GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MUTAGENESIS AND CARCINOGENESIS/FTO-3070
Course Title: MUTAGENESIS AND CARCINOGENESIS
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 mutagenic and carcinogenic effect mechanisms of chemicals.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  The structure of DNA and types of DNA damage
2. Week  Environmental factors that cause DNA damage
3. Week   Mechanisms of mutation-I
4. Week  Mechanisms of mutation-II
5. Week   Point mutations
6. Week   Mutagenic agents
7. Week  Mechanisms of DNA repair
8. Week   Midterm exam
9. Week   Introduction to neoplasms
10. Week   Somatic mutation theory of carcinogenesis
11. Week  Mechanisms of chemical induced carcinogenesis I
12. Week  Mechanisms of chemical induced carcinogenesis II
13. Week  Chemical carcinogenesis in humans and cancer epidemiology
14. Week  Regulation of carcinogenic chemicals
15. Week  Chemoprevention of cancer
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
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
1X
2
3X
4X
5X
6X
7
8X
9
10
11
12X
13
14X
15
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof.Sema BURGAZ , Prof. İsmet ÇOK)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ()
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (burgaz@gazi.edu.tr , ismetc@gazi.edu.tr)