COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEACH IN NEUROSCIENCE I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBI 5029 RESEACH IN NEUROSCIENCE I COMPULSORY 2 2 0 12

Offered By

Basic Neuroscience

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR PINAR AKAN

Offered to

Basic Neuroscience
Clinical Neuroscience

Course Objective

To have the capacity for undertaking research in Neurosciences.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have the capacity for preparing a scientific project, planning of it, budgeting and data recording and organizing.
2   To learn the basic methods of statistical analysis.
3   To learn the basic working principles of in vitro and in vivo studies.
4   To have knowledge about studies in cell culture, genetics and molecular biology
5   To learn the basics of animal behaviour and animal testing.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and the usage of PubMED
2 Preparing a project
3 Financial resources of projects
4 Types of researches
5 Recording data and writing a lab notebook
6 Selecting statistical method, entering data into database and usage of some statistical software (Excel, SPSS etc.)
7 Selecting statistical method, entering data into database and usage of some statistical software (Excel, SPSS etc.)
8 Homework Presentations
9 Midterm
10 Cell Culture studies
11 Studies in genetics
12 Studies in molecular biology
13 In vivo studies
14 Animal behaviour tests

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Principles of Neural Science, Kandel, Schwartz, Jessel, Appleton and Lange
Supplementary Book(s):
References:
Materials:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical studies and application

Assessment Methods

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


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)

4124401

Office Hours

Friday 16-17

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Preparing assignments 4 20 80
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 300

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15
LO.25
LO.344
LO.44
LO.54