COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LOSS OF HIGHER CORTICAL FUNCTIONS IN DEMENTIA

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBK 5036 LOSS OF HIGHER CORTICAL FUNCTIONS IN DEMENTIA ELECTIVE 2 2 0 9

Offered By

Clinical Neuroscience

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÖRSEV YENER

Offered to

Clinical Neuroscience

Course Objective

To learn the term of cognition and cognitive functions, their neural basis and related brain areas with case examples.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand, comprehend and being able to explain the neural basis of cognition.
2   Learning memory and executive functions, releated neuroanatomical structures and their physiology.
3   Having knowledge about language, praxis, and memory disorders.
4   Consolidating learned subjects in the light of case examples.
5   Being able to express knowledge using both verbal and written forms.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Cognition and Cognitive Areas (Theorical) Case Examples (Application)
2 Consciousness (Theorical) Case Examples (Application)
3 Coma (Theorical) Case Examples (Application)
4 Sleep/ Dream, Language and Language Impairments (Theorical) Case Examples (Application)
5 Students Presentations, Praxis and Praxis Impairments (Theorical) Case Examples (Application)
6 Mid-Term Exam Case Examples (Application)
7 Memory and Limbic System (Theorical) Case Examples (Application)
8 Memory and Hippocampal Physiology (Theorical) Case Examples (Application)
9 Memory and Pharmacology Case Examples (Application)
10 Memory Disorders (Theorical)
11 Executive Functions Case Examples (Application)
12 Visual Spatial Impairment and Visual Neglect (Theorical)
13 Students Presentations (Theorical) Case Examples (Application)
14 Case Examples (Application)

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Dementia, 2003 JL Cummings, Butterworth Heinemann
Supplementary Book(s): Davranış Nöropsikiyatrisi, Ed: Cummings ve Trimble, Çizgi Tıp Yayınevi 2003

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Homework Assignments/Presentation and application.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF * 0.40 + FIN*0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRF * 0.40 + FCGR*0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The knowledge of the neural basis of cognition; memory, executive functions, language, praxis and memory disorders will be evaluated by mid-term and final exams, ability of expressing knowledge using both verbal and written forms will be evaluated by homework assignments and presentation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Telephone: 412 40 58 or 412 40 50

Office Hours

Friday 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Tutorials 15 2 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 15 2 30
Preparing presentations 1 7 7
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 5 75
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 226

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155
LO.255
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55