COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENETICS LABORATORIES BIOSAFETY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TBG 5037 GENETICS LABORATORIES BIOSAFETY COMPULSORY 1 2 0 2

Offered By

Medical Biology and Genetics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SEFA KIZILDAĞ

Offered to

Molecular Medicine
Medical Biology and Genetics

Course Objective

The purpose of this course, to teach, the problems of biosafety, biosecurity and biotechnology applications, laboratory biosafety guidelines, waste management, recording data, national and international regulations, bioethics, medicine, environmental and genetic areas bioethical issues.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will have detailed information on Biosafety issues
2   Discuss biosafety issues associated with biotechnology applications
3   Identify risk groups and biosafety levels
4   To obtain information on waste management and applications in laboratory
5   Discuss with the Turkish and international standards of biosafety regulations
6   Define ethical theories and methods corresponding to Bioethics.
7   To interpret important ethical issues in medicine, the environment and problems in the areas of genetic

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Biosafety
2 The effects of biotecnological applications on human health and biodiversity
3 Transgenic applications, Advantages and disadvantages of Genetically modified organisms
4 Food safety criteria and risks (Chemical, microbiological and socioeconomic
5 Biosafety in the laboratuary; Risk groups, Chemicals, Microorganisms, their risks and safety, working with Radiation, risks and safety
6 Biosafety levels, Contaminations, Sterilization, Disinfection, Antisepsis, Spread, Flammability Medical surveillance Accidents, Waste management, Transport
7 Personnel training, Preparing Registration forms registration forms, Laboratuary animals registration forms
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Biosafety protocols and regulations (Regulatory framework in different countries and Turkey, Manuals for regulations) National and international guidelines assuring compliance with biosafety regulations
10 Biosafety Responsables: Institutional Biosafety Office, Ministry of Health and Environment, Health care services at the universities, Laboratuary personnel, Technical personnel, Cleaning personnel
11 Introduction to Bioethics
12 Medical ethics and Industrial ethics
13 Ethics at clinical and biological laboratories
14 Genetics and ethics
15 Public health and safety,General Evaluation
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Globalization, Biosecurity, and the Future of the Life Sciences-Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies, National Academies press, 2006.
Supplementary Book(s): Tom L. Beauchamp, LeRoy Walters, Jeffey p. Kahn, Mastroianni Contemporary Issues in Bioethics Wadsworth Publishing Company, 7th edition, 2007
References:
Materials: Tom L. Beauchamp, LeRoy Walters, Jeffey p. Kahn, Mastroianni Contemporary Issues in Bioethics Wadsworth Publishing Company, 7th edition, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical presentations will be given.
Each student will be given to him by the course co-ordinator will prepare presentations on the biosafety scenario.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF * 0.40+ FIN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF * 0.40+ RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Criteria for adequacy evaluation of responses to the questions written midterm exam.
Have been delivered during the period they are given assignments on time.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel: 412 4613 E-posta: sefa.kizildag@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 15:30-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 1 1
Preparing Group assignments 1 1 1
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparing presentations 1 1 1
Preparation for midterm exam 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.1345
LO.245
LO.35
LO.445
LO.545
LO.645
LO.7345