GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

NEUROTRANSMITTERS/TBY-6380

Course Title:	NEUROTRANSMITTERS
Credits	1	ECTS	3
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

Define the general concepts about the nervous system.
Express the definition, structure and classification of neurotransmitters.
Explain features and effects of neurotransmitters.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Brain and Peripheral Nerves
2. Week	Blood-brain barrier
3. Week	Nerve system cells
4. Week	Definition and general concepts of neurotransmitters
5. Week	Classification of neurotransnitters
6. Week	Receptors
7. Week	Regulation of neurotransmitters
8. Week	Glutamate-GABA-Glycin
9. Week	Cathecolamines
10. Week	Serotonine
11. Week	Acetylcholin
12. Week	Nitric oxide
13. Week	Other small molecules
14. Week	Other small molecules
15. Week	Exam
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	1	14
Weekly Tutorial Hours	0	0	0
Reading Tasks	3	3	9
Searching in Internet and Library	3	2	6
Material Design and Implementation			0
Report Preparing			0
Preparing a Presentation	3	2	6
Presentation	2	2	4
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	4	2	8
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	4	2	8
Other (should be emphasized)	3	3	9
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			64
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			2.56
Course Credit (ECTS):			3

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
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7			X
8					X
9					X
10		X
11			X
12				X
13			X
14		X
15		X
16			X
17			X
18				X
19		X
20		X

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Prof.Dr.Özlem GÜLBAHAR)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(https://abs.gazi.edu.tr/ozengin)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(mdzengin@yahoo.com )

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