COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MILESTONES OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBE 6081 MILESTONES OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Translational Oncology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YASEMIN BAŞBINAR

Offered to

Public Health
Pediatric Nursing
Audiology
Psychiatric Nursing
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
Laboratory Animal Science
Occupational Health
Medical Education
Canser Epidemiology Doctorate
Anatomy
Internal Medicine Nursing
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Molecular Pathology
Basic Oncology
Exercise Physiology
Toxicology
Physical Education and Sport Doctoral
Biochemistry
Biomechanics
Canser Epidemiology
Doctorate Program Rare Diseases
Histology and Embryology
Medical Biology and Genetics
Basic Oncology
Biophysics
Bioengineering (English)
Medical Physics
Fundamentals of Nursing
Physiology
Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering
Translational Oncology
Medical Parasitology
Microbiology
Pharmacology
Surgical Nursing
Nursing Management
Basic Neuroscience
Molecular Medicine
Translational Oncology
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing

Course Objective

A series of scientific discoveries and medical advances over the past decade have revolutionized the treatment of disease, enriched patients' quality of life, and laid the groundwork for future innovations in research and care delivery.

From lab to bedside, these discoveries opened up possibilities beyond what was thought possible decades ago. The most important developments in healthcare in recent years will prepare exciting developments that will take place in the coming years. The story of these journeys will guide scientific progress

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Knows the concept of scientific discoveries.
2   2. Understands the connection between scientific discoveries and medical advances.
3   3. Understands the necessity of knowledge of preliminary studies for scientific discoveries
4   4. Understands the importance of the communication between bench and bedside

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Milestones on the long road to knowledge- Introduction
2 Advances in the pharmaceutical field-1 (Vaccines- 1796)
3 Advances in the pharmaceutical field-2(Anaesthesia - 1846)
4 Advances in the pharmaceutical field-3 (Penicillin-1928) (Antiviral drugs- 1960s)
5 Advances in the field of treatment-1 (Medical imaging- 1895)
6 Advances in the field of treatment-2 (Organ transplants- 1954)
7 Advances in the field of treatment-3 (Stem cell therapy- 1970s) (Immunotherapy- 1970s)
8 Advances in the field of technology-1 (DNAStructure and Human Genome Project)(CRISPR gene editing)
9 Advances in the field of technology-2 (IT 21.century)
10 Advances in the field of technology-3 (3D prosthesis)

Recomended or Required Reading

Medical Milestones-Celebrating key advances since 1840. ISSN 0959-8138 BMJ January 2007; 334 (suppl):s1-22.
Great Medical Discoveries AN OXFORD STORY. CONRAD KEATING. ISBN: 9781851240036. 2014. University of Oxford.
Breakthrough!: How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World. Jon Queijo

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, the topics with classroom activities (presentations and homework assignments) to consolidate and discussion

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

1. LO2 will be evaluated with exam.
2. LO1, LO3 and LO4 will be evaluated with homework, prepared presentations by student.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof Dr Yasemin BAŞBINAR
yasemin.baskin@deu.edu.tr ; 0 232 412 82 31

Office Hours

Thursday 14:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 3 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 20 10 200
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 231

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.17
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555

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