BIOL539 DNA REPAIR
| Course Code: | 2380539 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Biology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course students will:
- Understand the sources, detection and repair of DNA damage
- Gain mechanistic insight into DNA repair pathways
- Understand how the failure to detect and repair the damage is related with disease and aging
- Get familiar with historical and contemporary research techniques in DNA repair research
- Gain critical understanding of DNA repair literature and outstanding questions in the field
Course Content
DNA repair processes per se, and its relations with mutagenesis, carcinogenesis, aging and the hereditary DNA repair defects in humans. (R)*
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
- have a basic understanding for the causes of DNA damage, and the mechanisms by which damaged DNA is sensed and repaired
- make connection with other essential cellular processes and DNA repair
- gain fundamental concepts to critically evaluate primary research from the field
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Explain the inner workings of the scientific process, discuss critically, and solve problems by applying appropriate statistical and computational methods; choose experimental and theoretical approaches in biology. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Communicate issues in both English and Turkish with high proficiency. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Read, and critique scientific communications in biology literature with worldwide recognition. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Identify and explain issues in biological sciences within the context of other disciplines. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Readily apply innovative theoretical and technological challenges acting upon the need for lifelong learning. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Produce data and interpret results as an individual, as well as a team player, and lead whenever necessary. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Apply and defend the rules of scientific ethics within their careers and professions. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution