GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PHARMACOLOGY OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM/TFRL-6100
Course Title: PHARMACOLOGY OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Credits 2 ECTS 6
Course Semester 2 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Acquires information on amine neuromediators, synthesis, receptors and their physiolologic roles.
Acquires information on amino acid neurotransmitters, synthesis, receptors and their physiolologic roles.
Acquires information on peptide neurotransmitters, synthesis, receptors and their physiolologic roles.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Dopamine
2. Week  Noradrenaline
3. Week  Adrenaline
4. Week  Serotonin
5. Week  Acetylcoline
6. Week  Histamine
7. Week  GABA
8. Week  Glycine
9. Week  Glutamic acid
10. Week  Substance P and other tachykinins
11. Week  Endogenous opioid peptides
12. Week  Adenosinergic neuromodulation system
13. Week  Nitrergic system of CNS
14. Week  Neurosteroid system of CNS
15. Week  Homework assessment and discussion.
16. Week  Homework assessment and discussion.
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
70
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
1
10
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- 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
1
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
1
14
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
14
2
28
 Presentation
14
2
28
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
14
1
14
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
1
14
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
140
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5.6
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
6
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3
4X
5
6X
7
8X
9X
10
11
12
13X
14X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (All faculty members of the pharmacology department.)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/barun)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (barun@gazi.edu.tr; sbarun99@hotmail.com)