GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
COMET ASSAY IN TOXICOLOGY/6361301
Course Title: COMET ASSAY IN TOXICOLOGY
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 principles of the comet assay
Explain different applications of comet assay in different organisms
Discuss why the assay has become the most sensitive assay in modern toxicology
Describe different protocols used in different organisms
Give presentations on comet assay
Prepare a short research project
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction To The Comet Assay: A Versatile Tool for Assessing DNA Damage
2. Week  Comet Assay Using DNA Repair Enzymes
3. Week  Microplate-Based Comet Assay; Student Presentations
4. Week  The Use of Higher Plants in the Comet Assay
5. Week  Methods for Freezing Materials
6. Week  The Use of Animals in the Comet Assay; Student Presentations
7. Week  Applications of the Comet-FISH Assay for the Study of DNA Damage and Repair
8. Week  Mid term exam
9. Week  Clinical Applications of the Comet Assay
10. Week  Comet Assay in Human Biomonitoring; Student presentations
11. Week  The Comet Assay for the Evaluation of Genotoxic Exposure in Aquatic Species
12. Week  The Alkaline Comet Assay in Infertility and Reproductive Technology
13. Week  Student presentations
14. Week  Applications of the In Vitro Comet Assay
15. Week  Final exam
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
4
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
4
5
20
 Presentation
4
1
4
 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: 
186
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.44
 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)