GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

PHYSIOLOGY OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM/5101301

Course Title:	PHYSIOLOGY OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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

Histology of gastrointestinal system
Physiology of gastrointestinal system
Some diseases related to gastrointestinal system

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	General rules of gastrointestinal function
2. Week	Motility of gastrointestinal function
3. Week	Neurological control of the gastrointestinal tract
4. Week	Food intake
5. Week	Motor functions of the stomach
6. Week	Small bowel movements
7. Week	Column movements
8. Week	General principles of secretion of digestive tract, Midterm exam
9. Week	Saliva secretion
10. Week	Stomach secretion
11. Week	Pancreatic secretion
12. Week	Liver secretion
13. Week	Small intestine secretions, large intestine secretion
14. Week	Digestion and absorption in the gastrointestinal tract, and physiology of gastrointestinal disorders
15. Week	Final exam
16. Week

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	30
Assignment	1	10
Application	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0

Percent of In-term Studies		40
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score		60

-- WORKLOAD

Activity	Total Number of Weeks	Duration (weekly hour)	Total Period Work Load
Weekly Theoretical Course Hours	14	3	42
Weekly Tutorial Hours			0
Reading Tasks	14	3	42
Searching in Internet and Library	14	3	42
Material Design and Implementation			0
Report Preparing			0
Preparing a Presentation			0
Presentation	10	5	50
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	2	3	6
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	2	3	6
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			188
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.52
Course Credit (ECTS):			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Prof. Dr. Şule COŞKUN CEVHER)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/sule)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(sule@gazi.edu.tr)

Gazi University