delhi, India: Vikas

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 1 18 18
Seminar / Presentation 1 14 14
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 334 Course Name: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2 + 2 Total Hours: 30 + 30
This course will address the basic topics in analytical chemistry, such as those related to gravimetric and potentiometric techniques,
electrochemistry, as well as precipitation and titration reactions. The second part of the course covers instrumental methods of
analysis, like atomic absorption, fluorescence-based techniques, UV/vis, IR, NMR, HPLC, GC, and LCMS. The laboratory
Course Description component of the course stresses both quantitative and qualitative analyses. The first part of the practical lab course mainly
revolves around titration reactions, while the second part of the course teaches students how to apply analytical chemistry
principles in food industry and pharmacy.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Providing good understanding of the chemical principles that underpin chemical reactions.
Course Objectives  Explaining titration curves.
 Illustrating steps required to conduct analysis.
 Introduction to potentiometric methods.
Week 1: Introduction to the course
Week 2: Types of quantitative and qualitative analysis. Steps involved in performing analysis
Week 3: Gravimetric techniques, theory of precipitation, gravimetric factors
Week 4: Introduction to titrimetric analysis, aqueous solution chemistry
Week 5: Titration curves for simple acid/base systems
Week 6: Complex or polyprotic acid-base titrations
Week 7: Precipitation titrations
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Introduction to electrochemistry and redox reactions
Week 10: Potentiometric methods, redox titrations
Week 11: Introduction to spectroscopy: Electromagnetic spectrum, atomic absorption spectroscopy
Week 12: Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, fluorescence
Week 13: Nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy, mass spectrometry
Week 14: Affinity separations: Centrifugation, crystallization, extraction, electrophoresis
Week 15: Gas and liquid chromatography
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

Course Content LABORATORY CONTENT

(weekly plan) Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction to analytical chemistry lab
Week 3, Lab 2: Hydrogen ions, pH, and indicators
Week 4, Lab 3: Strong acid vs. strong base and strong acid vs. weak base titration curves using an indicator color reference and
pH meter
Week 5, Lab 4: Weak acid vs. strong base and weak acid vs. weak base titration curves using an indicator color reference and pH
meter
Week 6, Lab 5: Acid-base titration: Analysis of acid solutions of unknown concentrations
Week 7, Lab 6: Reactions of metal ions
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: The formula of a precipitated compound
Week 10 Lab 8: Quantitative analysis of vitamin C contained in foods
Week 11, Lab 9: Water analysis
Week 12, Lab 10: Measurement of the active ingredient in aspirin pills
Week 13, Lab 11: Chemical properties of consumer products
Week 14, Lab 12: Preparation and properties of a soap
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

Teaching Methods  Interactive lectures and communication with students

 Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %

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 After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Differentiate between quantitative and qualitative analysis
2. Operate electrochemistry and redox reactions
Learning Outcomes 3. Describe potentiometric methods
4. Operate the range of instrumentation specified in the module safely and efficiently in the chemistry laboratory
5. Perform titrations accurately and safely in the laboratory

Prerequisite Course(s) None.

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Skoog, D. A., West, D. M., Holler, F. J., & Crouch, S. R. (2003). Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, 8th ed. Boston, MA,
Mandatory Literature USA: Cengage Learning

Recommended Literature Christian, G.D. (2003). Analytical Chemistry, 6th ed. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 1 14 14
Seminar / Presentation 1 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 335 Course Name: PROTEOMICS
Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2 + 2 Total Hours: 30 + 30
The Proteomics course will cover fundamentals of analytical tools used for protein characterization, some of them being liquid
chromatography, mass spectrometry, SDS-PAGE, and 2D and 3D electrophoresis. Additionally, bioinformatics-based approach
Course Description is discussed on several occasions in order to make students familiar with in silico protein analysis and structure prediction. Lab
course is offered within Proteomics and is mostly dealing with bioinformatics tools for protein analysis.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Introduction to protein and proteomics analysis.
 Explaining the interactions between genomes and proteins, proteomics methods and procedures as well as software
tools.
Course Objectives  Teaching about the role of proteomics in the analysis of gene/protein expression, the difference in expression profiles
in tissues as well as identification of proteins whose expression has been altered as a result of various active processes.
 Providing basic principles of current proteome analysis and characterization methods as well as their use in biomedical
research in protein identification.
 Explaining quantification as a means to comprehend the onset mechanisms of disease as well as drug development.
Week 1: Introduction to proteomics; Genome, transcriptome, metabolism, and proteome concepts
Week 2: Protein content separation and protein expression analysis: 2D gel electrophoresis
Week 3: Mobile chromatography
Week 4: SDS-PAGE
Week 5: Mass spectrometry, differential gel electrophoresis
Week 6: Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the proteome expression profile: Analysis software
Week 7: Protein identification and characterization: Microsequencing, mass spectrometry
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Protein sequence analysis: Predicting protein function based on the sequence, analysis of phylogeny
Course Content Week 10: Protein databases: PIR, Swiss-Prot, Pfam, Protein Data Bank
(weekly plan) Week 11: Structure proteomics: 3D protein structure development, X-ray crystallography, and NMR spectroscopy
Week 12: Interaction proteomics: Protein-DNA and protein-protein interactions and their role in biology
Week 13: Methods of posttranslational modification: Phosphoproteomics and glycoproteomics
Week 14: Proteomics in clinical use and settings, part 1
Week 15: Proteomics in clinical use and settings, part 2
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1-11: The laboratory course is designed so that the students get acquainted with various software programs needed to
study proteomics in silico.
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Develop an understanding of the significant role and essence of proteome analysis in current biomedical research
2. Describe protein structure and function
Learning Outcomes 3. Compare interactions between proteomes and genomes and various external factors
4. Identify the role that proteomics plays in gene/protein expression analysis
5. Apply knowledge of current proteome analysis and characterization methods in biomedical research in protein
identification

