INTERNATIONAL BURCH UNIVERSITY
Graduate Study - Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
3+2 Genetics and Bioengineering
2016-2017
| SYLLABUS |
| Code |
Name |
Level |
Year |
Semester |
| GBE 536 |
Scientific Research Methods in Genetics and Bioengineering |
Graduate |
1 |
Fall |
| Status |
Number of ECTS Credits |
Class Hours Per Week |
Total Hours Per Semester |
Language |
| Compulsory |
6 |
3 |
129 |
English |
| This course is introducing the nature of research in natural sciences, most prominently in genetics and bioengineering. All phases of designing and performing the research, converting obtained data into meaningful results, and result presentation through scientific articles are covered during the course. This course is explaining how to perform literature review for the purpose of different types of scientific articles, how to collect primary data, and how to report the results. Also, the basic ethical principles that are to be applied during the research are discussed. At the end of semester, students are supposed to analyze original scientific articles and case studies in order to understand the difference. Active student participation and preparation of high quality presentations are of the highest importance. |
| COURSE OBJECTIVE |
The cognitive, affective and behavioral objectives of this course are following:
• Teaching research methodology concepts in the field of genetics and bioengineering theoretically and practically.
• Enabling graduates to report a research study and thesis proposal in their areas of interest during the semester.
• Encouraging graduates to deliver effective presentations of their research. |
| COURSE CONTENT |
- The nature of research in genetics and bioengineering
- Formulating and clarifying research topic, objectives, and goals
- Making differences between case study, review, and original scientific paper
- Critically reviewing scientific literature
- Understanding research materials and methods, philosophies, and approaches
- Formulating experimental research design
- Negotiating access and research ethics
- MID-TERM EXAM
- Selecting and collecting samples
- Collecting primary data through observations and experiments
- Collecting primary data using different analytical tools
- Presentation of achieved results
- Analyzing original scientific articles
- Analyzing case study articles
- Writing and presenting presentations on research application in genetics and bioengineering
|
| Description |
- Interactive Lectures
- Presentation
- Discussions and group work
|
| Description (%) |
| Midterm Exam(s) | 1 | 20 | | Presentation | 1 | 30 | | Term Paper | 1 | 20 | | Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
|
| Learning outcomes |
- Begin to work effectively as part of a team
- Develop interpersonal, organizational and problem-solving skills within a managed environment
- Exercise some personal responsibility
- Present gained results
- Interpret scientific data
- Cite literature properly
|
| TEXTBOOK(S) |
- Various scientific papers in the field of GBE
|
| ECTS (Allocated based on student) WORKLOAD |
| Lecture (14 weeks x Lecture hours per week) | 15 | 2 | 30 | | Laboratory / Practice (14 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 | 18 | 18 |
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