COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BASIC ONCOLOGY LABORATORY TECHNIQUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ONK 5049 BASIC ONCOLOGY LABORATORY TECHNIQUES COMPULSORY 1 0 0 3

Offered By

Basic Oncology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ZEKIYE SULTAN ALTUN

Offered to

Basic Oncology
Basic Oncology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to understand the basics of laboratory methods which are expected to be used in oncology studies within the scope of Basic Oncology Master Program and to teach the concept of theoretical laboratory principles.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Capable of understanding the general laboratory principles used in oncology
2   Knows the laboratory devices and analysis methods used in oncology .
3   Apply basic laboratory analysis methods used in oncology.
4   Apply the necessary method in the basics of oncology
5   Appropriately evaluates and presents the results of a method applied in oncology.
6   She/He should have acquired the basic and general application skills of the methods applied in oncology.
7   Understands the methods of oncological research in the literature and adapts to their own projects and studies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to laboratory techniques
2 Laboratory safety in Oncology
3 Laboratory Principles of Oncology and General Laboratory Equipments
4 Laboratory quality control assessments in oncology
5 Colorimetric, Spectrophotometric and spectrofluorometric measurement Methods
6 Laboratory Preparation, Weighing Principles, SI Units, Laboratory Calculations, Preparation of Solution (Concentration Calculations), pH Measurement and Buffer Preparation
7 Midterm exam-Presentation of laboratory methods
8 Basic principles and applications of spectrophotometry, Protein content measurement, Determination of protein by BCA method
9 Fundamentals of Chromatography used in Oncology, Types and Applications of Chromatography
10 Protein harvest and purification
11 Basic principles of electrophoresis, types and applications
12 Microscopic techniques
13 DNA and RNA isolation techniques
14 General characteristics of PCR techniques
15 Presentations of homeworks

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Tietz: Basic Principles in Clinical Chemistry Five edition. (Editors: Burtis & Ashwood)
2. Molecular Biology in Cancer Medicine. Razelle Kurzrock, Moshe Talpaz, Martin Dunitz 1995.
3. Pathologic Basis of Disease. Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas, Nelson Fausto, Elsevier Saunderss, 2005 Seventh Edition
4. DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology (Cancer: Principles & Practice (DeVita).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical Lectures, Giving a homework, Working for exams, Reading practices , preparing presentation, doing laboratory practises

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 LAB LABORATORY
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + LAB* 0.20 + FIN*0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + LAB* 0.20 + RST*0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes will be assessed with preparation of presentation related to techniques of laboratory methods , doing laboratory experiments and exams. The homework on the topic of different kind of laboratory methods that they will used in their experiments will help in evaluating the learner understood the topics or not.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zekiye.altun@deu.edu.tr 0 232 4128204/8201

Office Hours

on Tuesday at: 13.30-16.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 1 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Preparing assignments 1 13 13
Preparing presentations 1 12 12
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1555555
LO.2555555
LO.3555555
LO.4555555
LO.5555555
LO.655555
LO.755555

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