COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBG 5044 COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MERVE TÜRKER BURHAN

Offered to

Biomedicine and Health Technologies
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology and Genetics

Course Objective

The course integrates physiology from the cell to the organism with comparisons among humans and laboratory animals to have a basic understanding of how the organ systems of the body work. Emphasis is on understanding of basic physiological concepts, stressing structure-function relationships and underlying physio-chemical mechanisms that is required for an understanding of health and disease in humans and other animals. Comparative physiology seeks to use model animal systems which can best address specific questions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning the basic principles of how organisms work at the molecular, cellular, and systems levels and how these principles are based on the rules of physics and chemistry
2   Learning major physiological regulatory systems and providing examples of homeostatic function within each
3   Learning how cells and organisms respond to their environment
4   Learning similarities and differences between the physiologies of humans and laboratory animals
5   Learning to use model animal systems which can best address specific questions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Physiology
2 Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Level of Organization
3 Homeostasis
4 Endocrine System
5 Nervous System and Muscles
6 Cardiovascular System
7 Respiratory and Urinary Systems
8 Gastrointestinal System
9 Immune System
10 Reproduction and Development
11 Thermoregulation in Animals
12 Biological Models Availability
13 Models of Diseased States I
14 Models of Diseased States II

Recomended or Required Reading

Principles of Human Physiology with Interactive Physiology by Cindy L. Stanfield

Animal Physiology, Fifth Edition, by Hill, Cavanaugh, and Anderson

Comparative Physiology, Natural Animal Models and Clinical Medicine: Insights into Clinical Medicine from Animal Adaptations by Michael A Singer

Methods In Animal Physiology by Deyl and Zicha

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical PowerPoint lectures with literature review, in - class group discussions, think-pair-share activities, one-minute papers

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

merve.turkerburhan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

1 hour a week arranged by e-mail.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 3 45
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparation for quiz etc. 3 2 6
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Project Preparation 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Final 1 10 10
Midterm 1 5 5
Quiz etc. 3 1 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 234

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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