GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
NEUROPHARMACOLOGY/NBD-4040
Course Title: NEUROPHARMACOLOGY
Credits 2 ECTS 5
Course Semester 2 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 basic principles of nervous system pharmacology and provides rationalization of treatment options for diseases.
Learns the appropriate pharmacological treatment options in nervous system diseases.
Gains experience in the use of appropriate pharmacological agents in neuroscience experimental designs.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Pharmacology and pharmacokinetics definitions and concepts, clinical significance of time-concentration and concentration-effect relationships
2. Week  Basic principles and theoretical models in neuropharmacology, neurotransmitters, neuroreceptors and signal transduction mechanisms
3. Week  Amine neurotransmitters of central nervous system: acetyl choline, nitric oxide and arachidonic acid
4. Week  Amine neurotransmitters of central nervous system: dopamine and noradrenaline
5. Week  Amine neurotransmitters of the central nervous system: serotonin
6. Week  Amino acid neurotransmitters of central nervous system: glutamate, GABA, glycine and aspartate
7. Week  Peptide neurotransmitters of central nervous system: opiods
8. Week  Peptide neurotransmitters of central nervous system: other peptide neurotransmitters
9. Week  Pharmacotherapy in mood disorders
10. Week  Sleep disorders and dementia pharmacotherapy
11. Week  Clinical features and treatment of substance abuse
12. Week  Pharmacotherapy of convulsive disorders
13. Week  Pharmacotherapy of movement disorders
14. Week  Pain and analgesics
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
7
1
7
 Presentation
14
1
14
 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: 
133
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5.32
 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
8
9X
10X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc. Prof. Ergin Dileköz)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://abs.gazi.edu.tr/edilekoz)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ( edilekoz@gmail.com)