GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

BASIC IMMUNOLOGY/BIO4022

Course Title:	BASIC IMMUNOLOGY
Credits	3	ECTS	4
Semester	8	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

BASIC IMMUNOLOG

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Prof.Güray UYAR

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

websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/gurayuyar‎

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

gurayuyar@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

have knowledge about Professional and scientific ethics
Analysis the information taken from various sources (articles, databases, textbooks and lecture notes)
able to take graduate-level training about Immunology and related areas, enabling them to find work in industry or government agencies
gain knowledge about immunological techniques used in the diagnosis of conditions associated with Immunity or infectious
examine basic concepts, principles and theories of immunology with Integrative and interactive format

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

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	Organs and cells in the immune system
2. Week	Non-specific immunity
3. Week	Specific immune responses
4. Week	Immunogens and antigens
5. Week	Antigen presentation to T-lymphocytes
6. Week	Cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells, helper T cells: Activation of immune response
7. Week	immunoglobulins
8. Week	midterm exam
9. Week	B cells and immunoglobulin production
10. Week	Complement, immunoglobulins and destruction of pathogens
11. Week	Using the immune response to prevent disease
12. Week	New immunization strategy
13. Week	Allergy, hypersensitivity and autoimmunity
14. Week	superantigens
15. Week	Immunological diagnostic tests
16. Week	Final exam

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Tenth Edition, Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Jack Parker Principles and cellular and molecular immunobiology

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

absent

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	40
Assignment	0	0
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		60

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	14	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading			0
Searching in Internet and Library	6	5	30
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation	1	8	8
Presentation			0
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	10	10
Final and Studying for Final	1	14	14
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			104
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			4.16
ECTS:			4

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Develop thinking in terms of biology			X
2	Developing the experimental practicality		X
3	Problem solving and gain the ability to analyze				X
4	Gain the ability to analyze current problems with biological mind				X
5	Learning how to use the properties by looking at the relationship between the courses taught in other sections and your sections.			X
6	Develop the ability to modelling the natural phenomena by establishing a link between biology and chemistry			X
7	See biological side of the events occurring in nature and benefit from them			X
8	To inform the accurate information to followers in an environment that Biology-related events is spoken			X
9	To learn how to use the knowledge for development of the community			X
10	To compare the knowledge with similar institutions and create a racer personality to go further				X
11	Gain awareness of how to be useful with the gained knowledge to community		X
12	To have a confident personality in the international scientific arena		X
13	Following all developments related to the profession and gain the ability to use the knowledge gained		X
14	To raise people who be aware of scientific work will never end therefore it always should be studied				X

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