GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MODULATION OF SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION:SECOND MESSENGERS/FZY-6050
Course Title: MODULATION OF SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION:SECOND MESSENGERS
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
At the end of this course, the student; Learns the signal pathways in the regulation of synaptic transmission.
Distinguish which second messenger molecules are affected by signaling pathways
Understands the relationship between signaling pathways and regulation of gene transcription
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Cell to cell communication
2. Week  Neural, paracrine, otocrine, endocrine communication
3. Week  Receptors for chemical messengers
4. Week   Down-regulation and up-regulation and desensitization
5. Week  G Protein coupled receptors
6. Week  The cyclic AMP pathway
7. Week  cAMP-dependent protein kinases
8. Week  The IP3 and DAG pathways
9. Week   Arachidonic Acid pathways
10. Week  The Tyrosine Kinase pathway
11. Week  The Gaseous second messengers: NO and CO
12. Week   Protein kinases and Phosphoprotein phosphateses
13. Week  Regulation of gene expression by signal transduction pathways
14. Week  Intracellular Ca2+ as a second messenger Calcium-binding proteins Mechanism of diversity of Ca2+ actions
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
0
0
 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
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
4
4
16
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
2
10
20
 Presentation
2
1
2
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
0
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
5
10
50
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
144
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5.76
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
6
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2
3
4
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. SİBEL DİNÇER)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/sdincer/ )
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (sdincer@gazi.edu.tr)