| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree Without Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 10 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Learn basic bioinformation flow.
- Get practice on using and developing bioinformatics tools.
- Meet to research challenges in the field.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | Basic molecular biology. Bioinformation flow. Sequence alignment. Multiple sequence alignment. Alignment heuristics
Gene regulation, Gene regulatory networks. Statistical inference. Protein structure prediction. Machine learning in bioinformatics. Suffix trees and suffix arrays. Recent challenges |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to Bioinformatics |
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2nd Week |
Central Dogma in Biology |
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3rd Week |
Protein Structure and Amino Acids |
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4th Week |
Sequence Alignment |
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5th Week |
Sequence Alignment |
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6th Week |
Phylogenetic Trees |
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7th Week |
Suffix Trees and Arrays |
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8th Week |
Mid-term |
|
9th Week |
Machine Learning in Bioinformatics |
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10th Week |
Machine Learning in Bioinformatics |
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11th Week |
Machine Learning in Bioinformatics |
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12th Week |
Project Representations |
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13th Week |
Project Representations |
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14th Week |
Project Representations |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | 1. Zvelebil Marketa, Baul Jeremy O., Understanding Bioinformatics, 1/E, Garland Science, 2007
2. Claverie Jean-Michel, Notredame Cedric, Bioinformatics for Dummies, 2/E, ISBN: 0470089857, Wiley Publishing, 2007
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Project
- Lecture
- Presentation
- Problem Solving
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Project |
1 |
15 |
| Presentation of Article |
1 |
15 |
| Total(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
|
|
| Individual or group work |
14 |
11 |
154 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
69 |
69 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
44 |
44 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
|
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
|
|
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| Total Work Load | 313 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 10.43 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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