GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN BIOPHYSICS/BFZ-4010
Course Title: RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN BIOPHYSICS
Credits 3 ECTS 9
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
   Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Nesrin SEYHAN, Assoc.Prof. Ayşe G. CANSEVEN KURŞUN, Assoc.Prof. Göknur GÜLER ÖZTÜRK, Asist. Prof. Dr. Bahriye SIRAV
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/nesrin
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  nesrin@gazi.edu.tr, agcanseven@gmail.com, ggulerozturk@gmail.com, bahriyes76@gmail.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learning stimulation of nerves by electric current; Measurement of membrane potential and voltage-clamp technique; Hodgkin-Huxley models of membrane;
To gain the ability of presentation skills and scientific queries.
To prepare an oral presentation on the article survey proposed by the supervisor






 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Electrical Current
2. Week  Stimulation of nerves by electric current
3. Week  Potential of membrane
4. Week  Measurement of membrane’s potential
5. Week  Voltage-Clamp Technique
6. Week  Models of membranes
7. Week  Hodgkin-Huxley models of membrane
8. Week  DC and AC Fields
9. Week  Healing of injury and bone fractures with DC fields and effects
10. Week  Healing of injury and bone fractures with AC fields and effects
11. Week  Effects of Direct Current on tissue hydroxyproline levels
12. Week  Effects of Direct Current on coagulation
13. Week  General Review
14. Week  Final Exam
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  - Tien H.T., Ottova-Leitmannova A.; Membrane Biophysics (Membrane Science and Technology), Elsevier Science B.V., the Netherlands, 2000. - Cotterill R.M.J.; Biophysics : An Introduction, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., , England, 2005. - Glaser R.; Biophysics, Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 2005. - Pattabhi V., Gautham N. ; Biophysics, Alpha Science,UK, 2002 - Cotterill R.; Biophysics – An Introduction, John Wiley and Sons, England, 2003. - Sten-Knudsen O.; Biological Membranes, Cambridge University Pres, 2002. - Çelebi G.; Biyofizik, Barış Yayınları, Cilt I, III. Baskı, İzmir, 2005. - Pehlivan F.; Biyofizik, Hacettepe – TAŞ, II. Baskı, Ankara, 2004.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
0
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
16
3
48
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
10
5
50
 Searching in Internet and Library
12
3
36
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
12
4
48
 Presentation
10
4
40
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
0
 Final and Studying for Final
1
4
4
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
226
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
9.04
 ECTS: 
9
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
13X