Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
FORENSIC GENETICS (PRACTICE)	55473012		0 + 2	1.0	2.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery	Lecture
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Naciye Lale TUFAN
Assistants
Goals	To be able to learn basic knowledge and laboratory studies in forensic genetics, to interpret the results, to provide active participation of the students and to use these knowledge in future projects.
Course Content	Structure and properties of DNA, Genomic structure, Biological material, DNA isolation and analysis, Polymerase chain reaction, Mutation and SNP, DNA markers used for identification (RFLP, STR Y-STR), DNA Markers used for identification (X-STr, mtDNA, SNP), Mitochondrial DNA Analysis, Article Discussion and homework presentation
Learning Outcomes	1) To be able to learn forensic genetic analiysis basic information and laboratory studies, to interpret the results 2) To create the ability to produce new projects with forensic genetic analysis basic information 3) To understand the common areas of forensic genetic analysis information with other disciplines

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Introduction to Forensic Genetics	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week	DNA structure and properties	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week	Genome structure	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week	Biological Material	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week	DNA isolation and analysis	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week	Article discussion and homework presentation	Question Answer; Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week	Article discussion and homework presentation	Question Answer; Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week	Polymerase Chain Reaction	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week	Mutation and SNP	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week	DNA Markers Used in Identification I	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week	DNA Markers Used in Identification II	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week	Mitochondrial DNA Analysis	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week	Article discussion and homework presentation	Question Answer; Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week	Article discussion and homework presentation	Question Answer; Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Recommended Sources

John M. Butler Fundamentals of Forensic DNA Typing (2009) National Institute of standards and technology Gaithersburg,Maryland,USA

John M. Butler. Forensic DNA Typing: Biology and Technology Behind STR Markers, Academic Press; 2nd edition (2/22/2005), ISBN: 0121479528

William Goodwin, Adrian linacre, Sibte Hadi. An Introduction To Forensic Genetics (2007) Jhon Wiley Ltd.England, ISBN:978-0-470-01025-9

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

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Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	2	28
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	14	2	28
Homework	2	1	2
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)	2	1	2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30