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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
BYL 5083	IMMUNOGENETICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ARZU GÖRMEZ

Offered to

Ph.D. in Biology
Biology

Course Objective

This course aims to teach about the immune system and its cells, important genes in the immune system, and the formation mechanisms and functional properties of these genes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	learn about immune system cells and compares them with each other.
2	know the mechanisms of action of the immune system against self and non-self.
3	learn the developmental processes of T and B cells and the mechanisms of action of cellular and humoral immunity.
4	have information about MHC genes by understanding the molecular structure of MHC, which is important in tissue and organ transplantation.
5	learn and interpret the regulation mechanisms of genes in immunoglobulin and T cell receptors.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to the Immune System
2	General Information about the Immune System
3	Innate Immunity
4	Structure and Function of MHC Molecules
5	Capture and Presentation of Antigens to Lymphocytes
6	Antigen Recognition, Regulation of Ig Molecules, and Recombination of Gene Segments in the Acquired Immune System
7	T Cell Mediated Immunity
8	Functional Mechanisms of Cellular Immunity
9	Humoral Immune Responses
10	Effective Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity
11	Immunological Tolerance and Autoimmunity
12	Immune Responses to Tumors and Transplant Tissues
13	Hypersensitivity
14	Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies

Recomended or Required Reading

Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, and Shiv Pillai. Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 10th ed., Elsevier (2021) eBook ISBN: 9780323757508

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation, and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend the lecture and participate in the discussion sessions. Besides the course, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned for that week and presented to open a discussion session.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
2	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
3	PRJ	PROJECT
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.40 + PRJ * 0.30

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student is evaluated with a midterm exam, research presentations, and a final project exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is the student's responsibility to attend 70% of the courses during the semester. Students are required to be present during the lesson and on the days when the presentation is required. Regarding unethical behaviors that may occur in classes and exams, action is taken within the framework of the relevant regulation. The regulation on the teaching and examination application principles of the DEU Institute of Science and Technology can be obtained from the address http://fbe.deu.edu.tr/.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

arzu.gormez@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Literature review and presentation	3	1	3
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for midterm exam	1	15	15
Preparing assignments	1	20	20
Web Search and Library Research	3	8	24
Preparing presentations	3	4	12
Project Final Presentation	1	2	2
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			145

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11
LO.1	5	3	5	5	5		4	5	4
LO.2	5	4	5	5	5		4	5	5	4
LO.3	5	4	5	4	5		4	5	5
LO.4	5	4	5	5	5		5	5	4
LO.5	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	5	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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