BIOL322 BACTERIAL DIVERSITY
| Course Code: | 2380322 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Biology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. AYŞE GÜL GÖZEN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course students will know the major lineages of bacteria making up their phylogenetic diversity
Course Content
Explores the metabolic diversification of bacteria and phylogenetic relations. Molecular methods used in systematics of bacteria, major bacterial groups such as proteobacteria (α, β, γ, δ, ε, ζ) , Actinobacteria, cyanobacteria, Flavobacteria, Cytophaga, Green sulfur and nonsulfur bacteria, hyperthermophilic bacteria, Deinococci, Nitrospira and so on.
Prerequisite: BIO 303 OR BIO 313 OR FDE 311
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to
- define Proteobacteria
- list the classes of Proteobacteria
- list the exemplary activities and names of bacteria belonging to Firmicutes, Tenericutes, and Actinobacteria
- list the major features of Bacterioidetes
- distinguish the properties among Chlamydiae, Planctomycetes, and Verrucomicrobia
- list the major hyperthermophilic species of bacteria
- describe examples of phyla presently outside the mainstream knowledge
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Perform basic laboratory and field techniques/approaches used in various branches of biology. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Understand and apply principles of laboratory and field safety. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Understand the inner workings of the scientific processes, think critically, and frame questions using experimental and theoretical approaches in biology. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Proficiency in communicating issues in both English and Turkish. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Read, and understand scientific communications from primary literature in biology. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Identify and explain issues in biological sciences. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Be ready to take new theoretical and technological challenges by recognizing the value and act upon the need for lifelong learning. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Work as an individual, as well as a team member, and assume leadship when needed. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Follow the rules of scientific ethics within their careers and professions. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution