COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LABORATORY CHEMISTRY AND PRACTICE TOOLS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TLT 1173 LABORATORY CHEMISTRY AND PRACTICE TOOLS COMPULSORY 2 1 0 3

Offered By

Medical Laboratory Techniques

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

NUR BETÜL KARTAL

Offered to

Medical Laboratory Techniques

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the laboratory instruments and their uses, the cleaning and maintenance of the laboratory instruments and the safety rules in the laboratory.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Follow the laboratory safety rules.
2   Define the laboratory materials and their uses.
3   Use the balance, pH meter, pipettes, centrifuges, spectrophotometer, prepare solutions and make incubation.
4   Define laboratory glassware and plasticware and their uses.
5   Define SI unit system.
6   Converts units from different systems.
7   Define the amount of a substance and explain the mole.
8   Calculate the concentrations of solutions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Overview of the course Laboratory safety rules
2 Laboratory glassware and plasticware Handling and use of glassware and plasticware Cleaning laboratory glassware
3 Work methods of biological fluids Glove use and hygiene Storage of biological fluids
4 Unit Systems SI Units
5 Balances and weighing methods
6 Incubators and incubation procedure
7 Laboratory water and its properties Distillation and Production of distilled water Monodistilled, bidistilled and tridistilled water
8 Dilution procedures, calculations and stoichiometry
9 Preperation of Solution I Calculation of Concencrations ( Conc.% , Molarity, Osmolarity and Osmolality)
10 Preperation of Solution II Equivalent Weight and Normality
11 Concept of Acid and Base The definition and calculation of pH
12 Buffer Solutions The preparation of Buffer Solutions Calculating the pH of Buffer Solutions

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Biyokimya (Lippincott's - Çev. Ed. Asuman Tokullugil)
2. Clinical Diagnosis and management by laboratory methods (Henry. J.B)
3. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hastanesi Merkez Laboratuvarı Biyogüvenlik el kitabı
4. Instructor's presentations

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The instructor's presentations and interactive learning methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 AR ArasınavTeo
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE AR * 0.80 + UYG * 0.20
4 FINT FINAL EXAM (THEORY)
5 FINP FINAL EXAM (PRACTICE)
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE FNT * 0.80 + FNU * 0.20
7 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VOR * 0.50 + FN * 0.50
8 RSTT RESIT (THEORY)
9 RSTP RESIT (PRACTICE)
10 RST RESIT BTT * 0.80 + BTU * 0.20
11 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VOR * 0.50 + BUT * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Multiple choice test exam

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam (%40) Final exam (%60)
1st Midterm exam Theoretical %40 Practical %10
2nd Midterm exam Theoretical %40 Practical %10
Final exam Theoretical %80 Practical %20

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course will be assessed according to the Education and Exam Practice Principles of SHMYO.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nurbetul.kartal@deu.edu.tr
tlf. 0232-4124726

Office Hours

optional

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18
LO.1431
LO.25
LO.345
LO.44
LO.55
LO.653
LO.75
LO.85

CONTACT INFORMATION
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