COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO CELL AND GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 5001 INTRODUCTION TO CELL AND GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

PHYSIOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ILKAY AKSU

Offered to

PHYSIOLOGY

Course Objective

Learning the basic concepts related to human physiology and learning of physiological events that occur in the cell

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the functional organization of the human body
2   To explain homeostasis
3   To identify the cell organization
4   Identify cell organelles and their functions
5   Be able to describe the transport of substances through the cell membrane.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The functional organization of the human body Doç. Dr. Ilkay Yakut Aksu
2 Body fluid portions Doç. Dr. Ayfer Dayı
3 Homeostasis Doç. Dr. Ayfer Dayı
4 Homeostatic control systems Doç. Dr. Ayfer Dayı
5 The chemical composition of the body Doç. Dr. Ayfer Dayı
6 Cell organization Doç. Dr. Ayfer Dayı
7 Assignment Doç. Dr. Ilkay Yakut Aksu
8 Cell membrane structures Doç. Dr. Ilkay Yakut Aksu
9 Cell organelles and functions (I) Doç. Dr. Ilkay Yakut Aksu
10 Cell organelles and functions (II) Doç. Dr. Ilkay Yakut Aksu
11 Interconnections between cells Doç. Dr. Ilkay Yakut Aksu
12 Movement of molecules across the cell membrane Doç. Dr. Ilkay Yakut Aksu
13 Diffusion, osmosis Doç. Dr. Ilkay Yakut Aksu
14 Mediated transport, endocytosis, exocytosis Doç. Dr. Ilkay Yakut Aksu
15 Cell movement Doç. Dr. Ilkay Yakut Aksu
16 FINAL Doç. Dr. Ilkay Yakut Aksu

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Book(s): Medical Physiology, Guyton and Hall, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, 2013.
Supplementary Book(s):
Human Physiology, Vander, Sherman, Luciano, Güven Kitapevi, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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Assessment Methods

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


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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1555
LO.25555
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55