Prerequisite Course(s) None.

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Liebler, D. C. (2001). Introduction to Proteomics: Tools for the New Biology, 1st ed. Totowa, NJ, USA: Humana Press, Totowa

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 Simson, R. J. (2002). Proteins and Proteomics: A Laboratory Manual. Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA: Cold Spring Harbor
Recommended Literature Laboratory Press
Twyman, R. M. (2004). Principles of Proteomics (Advanced Text Series). Abingdon, Oxford, UK: BIOS Scientific Publishers

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 1 18 18
Seminar / Presentation 1 14 14
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 336 Course Name: GENOMICS
Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2 + 2 Total Hours: 30 + 30
This course is organized as an integrated presentation of genome organization, genome sequencing and characterization,
comparative genomics, and introductory genomic data analysis. It covers the basic terms, such as genome, transcriptome, and
Course Description proteome, as well as more advanced concepts, for example, genome sequencing, gene activity regulation, evolution and phylogeny,
epigenomics, and organelle genomics. This course is taken concurrently with a lab course which teaches students how to analyze
genomes in silico using various bioinformatics tools.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Introduction to the structure, organization, function and evolution of the genome.
 Familiarizing students with the functioning of the genome
Course Objectives  Explaining the analysis of the evolution of higher structural organisms.
 Explaining gene and cDNA libraries, microchips, and statistical processes of gene expression as well as gene and
genome databases.
Week 1: Introduction to genomics
Week 2: Genome, transcriptome, proteome
Week 3: Anatomy of the genome: Gene and genome organization and expression levels
Week 4: Analysis of the genome: DNA analysis
Week 5: Mapping and sequencing the genome, gene sequencing analysis
Week 6: Human Genome Project
Week 7: Functioning of the genome: Regulation of gene activity
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Methods of functional genomics and molecular basis of disease onset
Course Content Week 10: Identification of differential gene expression: Biochip expression
(weekly plan) Week 11: Organelle genomics: Significance of mitochondrial and chloroplast genome analysis
Week 12: Genomics and information technology: Gene and genome databases
Week 13: Epigenomics: DNA methylation and histone modification
Week 14: Evolutionary genomics
Week 15: Inferring phylogeny from DNA sequence
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1-11: The laboratory course is designed so that the students get acquainted with various software programs needed to
study genomics.
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Describe the structure, organization and function of the genome
2. Connect the fundamental and applied biological, biomedical and biotechnological areas of focus
Learning Outcomes 3. Use this knowledge in future analysis of processes of the genome
4. Recognize gene and cDNA libraries and microchips
5. Statistically interpret processes of gene expression

Prerequisite Course(s) None.

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Brown, T. A. (2002). Genomes. 2nd ed. Oxford, UK: BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd

Hunt, S. P. & Livesey, F. J. (2000). Functional Genomics: A Practical Approach (Practical Approach Series), 1st ed. Oxford, UK:
Recommended Literature Oxford University Press

