GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND CANCER RISK/6291301
Course Title: GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND CANCER RISK
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, students shall be able to: Understand the importance of genetic toxicology in human health
Understand the correlation between genetic toxicology and cancer risk
Learn the correlation between cancer and the cell cycle
Be aware of the correlation between cancer and various genes
Learn the mechanisms of cancer
To learn tests used in genetic toxicology
Be aware of some publications in genetic toxicology research
Discuss how to protect against cancer

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face-to-face,
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Genetics and toxicology
2. Week  Human cancer genetics; Student presentations
3. Week  Cell cycle and cancer; Student presentations
4. Week  Chromosomal aberrations and cancer; Student presentations
5. Week  Genotoxic mechanisms of carcinogenesis; Student presentations
6. Week  Nongenotoxic mechanisms of carcinogenesis; Student presentations
7. Week  Dose-response relationships; Student presentations
8. Week  Mid-term exam
9. Week  Genetic toxicity assays: Bacterial mutagenicity assay; Student presentations
10. Week  Unscheduled DNA synthesis assay; Student presentations
11. Week  Chromosome aberration assay; Student presentations
12. Week  Sister Chromatid Exchange Assay, Micronucleus test; Student presentations
13. Week  Comet assay, Protection against cancer; Student presentations
14. Week  Demonstration in laboratory: Chromosome aberrations, sister chromatid exchanges and micronuclei
15. Week  Final exam
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
5
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
20
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
12
5
60
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
0
0
0
 Preparing a Presentation
5
4
20
 Presentation
5
1
5
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
7
1
7
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
7
1
7
 Other (should be emphasized)
6
3
18
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
187
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.48
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Graduate qualification based on the current and advanced knowledge in the field of original thought and / or level of expertise in research to develop, deepen and to bring innovations to the field to reach the original definition.X
2Specializing in certain areas of biology research project design, development, implementation and evaluation of the results in the thesis to qualify.X
3Identify problems related to biology, synthesis and hypotheses for the solution of problems through various observational and experimental methods to gain the ability to solve hypothesis usingX
4Interdisciplinary interaction that is associated with the field of biology to comprehend; new and complex ideas, analysis, synthesis and evaluation requires expertise in using information to achieve specific results.X
5Current developments in the field and their work, supported by quantitative and qualitative data on the national and international media written, oral and visual forms to transfer.X
6Encountered in applications related to the field in order to solve complex and unpredictable problems and take responsibility to develop new strategic approaches to solutions.X
7In the field of computer software with the required level of information and communication technologies to use at an advanced level.X
8Related to the field of expertise and independent conduct a study to solve, and apply these to interpret the results.X
9A foreign language, to follow the publications in the field, to communicate in a foreign language and to produce scientific work to have the ability to use.X
10Related to the field of data collection, interpretation and dissemination stages of social, scientific and ethical values ​​to have competence.X
11Leadership in solving problems related to the field.X
12Uses the knowledge gained in the field of problem solving and application skills in interdisciplinary studies.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Fatma Ünal)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/funal/)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (funal@gazi.edu.tr)