GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PREFRONTAL CORTEX AND BEHAVIOR/NBD-5010
Course Title: PREFRONTAL CORTEX AND BEHAVIOR
Credits 2 ECTS 5
Course Semester 3 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
Learns the anatomy and molecular mechanisms of structures that provide perception, emotion and behavior in the nervous system.
He / she learns the pathophysiological changes in behavioral disorders and diagnostic approach to these disorders.
Learns treatment approaches to behavior disorder / diseases.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Anatomy of prefrontal cortex
2. Week  Necessary cognitive processes in behavior planning
3. Week  Processing of perceived and remembered data, learned knowledge and reward system together and decision making processes
4. Week  Molecular mechanisms of prefrontal cortex 1
5. Week  Molecular mechanisms of prefrontal cortex 2
6. Week  Prefrontal cortex and transmitter and secondary messenger systems
7. Week  Pharmacology of prefrontal cortex
8. Week  Imaging of prefrontal cortex functions
9. Week  Prefontal cortex lesions
10. Week  Prefontal cortex and behavioral disorders
11. Week  Neuropsychiatric diseases associated with prefrontal cortex and their management 1
12. Week  Neuropsychiatric diseases associated with prefrontal cortex and their management 2
13. Week  Application of non-pharmacological methods in behavioral disorders
14. Week  General review
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- 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
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
14
1
14
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
3
2
6
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
4
2
8
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
127
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5.08
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
5
 -- 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)
   (Prof. Meltem BAHCELIOGLU)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://abs.gazi.edu.tr/meltemb)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (meltemb@gazi.edu.tr)