GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Nitric Oxide/FZY-5080
Course Title: Nitric Oxide
Credits 2 ECTS 6
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
Explain NO synthesis mechanisms and their control
Explain the mechanisms of action of NO
explain the role of nitric oxide in nervous system
explain the effect of nitric oxide on vascular functions
explain the effects of nitric oxide on kidney
explain the effects of nitric oxide in gonads
explain the gastrointestinal effects of nitric oxide
explain the role of nitric oxide in the pathogenesis of sepsis

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  What is nitric oxide and how it is generated?
2. Week  effects on heart function
3. Week  Effects on peripheral circulation
4. Week  relations with hormonal system
5. Week  relations with nervous system
6. Week  Interaction with environment
7. Week  Hemoglobin and nitric oxide
8. Week  Pulmonary arterial hypertension and nitric oxide
9. Week  Midterm
10. Week  Exercise and nitric oxide
11. Week  Viscosity and nitric oxide
12. Week  Shear stress and nitric oxide
13. Week  Nitric oxide and endothelium
14. Week  Nitric oxide and endothelium
15. Week  Thrombocytes and nitric oxide
16. Week  exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 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
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
14
4
56
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
4
8
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
3
6
18
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
152
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
6.08
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
6
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Asistant Prof. Dr. Ayşe Meltem SEVGİLİ)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (www.gazi.edu.tr)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (msevgili@gazi.edu.tr)