COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LABORATORY CHEMISTRY AND PRACTICE TOOLS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TLT 1173 LABORATORY CHEMISTRY AND PRACTICE TOOLS COMPULSORY 2 1 0 3

Offered By

Medical Laboratory Techniques

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

NUR BETÜL KARTAL

Offered to

Medical Laboratory Techniques

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to provide our students with knowledge and skills regarding the use, maintenance and cleaning of laboratory equipment and to teach the rules to be followed in the laboratory.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Follow the laboratory safety rules.
2   Define the laboratory materials and their uses.
3   Use the balance, pH meter, pipettes, centrifuges, spectrophotometer, prepare solutions and make incubation.
4   Define laboratory glassware and plasticware and their uses.
5   Knows working methods with biological fluids and stores biological fluids under appropriate conditions.
6   Define SI unit system.
7   Converts units from different systems.
8   It can perform solution preparation and dilution operations by calculating.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 (Theoretical):Introducing, Presentation of the aims and objectives of the course (Application):Laboratory safety and working principles in the laboratory
2 (Theoretical): Introduction of materials used in the laboratory (Glass, Plastic etc.) (Application): Use and cleaning of glass materials, use of disposable materials
3 (Theoretical):Balances and Weighing methods (Application): Balance usage and Weighing operation
4 (Theoretical): Rules to be followed in the use of glass and automatic pipettes (Application): Glass and Automatic pipette use
5 (Theoretical): Water used in the laboratory and its properties (Application): Storage of liquids used in the laboratory
6 (Theoretical): Distillation processes, obtaining distilled water, pH measurement methods (Application): pH measurement of various liquids
7 (Theoretical): Unit systems and unit conversion calculations (Application): Unit systems and unit conversion calculations applications
8 (Theoretical): Points to be considered in solution preparation (Application): Solution preparation methods
9 (Theoretical): Centrifuge types and usage areas (Application): Centrifuge use
10 (Theoretical): Methods of working with biological fluids (Application): Storage of various biological fluids (blood, urine, stool, body fluids..) under appropriate conditions
11 (Theoretical): Autoanalyzers (Application): Use of autoanalyzers
12 (Theoretical): Spectrophotometric methods (I) (Application): Use of spectrophotometer (I)
13 (Theoretical): Spectrophotometric methods (II) (Application): Use of spectrophotometer (II)

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Biyokimya (Lippincott's - Çev. Ed. Asuman Tokullugil)
2. Clinical Diagnosis and management by laboratory methods (Henry. J.B)
3. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hastanesi Merkez Laboratuvarı Biyogüvenlik el kitabı
4.Tıbbi Biyokimya ve Laboratuvar (Nobel Yayınları)
5. Instructor's presentations

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The instructor's presentations and interactive learning methods

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The course is conducted and evaluated within the framework of SHMYO Teaching and Examination Practice Principles.

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam (%40), Final exam (%60)
Midterm exam (Theoretical %50 - Practical %50), Final exam (Theoretical %50 - Practical %50)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course will be assessed according to the Education and Exam Practice Principles of SHMYO.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nurbetul.kartal@deu.edu.tr
tel: 0(232) 412 47 25

deniz.kutluk@deu.edu.tr
tel: 0(232) 412 47 33

Office Hours

Lecturer Nur Betül KARTAL (Tuesday: 15.30 -16.00 / Thursday: 13.30 -14.00)

Lecturer Deniz KUTLUK (Wednesday: 13.30 - 15.30)

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18
LO.1431
LO.25
LO.345
LO.44
LO.55
LO.653
LO.75
LO.85

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

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