COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OKE 6003 MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Canser Epidemiology Doctorate

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YASEMIN BAŞBINAR

Offered to

Canser Epidemiology Doctorate
Canser Epidemiology

Course Objective

At the end of this course, students should be able to: Understand the mechanisms and regulatory processes at different stages of the central dogma of molecular biology; Understand how the cellular mechanisms go wrong and how the cells will repair them; Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetic gain a basic understanding of meiosis and mitosis; To be familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of various molecular tools and study designs commonly used in molecular epidemiology research.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the concept of Molecular Epidemiology.
2   Understand the mechanism and regulatory processes by reading from the literature
3   Have an idea about molecular mechanisms and cellular processes.
4   will be able to evaluate the concepts of general genetic concepts and molecular cancer together.
5   Have an idea about molecular research methods used in cancer research

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to molecular epidemiology-1
2 Introduction to molecular epidemiology-2
3 Literature review of mechanism and regulatory processes-1
4 Literature review-2
5 Molecular mechanism and cellular processes-1
6 Molecular mechanism and cellular processes-2
7 Genetic concepts
8 Molecular cancer concepts
9 Molecular research methods-1
10 Molecular research methods-2
11 Term presentations-1
12 Term presentations-2
13 An overview for final exam
14 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Molecular Epidemiology (Practical Approach Series) 1st Edition, by Mary Carrington (Editor), A. Rus Hoelzel (Editor)
2. Molecular Epidemiology: Applications in Cancer and Other Human Diseases, 1st Edition, Timothy R. Rebbeck, Christine B. Ambrosone, Peter G. Shields

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Making theoretical lessons, Preparing for exam, homework preparation, laboratory practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50+ FIN* 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50+ RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.ellidokuz@deu.edu.tr 0 232 4125889/5801

Office Hours

Tuesday 12.30-13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 3 45
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 5 10 50
Preparing presentations 5 10 50
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 197

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.355555
LO.455555
LO.555555

CONTACT INFORMATION
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