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 ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 1 14 14
Seminar / Presentation 1 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 337 Course Name: BIOMECHANICS
Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2 + 2 Total Hours: 30 + 30
This course is combining basics of mechanics with classical topics in biomechanics. The first half of the semester is offering topics
such as movement, force, energy, and work, Newton’s laws, and pendulum. The second part of the course (after the mid-term
Course Description exam) is dealing with the application of principles of mechanics as they refer to the movement of human body. Body systems are
discussed from this point of view, followed by mechanics of upper and lower extremities. This course is taken concurrently with
a lab course.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Introduction to the mechanics of rigid bodies and its application to biological systems.
Course Objectives  Explaining physical parameters in mechanics.
 Introduction to biomechanics of biological bodies.
 Giving an outline of new technologies in biomechanics.
Week 1: Introduction to mechanics
Week 2: Motion in mechanics; straight-line and rotational motion
Week 3: Force and force fields
Week 4: Work, energy, and power
Week 5: Newton’s laws
Week 6: Kinetic and potential energy; impulse, momentum, and angular momentum
Week 7: Fluids. Pendulums
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Introduction to biomechanics: Application of mechanics to biological bodies
Week 10: Skeletal and muscular systems; Levers and joints
Course Content Week 11: Neurological system
(weekly plan) Week 12: Mechanics of upper extremities: Shoulder, elbow, and wrist
Week 13: Mechanics of lower extremities: Hip and knee
Week 14: Mechanics of lower extremities: Ankle, foot, and trunk
Week 15: New technology in biomechanics
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

LABORATORY CONTENT
Week 1-11: The laboratory course is designed so that the students repeat the concepts thought during the lectures in form of
numerical problems in the first part of the semester. The second part of the course is mainly focused on reading scientific articles
related to biomechanics, that is, human movement.
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Tutorials
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Describe the mechanics of rigid bodies and its application to biological systems
2. Outline the significance of biomechanics with regards to biological bodies and systems
Learning Outcomes 3. Name new technologies in biomechanics
4. Explain the basic physical parameters in mechanics
5. Assess numerical problems regarding biomechanics
6. Critically discuss scientific articles related to biomechanics and human movement

Prerequisite Course(s) None.

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Beer, F., Johnston, E. R., & Mazurek, D. (2012). Vector mechanics for engineers: Statics, 10th ed. New York, NY, USA: McGraw-
Mandatory Literature Hill Science

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Recommended Literature Chandran, K. B. (1992). Cardiovascular Biomechanics, 1st ed. New York, NY, USA: New York University Press

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 1 14 14
Seminar / Presentation 1 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 338 Course Name: IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOGENETICS

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
This course provides a broad survey of modern immunology, covering such topics as molecular concepts of antigenic specificity,
chemistry of antibodies and their interactions with antigens and cells, regulation of the immune response, transplantation,
Course Description autoimmunity, and tumor immunology. The course is taken concurrently with a lab course, which is teaching students basic
experimental concepts in immunology, such as differential blood picture, counting blood cells, HLA typing, and hemoglobin
analysis.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Providing a theoretical and applied perspective of classical and modern immunology.
 Teaching students basics of immunogenetics.
Course Objectives  Explaining HLA typization.
 Introducing basic Blood tests.
 Providing basic concepts of allergy.
 Explaining autoimmunity.
Week 1: Properties and overview of immune responses. Innate immunity
Week 2: Cells and tissues of immune system
Week 3: Antibodies and antigens. Major histocompatibility complex molecules
Week 4: Antigen processing and presentation to T lymphocytes. Antigen receptors and accessory molecules of T lymphocytes
Week 5: Lymphocyte development and antigen receptor gene rearrangement
Week 6: Activation of T lymphocytes
Week 7: B cell activation and antibody production
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Immunological tolerance. Cytokines
Week 10: Effector mechanisms of cell-mediated and humoral immunity
Week 11: Immunity to microbes
Week 12: Transplantation immunology
Week 13: Autoimmunity
Week 14: Immunity to tumors
Week 15: Hypersensitivity
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Contents
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENTS
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction to lab course
Week 3, Lab 2: Lymph organs: Primary and secondary
Week 4, Lab 3: Blood smear and differential blood picture, interpretation of results
Week 5, Lab 4: Determination of blood groups and coagulation time
Week 6, Lab 5: Counting leukocytes on slide
Week 7, Lab 6: Counting erythrocytes using Neubauer chamber
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Osmotic resistance of erythrocytes
Week 10 Lab 8: Hemoglobin analysis
Week 11, Lab 9: HLA typing
Week 12, Lab 10: Separation of serum and plasma; Precipitation of blood proteins from plasma
Week 13, Lab 11: Immunological detection of infectious agents, interpretation of results, and ELISA
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%
Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%
Description (%)
Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %

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 Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Prepare and interpret blood smears
2. Describe basic organs of the lymph system
Learning Outcomes 3. Perform ABO, MN, Rh blood typing
4. Isolate blood proteins
5. Interpret blood lab results
6. Perform immunological detection of viruses and bacteria

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Abbas, A. K., Lichtman, A. H. H., & Pillai, S. (2011). Cellular and molecular immunology, 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA, USA:
Mandatory Literature Saunders

Recommended Literature Harvey R., Doan T., Melvold R., Viselli S., & Waltenbaugh, C. (2012). Immunology, 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA, USA: LWW

