GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
EVALUATION OF IMMUNOTOXICITY/FTO-3110
Course Title: EVALUATION OF IMMUNOTOXICITY
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(English
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Student will learn the assays to evaluate the immune system functions
Student will learn the assay systems to evaluate the alterations in the immune system functions due to exposure to xenobiotics.
Student will learn the assays to evaluate the immunotoxicity on several organ systems following the biological barrier passage.
Student will learn how to apply the acquired immunotoxicological data for risk assessment.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Evaluation of immunotoxicity – introduction
2. Week  Evaluation of immunotoxicity – innate immunity
3. Week  Evaluation of immunotoxicity – humoral immunity
4. Week  Evaluation of immunotoxicity – cellular immunity
5. Week  Evaluation of cytokines and cytokine profile
6. Week  In vitro models and alternative methods in immunotoxicity testing
7. Week  Animal models in immunotoxicity testing
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Evaluation of immunotoxicity and biological barriers
10. Week  Evaluation of the developmental immunotoxicity
11. Week  Evaluation of hypersensitivity
12. Week  Evaluation of autoimmunity
13. Week  Genomics and proteomics approach to immunotoxicology
14. Week  Regulatory guidelines for the evaluation of immunotoxicity and hazard identification
15. Week  Application of the immunotoxicological data in risk assessment
16. Week  Homework and presentation
 -- 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
 Reading Tasks
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
1
14
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
8
3
24
 Presentation
1
3
3
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
7
3
21
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
3
42
 Other (should be emphasized)
14
1
14
 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
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9
10X
11X
12X
13
14
15X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Ayse Basak ENGIN)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/abengin)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (abengin@gmail.com)