Syllabus Application
Discovering Life
NS 201
Faculty:
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester:
Fall 2025-2026
Course:
Discovering Life - NS 201
Classroom:
FENS-L055,FENS-L062
Level of course:
Undergraduate
Course Credits:
SU Credit:3.000, ECTS:6, Basic:5, Engineering:1
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Course Type:
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Selim Çetiner
- Email: cetiner@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
The objective of this course to give students a broad and comprehensive background in biology, and thus to prepare them for entry into biology-oriented programs in the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences. The course includes an introduction to cell biology, genetics, structure and function of microbes, animals and plants. Growth and development of animals and plants will be covered in more detail. Evolution of plant and animal diseases as well as the biotechnological applications will be introduced. The course provides a solid basis for more advanced studies in all areas modern biology.
Course Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Understand the evolutionary principles controlling biological phenomenon, |
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| 2. | Formulate Hypotheses and design experiments to test this hypothesis |
| 3. | Know the structure of cells |
| 4. | Understand the significance of the polymerase chain reaction |
| 5. | Understand how DNA sequencing is performed |
| 6. | Identify the various parts of a gene and calculate the sequence of protein, given a gene sequence |
| 7. | Describe the processes of DNA replication, RNA transcription and protein translation and identify the enzymes that catalyze these biological reactions |
| 8. | Think of all biological phenomenon as chemical reactions |
| 9. | Understand the principles of the central dogma of molecular biology |
| 10. | Differentiate between the different fields of bioinformatics, genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology |
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