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 14 14
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 339 Course Name: RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
The course deals with procedures that have been developed to successfully conduct DNA recombination and produce chimeric
DNA, which includes DNA isolation, restriction digestion, DNA ligation, selection and screening, etc. An important part of the
Course Description
course is ethics related to recombinant DNA technology. Lab course offers series of experiments that are supposed to show students
experimental workflow in a characteristic DNA recombination protocol.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Demonstrating practical experience of selected molecular biology techniques.
 Demonstrating basic techniques involved in recombinant DNA manipulations including DNA restriction, ligation,
Course Objectives transformation and selection of recombinant plasmid.
 Demonstrating the principle of PCR and its applications (e.g. Analysis of DNA repeats to estimate its frequency in
the population).
Week 1: Introduction to the course
Week 2: The basic terminology of recombinant DNA technology
Week 3: Recombination vectors: Plasmids, viruses, competent cells
Week 4: Restriction digestion of DNA samples
Week 5: Chemical synthesis of a DNA sequence
Week 6: DNA ligation
Week 7: Introduction of chimeric DNA into the host organism
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Expression of recombinant DNA
Week 10: Selection and screening for recombined DNA
Week 11: Recombinant proteins
Week 12: Applications of recombinant DNA technology
Week 13: Ethical considerations in recombinant DNA technology
Week 14: Analysis of scientific articles
Week 15: Student presentations
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
Course Contents
(weekly plan) LABORATORY CONTENTS
Week 1: Beginning of classes
Week 2, Lab 1: Introduction to lab course
Week 3, Lab 2: Ethical considerations in recombinant DNA technology
Week 4, Lab 3: Recombinant DNA technology in bacteria: An overview
Week 5, Lab 4: Preparation of vector DNA: Plasmid isolation
Week 6, Lab 5: Restriction digestion of DNA samples
Week 7, Lab 6: DNA ligation and introduction of novel DNA into the host cell
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9, Lab 7: Growing host cells
Week 10 Lab 8: Selection and screening for recombined DNA
Week 11, Lab 9: Usage of recombinant DNA
Week 12, Lab 10: Student presentations
Week 13, Lab 11: Student presentations
Week 14: Preparation for practical exam
Week 15: Practical exam from lab course
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %

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 After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Categorize molecular mechanisms underlying the PCR reaction
2. Handle molecular cloning
Learning Outcomes 3. Prepare basic tools of engineering: restriction enzymes, ligation, etc.
4. Operate PCR
5. Perform bacterial transformation
Prerequisite Course(s) None
(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Sandhu, S.S. (2010). Recombinant DNA Technology, 1st ed. New Delhi, India: International Publishing House

Recommended Literature Chaudchuri, K. (2013). Recombinant DNA Technology, 1st ed. New Delhi, India: TERI

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 18 18
Seminar / Presentation 14 14
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 340 Course Name: PLANT PATHOLOGY

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
This course examines disease progression in plants on molecular and morphologic level. Also, symptoms of plant disease, as well
as plant immune system are covered in the first part of the course. The second part of the course discusses biological agents causing
Course Description
plant diseases, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Lab course is offering students an opportunity to experimentally examine
disease progression when it is caused by different biological agents and to compare them.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Introduction to plant diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes and higher parasitic plants.
Course Objectives  Explaining vectors as means of disease transmission.
 Explaining genetics of plant diseases.
 Giving an outline of plant defense mechanisms.
Week 1: Introduction: History of plant pathology and early significant plant diseases
Week 2: Parasitism and disease development. Pathogenesis
Week 3: Genetics of plant disease
Week 4: How pathogens attack plants
Week 5: How plants defend themselves against pathogens
Week 6: Environmental effects on the development of infectious plant disease
Week 7: Plant disease epidemiology
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Control of plant diseases
Week 10: Plant diseases caused by bacteria and mollicutes
Course Contents Week 11: Plant diseases caused by viruses
(weekly plan) Week 12: Plant diseases caused by fungi
Week 13: Plant diseases caused by protozoa
Week 14: Plant diseases caused by nematodes
Week 15: Plant diseases caused by parasitic plants
Week 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

LABORATORY CONTENTS
Week 1-11: In the lab course, students will get a theoretical introduction into the symptoms and causative agents of plant
diseases. Following that, they will grow plants and infect them with various causative agents. They will subsequently observe
the development of disease symptoms on the plants, record the results, and discuss them together.
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Laboratory work
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Define pathogenesis
2. Recall the basics of plant disease caused by viruses
Learning Outcomes 3. Classify plant viruses
4. Recall basics of plant diseases caused by fungi
5. Describe transmission of plant viruses through vectors
Prerequisite Course(s) None
(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Schumann, G. L. & D’Arcy, C. J. (2009). Essential plant pathology, 2nd ed. St. Paul, MN, USA: American Phytopathological
Mandatory Literature Society

