AÅžI601 - INTRODUCTION of VACCINOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION of VACCINOLOGY | AÅžI601 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prequisites | Nıne | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Serhat Ünal, Prof. Dr. Levent Akın, Prof. Dr. Filiz Öner, Prof. Dr. Kadriye Yurdakök, Prof. Dr. Zafer Çalışkan | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course is to give training basic principles of vaccination and vaccines against major infectious, manufacturing principals and safety of vaccines, economic value of vaccination. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The students will gain knowledge on the overall vaccines and vaccinology | |||||
| References | ? Stanley Plotkin Walter Orenstein Paul Offit Kathryn M. Edwards, Plotkin's Vaccines , 6th Edition, 2012.Casarett & Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons, Eighth Edition ? The Vaccine Book Second edition 2016. (Barry R. Bloom and Paul-Henri Lambert, 2016). ? WHO Guidelines on Nonclinical Evaluation of Vaccines, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland (2003). ? William Jack (1999). Principles of Health Economics for Developing Countries. The World Bank, Washington | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | History of vaccines |
| Week 2 | Terms of vaccinology |
| Week 3 | Introduction to Vaccinology |
| Week 4 | Principles of immunology |
| Week 5 | Vaccine types |
| Week 6 | Pediatric vaccination |
| Week 7 | Adult vaccination |
| Week 8 | Vaccine components and additives |
| Week 9 | Midterm exam |
| Week 10 | Vaccine development pipeline and safety |
| Week 11 | Vaccine adverse event reporting system |
| Week 12 | Value of vaccine in economics |
| Week 13 | Seminar, discussion |
| Week 14 | Seminar, discussion |
| Week 15 | Preparation for Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 1 | 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 13 | 6 | 78 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 30 | 69 | 180 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Has knowledge of research methods and statistical methods used in the vaccinology and has knowledge about comparing existing studies and evaluating their limitations, accuracy, validity and reliability | X | ||||
| 2. Has knowledge on ethical principles with respect to all kinds of scientific and professional work in the area of vaccinology, and acts accordingly. | X | ||||
| 3. Using the knowledge and the skills he/she gained, detects existing vaccination problems in communities, produces recommendations by developing policies and strategies, and shares the information, takes part in a team work | X | ||||
| 4. Can gather information about the safety of vaccine, | X | ||||
| 5. Comprehends, assesses, and interprets interdisciplinary interaction in vaccinology. | X | ||||
| 6. Can design and apply an experimental setup in a laboratory environment and can analyze the obtained data. | X | ||||
| 7. Know the principles of good laboratory practice and good clinical practice. | X | ||||
| 8. Knows which type of study to conduct in acute conditions, providing required evidence for appropriate interventions and takes part in the process for effective and quick solutions | X | ||||
| 9. Evaluates the international developments in the vaccinology independently regarding conditions, | X | ||||
| 10. Contributes to health policy studies | X | ||||
| 11. Conducts scientific research, writes and presents scientific papers on vaccinology. | X | ||||
| 12. Evaluate quantitative and qualitative techniques in health economics and pharmacoeconomics | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest