COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRINCIPLES OF REGENERATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYL 6008 PRINCIPLES OF REGENERATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ELIF YILDIRIM CAYNAK

Offered to

Ph.D. in Biology
Biology

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Understanding the types of regeneration
2   2. Learning the relationship between tissue engineering and regeneration
3   3. Learning epithelialization
4   4. Understanding tissue interactions in regeneration in vertebrates
5   5. Learning the role of nerves in regeneration

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 An introduction to regeneration
2 Origins of cells in regeneration
3 Epithelialization
4 Role of the substrate in regeneration
5 Tissue interactions in regeneration
6 Role of the nerve in regeneration
7 Morphogenesis of regeneration, Reintegrative processes in regeneration
8 Overview
9 Regeneration and embryology
10 Regeneration and aging
11 Influence of the environment on mammalian regeneration
12 Stem cells, plasticity and regeneration
13 Tissue enineering and regeneration
14 Stimulation of regeneration
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Bruce M. Carlson. 2007. Principle of Regenerative Biology, pp.379.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will consist of lectures, class discussions, presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with midterm exams, homework and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://fbe.deu.edu.tr/

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yildirim.elif@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1544445
LO.25444453
LO.34444355
LO.4544343
LO.55444