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Recommended Literature Sambamurty, A.V.S.S. (2005). Textbook of Plant Pathology, 1st ed. New Delhi, India: IK International

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 14 14
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: GBE 341 Course Name: BIOPHYSICS

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV, V, VI ECTS Credits: 5
Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
This course is focused on the application of physical principles in order to: (1) perform a detailed study of DNA structure and
Course Description interactions within DNA building blocks, (2) understand the structure and formation of RNA and proteins, and (3) introduce
processes occurring within the basic biological structures, such as biological membranes.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Introduction to physical principles in biophysical processes, biomedical engineering problems.
 Showing the correlation between physics and biological sciences.
Course Objectives  Revising the basics of DNA structure.
 Explaining the impact of physical forces on DNA structure.
 Providing an outline of RNA, protein, molecular and medical biophysics.
Week 1: Introduction to biophysics
Week 2: DNA structure
Week 3: Base-pair interactions and DNA melting
Week 4: Mechanics and statistical mechanics of DNA
Week 5: Electrostatics of DNA and DNA-DNA interactions
Week 6: DNA collapse and DNA mesophases
Week 7: DNA organization in chromatin and viruses
Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9: Biophysics of RNA
Course Contents Week 10: Biophysics of proteins
(weekly plan) Week 11: Molecular biophysics
Week 12: Membrane biophysics
Week 13: Medical biophysics
Week 14: Biomechanics
Week 15: Methods in molecular biophysics
Week 16: FINAL EXAM

LABORATORY CONTENTS
Week 1-11: The laboratory course is designed so that the students prepare oral presentations and discuss scientific articles on
topics covered during the lectures and improve their knowledge in that way.
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Tutorials
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 20 %
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
 Recognize basic physical principles underlying biological processes
 Relate physical principles to biophysical processes
Learning Outcomes  Apply the knowledge of physical principles on engineering problems
 Make DNA models
 Deliver an effective presentation

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Hobbie, R. K. & Roth, B. J. (2009). Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology, 4th ed. New York, NY, USA: Springer

Nelson, P. (2003). Biological Physics: Energy, Information, Life, 1st ed. New York, NY, USA: W. H. Freeman
Recommended Literature Davidovits, P. (2001). Physics in Biology and Medicine. Waltham, MA, USA: Academic Press

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 ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 2 30
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 14 14
Seminar / Presentation 18 18
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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 NON-TECHNICAL ELECTIVE COURSES
Course Code: FES 105 Course Name: FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, IV ECTS Credits: 5

Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+1 Total Hours: 30+15
This is an introductory course about the management of organizations. It provides instruction in principles of management that
Course Description have general applicability to all types of enterprises; basic management philosophy and decision making; principles involved in
planning, organizing, leading, and controlling; and recent concepts in management.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 This course provides a thorough understanding of what is required to set up organization, motivate and manage a team
Course Objectives successfully and provides clear structures and tools to enable students to do this.
 It will show students how to master the key areas of modern management: Goal Setting; Effective Time
Management; Performance Management; Motivating Your Team.
 Management and managers
 The basics of planning
 The basic organizational designs
 Personnel and human resources management
Course Contents
 Changes in management, stress and Innovation
(weekly plan)  Understanding work teams
 Motivating and rewarding employees
 Leadership and trust
 Communication and interpersonal skills
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group work
Description  Presentations
 Guest Course Coordinators
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 0%
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 0% Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 0% Class Deliverables 50 %
Presentation 0% Final Exam 50 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
 Explain the role of planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling in management
 Understand the importance of organizational goal setting
Learning Outcomes  Understand the types of decisions made in business, and be familiar with the steps in the decision-making process.
 Be familiar with the human resource management activities involved in attracting, developing, and maintaining an
effective work force.
 Understand the importance of effective leadership for the success of the organization.
Prerequisite Course(s) None
(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Management, Ricky W. Griffin, Houghton and Mifflin, 9th Edition, South Western Cenage Learning, 2009

Recommended Literature
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 1 15
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2

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Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 22 22
Seminar / Presentation 25 25
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: MAN 309 Course Name: ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, V ECTS Credits: 5

Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+1 Total Hours: 30+15
This course will provide students with an understanding of issues facing entrepreneurs and an exposure to the skills involved in
addressing them. We will explore how executives should approach making critical decisions during the different phases of an
Course Description
entrepreneurial company's life. Starting from the vantage point of the individual, we will put ourselves in the shoes of decision
makers ranging from technology entrepreneurs to venture capitalists, from real estate developers to inventors.
This course aims to develop the skills of:
 Develop an understanding of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial process.
 Assess the feasibility of new business concepts and ideas.
 Develop skills in new business venture management including opportunity recognition, business model construction,
Course Objectives market assessment, and financial planning.
 Identify resources and skills needed to grow a new venture business.
 Analyze various exit strategies for new business ventures.
 Create business plans for development and financing of new business ventures.

