COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MICROSCOPE KNOWLEDGE AND PREPARATION TECHNIQUES FOR SPECIMENS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VSD 1012 MICROSCOPE KNOWLEDGE AND PREPARATION TECHNIQUES FOR SPECIMENS ELECTIVE 1 0 0 1

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

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Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed to provide theoretical information for students about the techniques required to prepare biological materials for examination under a microscope; to teach the purpose and working principles of the microscopes used in research and student laboratories.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To recognize types of microscopes, and to explain their working principles and intended use.
2   To know the preparation techniques and to explain the related terms.
3   To learn the stages of histological tissue analysis, to explain the procedures to be done in all stages.
4   To know and explain the different procedures to be followed for each tissue type.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Methods used in the examination of cells and tissues
2 Microscopes used in student and research laboratories Light and Electron microscopes
3 Microscopes used in student and research laboratories Phase-contrast, polarization, confokal and fluorescent microscopes
4 Histological techniques
5 Light microscopy: removed of tissues and fluid materials from organisms, fixation of tissues
6 Light microscopy: Dehidration
7 Light microscopy: Tissue embedding and sectioning
8 Histological stains General techniques for tissues
9 Histological stains Connective tissues and stains
10 Histological stains Neurological stains
11 Histological stains Blood, bone and bone marrow stains
12 Histological stains Stains for cytoplasmic inclusions such as lipids and glycogen
13 Immunohistochemical and immunofluorescent techniques
14 In situ hybridization

Recomended or Required Reading

Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques. John D. BANCROFT and Marilyn GAMBLE. Sixt. Edition. 2008. Churchill Livingstone ELSEVIER.
Histolojik Boyama Teknikleri. Editor. Ramazan DEMIR. 2001. Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Genel Histoloji. Prof. Dr. Mukaddes EŞREFOĞLU. 2. Baskı. Istanbul Tıp Kitapevi, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer, discussion, video presentation.

Assessment Methods

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

Students will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Izmir/TURKEY

e-mail: meltem.kumas@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 0 (232) 572 35 30- 14511

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 2 5 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 30

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.18PO.19PO.20
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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