COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL SCIENCES I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TBG 1106 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL SCIENCES I COMPULSORY 8 3 3 11

Offered By

Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ZEYNEP YÜCE

Offered to

Medicine

Course Objective

The aims of this blog are to learn:
- The biochemical basis of life and the chemical composition of the human body
- Structure and function of nucleic acids, genetic basis of the cell and information flow
- Cell types, structure and basic functions of these structures
- Fundamentals of heredity and mechanisms of inheritance
- How the cell provides energy
- Carbohydrate structure, function and metabolism
- Lipid structure, function and metabolism
- Vitamins
- Concepts such as energy, force, electric charge, magnetic field
- Disease, health and public health concepts and 1st, 2nd and 3rd level health services
- Basic intervention steps for common health emergencies
- Ethics, science and medical values
- Basic communication skills
- Putting on and taking off sterile gloves


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Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the concept of life and its biochemical properties
2   Understanding the chemical composition of the human body
3   To be able to explain cell types, cellular structures and basic functions of these structures
4   Understand how the cell provides energy
5   Understanding amino acid and protein structure
6   Explain enzymes and their properties
7   To be able to define vitamins and their properties
8   To be able to explain carbohydrate structure, types, function and metabolism
9   To be able to explain lipid structure, types, function and metabolism
10   To be able to explain nucleic acid structures, types, functions and metabolism
11   To be able to explain the basics of heredity and types of heredity
12   To be able to define the concepts of health, disease and public health
13   To understand and begin to internalize the concept of medical ethics
14   To understand biophysical concepts such as energy, force, electric charge, magnetic field and why they are important in medical sciences.
15   To comprehend basic emergency intervention practices
16   Apply basic communication skills
17   To acquire the ability to put on and take off sterile gloves

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The basic structure of matter: atoms and molecules
2 Chemical bond
3 Acid base balance
4 Bioenegetics
5 Amino acids and protein structure
6 Enzymes, their groups and working principles
7 Carbohydrate structure, types, function, clinical importance and metabolism
8 Lipid structure, types, functions, clinical importance and metabolism
9 DNA and RNA structure, types and function
10 Flow of genetic information
11 Basic principles of inheritance, Mendelian and Non-Mendelian inheritance
12 Concepts of health and disease, community health from the perspective of public health, primary, secondary and tertiary health services
13 Concepts of medical history and medical ethics
14 Basic patient approach and communication skills

Recomended or Required Reading

- Ross MH, Pawlina D. Histology Lecture and Atlas, Baykal B (Transl. Ed), 2017

- Mescher AL, Junqueira's Basic Histology Atlas, Solakoğlu S, Erdoğan A, Mutlu HS (Transl. Ed.), 2015

- Murray, Bender, Botham, Kennely, Harper's Biochemistry, Gül Güner Akdoğan (Trans. Ed.), 2015

- Gurdol F, Medical Biochemistry, 2017

- Cooper GM, Hausman RE, The Cell: Molecular Approach, Atabey N (Transl. Ed.), 2016

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations,
professional skills applications,
Practices of medical skills and values

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ÖBD Assesment of Student's Achievement (80%)
2 PDÖ PSL score (10%)
3 ÖÇM Special Study Modules (10%)


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

End of block grade = Theoretical exam (100%)
Proficiency is taken for Professional Skills, Medical Skills and Practices.

Assessment Criteria

In the first 3 years, the student success was evaluated on a yearly basis as an annual grade out of 100 points. The passing point of the period is determined as 60 (sixty).

The Intra-Year Success Grade Point Average (YBN) must be at least 50 (fifty) points.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Zeynep Yüce
e-mail: zeynep.sercan@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0 232 412 4608

Office Hours

Interviews can be held by making an appointment with the responsible faculty member.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 52 1 52
Labratory 5 2 10
Procedural skills practice 1 2 2
Preparation for block-end exam 1 60 60
Lab Exam Preparation 1 10 10
Preparation before-after PBL/lectures 8 14 112
Independant Study 8 3 24
Block-end exam 1 3 3
Practical exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 275

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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