 Introduction to entrepreneurship, its power and global impact

 Building company culture in a small business
 Entrepreneurial marketing
 Operations in small business and managing growth
Course Contents
 Idea evaluation, MVP, customer validation
(weekly plan)  Pitching and communicating ideas
 Entrepreneurial finance
 Leadership and sustaining growth
 Social entrepreneurship
 Interactive lectures and communication with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions, presentations and group work
Description  Lectures and videos
 Problem solving, critical thinking and case studies
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 0%
Homework 20 % Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 30 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 10 % Final Exam 30 %
Total 100 %
After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Identify and evaluate potentially valuable new business opportunities.
2. Develop marketing plan with very few resources leveraging knowledge of internet search engines, and other digital
and unconventional marketing methods.
3. Understand how to manage an entrepreneurial organization once it has been established.
Learning Outcomes 4. Recognize what critical aspects are needed for a business to be a sustainable enterprise.
5. Create a business plan and determine the business and financial model of your company.
6. Understand the motivations and role of early investors and financing market.
7. Analyze example case situations and recommend solutions to problems faced by the protagonists using theoretical
frameworks and unique but practical action plans.

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Entrepreneurship, W.D. Bygrave & Zacharakis, 2011 2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons.

Recommended Literature

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 ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 1 15
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 1 25 25
Seminar / Presentation 1 25 25
Total Workload 128
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: MAN 114 Course Name: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, V ECTS Credits: 5

Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+1 Total Hours: 30+15
This course presents a balanced view of business; the strengths, weaknesses, successes, failures, problems, and challenges. It
Course Description
provides students a base for more advanced courses.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 The objective of this course is to provide students a clear and complete description of the concepts underlying
Course Objectives business and illustrate the dynamism and liveliness of business organizations and people who operate them with
real life examples.
 Business Environment
 Starting a new business
Course Contents  Management
(weekly plan)  Managing employees
 Marketing
 Financial Management
 Lectures with discussion
Teaching Methods
 Case study analysis
Description  Presentations
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 0%
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 0% Attendance 10 %

Description (%) Midterm Exam 30 % Class Deliverables 10 %
Presentation 0% Final Exam 50 %
Total 100 %
The knowledge, abilities and attitudes that the student will develop through this course are:
 Students should gain skills that will help them work with others in a professional manner, manage and organize their
Learning Outcomes
work, and manage other employees.

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

 Introduction to Business, Jeff Madura, 2007, ISBN: 9780324407112

Mandatory Literature  The Future of Business, The Essentialis, Gitman/ McDaniel, Thowmson, 2006, ISBN: 324320299

Recommended Literature
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 1 15
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 3 3
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 10 10
Preparation for Final Examination 1 18 18
Assignment / Homework / Project 27 27
Seminar / Presentation 20 20
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: IBS 134 Course Name: LEADERSHIP AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, V ECTS Credits: 5

Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+1 Total Hours: 30+15
The Leadership course offers students the opportunity to examine leadership theory, develop leadership skills and apply their
Course Description
knowledge and skills through a project.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 Upon completion of this course the student will develop a working knowledge of leadership theory and practice.
Course Objectives The student will also develop self-knowledge of his or her leadership philosophy and preferred leadership styles
along with a skill for successful analysis of cases involving leadership.
Week 1: Managerial Traits and Skills.
Week 2: The Nature of Managerial Work.
Week 3: Perspectives on Effective Leadership Behaviour
Week 4: Participative Leadership, Delegation, and Empowerment
Week 5: Early Contingency Theories of Effective Leadership
Week 6: Power and Influence
Week 7: Mid-term Exam
Course Contents Week 8: Dyadic Relations, Attributions, and Followership
(weekly plan) Week 9: Charismatic and Transformational Leadership
Week 10: Leading Change in Organizations
Week 11: Ethical, Servant, Spiritual, and Authentic Leadership
Week 12: Leadership in Teams and Decision Groups
Week 13: Strategic Leadership by Executives
Week 14: Developing Leadership Skills
Week 15: Gender, Diversity, and Cross-Cultural Leadership
Week 16: Overview and Integration
 Lectures with discussion
Teaching Methods
 Case study analysis
Description  Presentations
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 0%
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 0% Attendance 10 %

Description (%) Midterm Exam 30 % Class Deliverables 10 %
Presentation 0% Final Exam 50 %
Total 100 %
The knowledge, abilities and attitudes that the student will develop through this course are:
Learning Outcomes  Students should gain skills that will help them work with others in a professional manner, manage and organize their
work, and manage other employees.

