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| BIY5260 | Electron Microscopy | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Çağrı BEKİRCAN | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The main objectives of this course are to provide the basic knowledges of electron microscopy necessary to observe structures belong to living organisms in details |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Have knowledge about transmission and scanning electron microscopy techniques in detail | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | Do detail literature research on a group of organism or virus to show different electron microscopy techniques utilized in that field | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 | 3, 5, 6 | | PO - 3 : | Operate critical point drier, transmission EM, scanning EM and other equipments used in electron microscopy | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 | 3, 6 | | PO - 4 : | Gain experiences to prepare a scientific project on a specific area of electron microscopy | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 | 6 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Theory of Electron Microscopy. Transmission Electron Microscpy (TEM) . Sample preparation for TEM. Ultramicrotomy and sectioning. Observation. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) . Sample preparation for SEM. Observation. Shadowing. Autoradyography |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction of electron microscopy | | | Week 2 | Theory of electron microscopy
| | | Week 3 | Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) | | | Week 4 | Sample preparation for TEM | | | Week 5 | Ultramicrotomy and sectioning | | | Week 6 | Observation under TEM | | | Week 7 | Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | | | Week 8 | Sample preparation for SEM | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam
| | | Week 10 | Sample observation under SEM
| | | Week 11 | Shadowing
| | | Week 12 | Autoradyography
| | | Week 13 | Current topics in electron microscopy I | | | Week 14 | Current topics in electron microscopy II | | | Week 15 | Current topics in electron microscopy III | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Robinson, D.G. et al. 1987. Methods of Preparation for Electron Microscopy. Springer-Verlag | | | |
| 1 | Bozzola, J.J. and Russell, L.D. 1992. Electron Microscopy. Jones and Bartlett | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 06/04/2017 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 27/05/2017 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 3 | 6 | 18 | | Ödev | 2 | 10 | 20 | | Proje | 2 | 3 | 6 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 10 | 40 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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