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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SBI 6079 GENETIC STUDIES IN COMPLEX GENETIC DISEASES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 12

Offered By

Basic Neuroscience

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Basic Neuroscience

Course Objective

In this course, genetically complex diseases, genetic epidemiological methods and interpretation of genetic studies in complex genetic diseases will be discussed. Additionally, molecular and statistical methods will be shown and a genetic data analysis will be performed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning genetic methods that are used in neuroscience 2   Learning the principles of genetic epidemiology 3   To have knowledge about genetic structure of complex genetic diseases in neuroscience 4   Learning the structure of SNPs and their functions 5   Understanding GWAS and their interpretation 6   Learning candidate gene studies and their interpretation 7   Learning laboratory techniques and statistical programs used in GWAS and candidate gene studies and analyzing data

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction Genetic epidemiological methods in neuroscience 2 Introduction to genetic epidemiology Complex genetic diseases 3 Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) Candidate gene studies

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Palmer, L.J., Burton P., Smith G.D. An Introduction to Genetic Epidemiology, ISBN-13: 978-1861348975 Pearson TA, Manolio TA. How to Interpret a Genome-wide Association Study. JAMA. 2008;299(11):1335 1344. doi:10.1001/jama.299.11.1335

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 ASG ASSIGNMENT 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + FIN* 0.70 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + RST* 0.70 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Theoretical knowledge and ability to use theoretical knowledge will be evaluated with assignments, presentations and the final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office number: 0090 232 4122786 e-mail: nese.direk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 15 3 45 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 3 45 Preparation for midterm exam 1 35 35 Preparation for final exam 1 50 50 Preparing assignments 3 20 60 Preparing presentations 3 20 60 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 300

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 3 LO.2 3 5 3 LO.3 5 3 LO.4 4 3 LO.5 5 3 LO.6 5 3 LO.7 5 3 3