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

 Introduction to Business, Jeff Madura, 2007, ISBN: 9780324407112

Mandatory Literature  The Future of Business, The Essentialis, Gitman/ McDaniel, Thowmson, 2006, ISBN: 324320299

Recommended Literature Additional essays and articles by Kawasaki, Sahlman, Buckingham, Isaacson, Fenson, Stevens, Tannen, and more.

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 1 15
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2

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Final Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 14 14
Preparation for Final Examination 1 15 15
Assignment / Homework / Project 22 22
Seminar / Presentation 25 25
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: ELT 219 Course Name: ORAL EXPRESSION AND PUBLIC SPEAKING

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, V ECTS Credits: 5

Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+2 Total Hours: 30+30
In this course we will take “public speaking” to mean any speaking in front of others. In general the focus of the course will be on
expanding the student’s speaking skills, going beyond simple “communication” to employ a more varied and effective vocabulary
Course Description
as well as non-verbal communicators (body-language, use of pauses, etc.). Specifically, the students will learn how to prepare and
deliver different types of speeches including informative, explicative and persuasive.
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
 The course objectives are deceptively simple: by the end of the semester, students should be able to compose and
deliver a clear, convincing, and compelling speech on a public issue.
Course Objectives  In service of this goal, we will study the principles of argumentation and arrangement, critically examine our own
speeches and the speeches of others, and practice, practice, practice.
 By becoming a student of public speaking, he will join a long history of rhetorical study dating back to ancient
Greece.
 Ethics and Public Speaking
 Listening – Giving Your First Speech
 Selecting a Topic and a Purpose
Course Contents  Analyzing the Audience
(weekly plan)  Gathering Materials
 Supporting Your Ideas
 Organizing the Body of the Speech
 Beginning and Ending the Speech
 Interactive lectures and communications with students.
Teaching Methods
 Discussions and group work.
Description  Presentations.
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 0%
Homework 0% Term Paper 0%

Assessment Methods Project 20 % Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 30 % Class Deliverables 0%
Presentation 0% Final Exam 50 %
Total 100 %
The knowledge, abilities and attitudes that the student will develop through this course are:
 Students will plan, arrange, and distinguish speeches for different purposes, including speeches that entertain, inform
and persuade.
Learning Outcomes  Students will develop support, including researched authorities, for their speeches.
 Students will craft verbal and nonverbal messages to suit particular audiences and purposes. Students will deliver
timed speeches before audiences and respond to audience questions. Students will evaluate their own and others'
speaking, identifying aspects of preparation, arrangement, critical thinking, and delivery.

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature  Lucas Stephen E. The Art of Public Speaking, McGraw-Hill; 10th edition (October 31, 2008)

Recommended Literature  Templeton Melody, Public Speaking and Presentations Demystified, McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 14, 2009)

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 1 15
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 3 3

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Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 10 10
Preparation for Final Examination 1 18 18
Assignment / Homework / Project 30 30
Seminar / Presentation 20 20
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: ELT 236 Course Name: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, V ECTS Credits: 5

Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+1 Total Hours: 30+15
This course introduces the relationship between education and psychology, description of educational psychology and its
functions, the principles and practice of educational psychology, developmental stages (physical, cognitive, emotional, social and
Course Description
moral development), factors affecting learning, current theories of learning (motivation, individual factors, group dynamics, and
factors affecting classroom learning).
Students will be able to:
 Name and discuss the major categories of variables that have been studied in educational psychology.
 Name and discuss the major components and techniques of classroom planning, management and instruction that have
Course Objectives been addressed in the study of the teaching/learning process.
 Define learning and compare and contrast the factors that cognitive, behavioral, and humanistic theorists believe
influence the learning process.
 Learning, Teaching, and Educational Psychology
 Cognitive Development
 The Self and Social Development
 Moral Development
 Learner Differences and Learning Needs
 Language Development, Language Diversity, and Immigrant Education
Course Contents  Social Cognitive Views of Learning and Motivation
(weekly plan)  Creating Learning Environments
 Classroom Assessment and Grading
 Standardized Testing
 Learning and Transfer of Learning
 Intelligence, Aptitude and Personality
 Individual Differences and Exceptional Children
 Adjustment, Guidance and Counseling
 Interactive lectures and communications with students
Teaching Methods  Discussions and group works
Description  Presentations
 Problem based learning.
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 0%
Homework 0% Term Paper 10 %

Assessment Methods Project 0% Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 10 %
Presentation 10 % Final Exam 50 %
Total 100 %
Upon successful completion of the course, students will:
 Acquire knowledge of a variety of assessment models and methods that enable them to develop expertise in collecting,
analyzing, and interpreting data.
 Gain knowledge and skills of a variety of interventions and research methodologies that enable them to develop,
implement, and evaluate school-based programs.
Learning Outcomes  Acquire knowledge of identity development that facilitates the development of skills to work with a students and
families from diverse groups.
 Acquire an understanding of the complexity of educational systems and the role school psychologists.
 Demonstrate knowledge of modifying the learning environment (schedule and physical arrangement) to prevent and
manage inappropriate behaviors.

