COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL TOPICS OF TOXICOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TOK 5017 SPECIAL TOPICS OF TOXICOLOGY ELECTIVE 1 0 0 2

Offered By

Toxicology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUALLA AYLIN ARICI

Offered to

Toxicology

Course Objective

To have knowledge about definition and history about toxicology, to learn basic concepts of toxicology, to know toxicity mechanism, to have knowledge abot toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic, to make risk assesment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know the definition of toxicology and understand to importenceı
2   To learn the general aspects of toxicology
3   To make risk assesment in toxicology
4   To have knowledge about different organ toxicities
5   To have knowledge about toxicogenetic and to know importence

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition and history of toxicology
2 General concepts in toxicology
3 Sub branches in toxicology and interest area
4 Risk assesment in toxicology-1
5 Risk assesment in toxicology-1
6 Toxicokinetic
7 Toxicodynamic
8 Toksik cevabı etkileyen faktörler
9 Mutagenesis and chemical carcinogenesis
10 Cardiotoxicity mechanism in toxicology
11 Nephrotoxicity mechanism in toxicology
12 Hematologic mechanism in toxicology
13 Pulmonary toxicity mechanism in toxicology
14 Immunotoxicity mechanism in toxicology
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Goldfrank LR, Flomenbaum NE, Lewin NA, Howland MA, Hoffman RS, Nelson LS,eds. Goldfrank s Toxicology Emergencies. 7th ed. USA: McGraw-Hill Companies; 2006, pp 1469-1556.
Supplementary Book(s):
POISINDEX® System: Klasco RK (Ed): POSINDEX® System. Thomson Micromedex, Greenwood Village, Colorado
2.Poisoning & Drug Overdose. Fifth Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2006

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be succesful in final exam and, to present a topic in course outline as a report

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aylin.akgun@deu.edu.tr, Tel: 4123909

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15133135313
LO.25133135313
LO.35133135313
LO.45133135313
LO.53133135313