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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SBI 6070 ADVANCED RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCES I ELECTIVE 4 2 0 18

Offered By

Basic Neuroscience

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞERMIN GENÇ

Offered to

Basic Neuroscience

Course Objective

In vitro neural and glial cell culture methods and molecular neurobiological methods will be covered.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Getting knowledge and applying neural cell culture 2   Getting knowledge and applying glial cell culture 3   Getting knowledge and applying in vitro neurotoxicity 4   Getting knowledge and applying culture of other neuroglia originated cells 5   Getting knowledge and applying western blotting

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction to cell culture methods Glial cell culture (astrocyte) 2 Neuronal cell culture 3 Glial cell culture (ologodendrocyte, microglia) 4 Assessment of neuronal death Assessment of neuronal apoptosis 5 Immun methods in neuroglial cells ( Immunfluorescence staining, Western-blotting)

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Current Protocols in Neuroscience, Nature Review Neuroscience

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Oral presentation, laboratory application

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 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

Theoretical knowledge will be assessed by exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

23588

Office Hours

Friday 16-17

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 60 1 60 Tutorials 30 1 30 Preparation for final exam 1 40 40 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 20 14 280 Preparation for midterm exam 1 36 36 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 450

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 PO.16 PO.17 LO.1 5 5 5 LO.2 5 5 5 4 LO.3 4 5 5 5 LO.4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 LO.5 5