Prerequisite Course(s) None

(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Mandatory Literature Anita Woolfolk, Educational Psychology, Twelfth Edition, Pearson, 2014.

Recommended Literature Robert E. Slavin: Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice,9th Edition, Allyn & Bacon, 2008

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 Jeanne E. Ormrod: Educational Psychology: Developing Learners,6th Edition, Prentice Hall,2007

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 1 15
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 3 3
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 17 17
Preparation for Final Examination 1 38 38
Assignment / Homework / Project 1 10 10
Seminar / Presentation 1 10 10
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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Course Code: ELT 237 Course Name: TEACHING PRINCIPLES AND METHODS

Level: Undergraduate Year: II, III Semester: III, V ECTS Credits: 5

Status: Elective Hours/Week: 2+1 Total Hours: 30+15
This course aims to develop the necessary skills and knowledge for ascertaining language learning requirements (e.g. situational,
objective, subjective, and linguistic), needs analysis, and the preparation of objectives, drafting course schedules and preparing
lesson plans. The course covers the following topics: different stages in lessons (presentation, practice, and production), lesson
Course Description planning and developing course requirements. The course aims to introduce teacher candidates to the following topics: types of
course schedule and requirements, learning at different ages, attention to lesson objectives, choosing assessment criteria,
descriptors of ability, criteria and application of English language criteria, the Common European Framework of Reference and
the European Language Portfolio.
The aim of this course is to enable students to attain the following skills such as:
 Identify the role of diversity and culture on learning.
 Describe the role of teacher as decision-maker and facilitator of learning.
 Write effective lesson plans appropriate to diverse student needs.
Course Objectives  Write a unit plan appropriate to diverse student needs.
 Identify, define and give examples of questioning at different levels of the cognitive domain.
 Identify and explain the six basic types of Small-Group discussion.
 Identify and describe instructional strategies to promote and encourage active student participation in the classroom.

 Active Learning
 Facilitating Discussion: Posing Problems, Listening, Questioning
 How to Make Lectures More Effective
 Teaching Culturally Diverse Students
 Assessing, Testing, and Evaluating:
 Motivation in the College Classroom
Course Contents  Dealing with Student Problems and Problem Students (There's Almost Always at Least One!)
(weekly plan)  Experiential Learning: Case-Based, Problem-Based, and Reality-Based
 Technology and Teaching
 Teaching Students How to Become More Strategic and Self-Regulated Learners
 Teaching Thinking
 Planning and teaching in different curricular and learning environments.
 Principles of and approaches to integration.
 Approaches to managing classrooms and influencing student behavior.
 Interactive lectures and communications with students.
Teaching Methods
 Discussions and group work.
Description  Presentations.
Quiz 0% Lab/Practical Exam 0%
Homework 0% Term Paper 10 %

Assessment Methods Project 0% Attendance 0%

Description (%) Midterm Exam 20 % Class Deliverables 10 %
Presentation 10 % Final Exam 50 %
Total 100 %

Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:

 Write goal statements and behavioral objectives for lessons appropriate to diverse student needs.
 Identify and describe instructional strategies supported by current research to promote thinking skills of all learners.
Learning Outcomes  Identify, define, and give examples of methods of assessment of student knowledge/skills.
 Make general suggestions about how a lesson may be improved.
 Identify methods to engage families in the instructional program.
 Research, select, evaluate, and secure relevant teaching support materials relevant to specific concepts and modes.
 Demonstrate the ability to incorporate instructional technologies applicable to educational instruction.

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Prerequisite Course(s) None
(if any)
Language of Instruction English

Marilla Svinivki & Wilbert J. McKeachie, McKeachie's Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and
Mandatory Literature University Teachers, Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2011, Thirteenth Edition
Richards, J.C., Rodgers, T.S. Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (March
Recommended Literature 12, 2001)
Marlene D. Lefever: Creative Teaching Methods Cook Ministry Resources; Updated edition 1996

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT’S WORKLOAD)

Activities Quantity Duration Workload
Lecture (15 weeks x Lecture hours per week) 15 2 30
Laboratory / Practice (15 weeks x Laboratory / Practice hours per week) 15 1 15
Midterm Examination (1 week) 1 2 2
Final Examination (1 week) 1 3 3
Preparation for Midterm Examination 1 20 20
Preparation for Final Examination 1 35 35
Assignment / Homework / Project 1 10 10
Seminar / Presentation 1 10 10
Total Workload 125
ECTS Credit (Total Workload / 25) 5

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