GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TARGET ORGAN TOXICOLOGY II/FTO-6100
Course Title: TARGET ORGAN TOXICOLOGY II
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Understanding the toxic responses of the respiratory, nervous, reproductive and endocrine systems to humans
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Overview of respiratory system anatomy
2. Week  Classification of respiratory toxicants
3. Week  Exposure to respiratory tract toxicants such as asbestos, methyl alcohol,silica,benzene, toxicity mechanisms and prevention
4. Week   Lung damage types and respiratory response to chronic exposures
5. Week  Agents toxic to the respiratory system and occupational diseases
6. Week  General overview of nervous system anatomy
7. Week  Neurocellular reaction to the toxic effect
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Toxic neuronopathies, toxic axonopathies
10. Week  Toxic myelinopathies, neurotransmission-associated neurotoxicity
11. Week  Role of environmental factors in the etiology of neurodegenerative diseases
12. Week  General overview of reproductive system anatomy and its functions
13. Week  Developmental toxicants and their mechanisms of action
14. Week  General overview of endocrine system anatomy and its functions
15. Week  Endocrine disruptors and toxic effects
16. Week  Final exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
25
 Assignment
1
25
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- 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
 Reading Tasks
2
10
20
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
10
20
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
 Report Preparing
2
10
20
 Preparing a Presentation
2
10
20
 Presentation
2
9
18
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
18
18
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
30
30
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3X
4X
5X
6
7
8X
9
10X
11
12
13
14
15
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof.Sema BURGAZ , Prof.Bensu KARAHALİL)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ()
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (sema.burgaz@gmail.com , bensu@gazi.edu.tr)