TNB751 - LABORATORY TECHNIQUES IN NEUROBIOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORATORY TECHNIQUES IN NEUROBIOLOGY | TNB751 | Any Semester/Year | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Observation Team/Group Work Preparing and/or Presenting Reports Drill and Practice Case Study Problem Solving Brain Storming | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Turgay DALKARA, Prof. Dr. Müge YEMİŞÇİ ÖZKAN, Doç. Dr. Emine Eren KOÇOK, Doç. Dr. Hülya KARATAŞ KURŞUN | |||||
| Course objective | To introduce some of the laboratory techniques used in neurobiology | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Topics include measurement of cerebral blood flow, extracellular and intracellular bioelectric potentials from brain, muscle and peripheral nerves, surgical procedures, cerebral ischemia models, immunohistochemical techniques, muscle staining and teasing. | |||||
| References | 1. Short Protocols in Cell Biology Ed: Bonifacino, Dasso, Harford, Lippincott-Schwartz, Yamada Wiley Canada 2. Short Protocols in Neuroscience Ed: Crawly, Gerfen, McKay, Wiley Canada | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | General information |
| Week 2 | Immunohistochemistry |
| Week 3 | Techniques of obtaining data |
| Week 4 | Western blotting and gel zymography |
| Week 5 | Instrumental analysis |
| Week 6 | Assignments |
| Week 7 | MIcroscopy |
| Week 8 | Gene amplificatIon techniques |
| Week 9 | Intracellular recording techniques |
| Week 10 | Extracellular recordIng techniques |
| Week 11 | Midterm exam |
| Week 12 | Behavioral models and ect |
| Week 13 | Phase project discussion |
| Week 14 | Phase project discussion |
| Week 15 | General Test Preparation |
| Week 16 | General examination |
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 | 14 | 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 1 | 20 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 10 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Homework assignment | 14 | 10 | 140 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Workload | 45 | 114 | 361 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. PhD students will be able to follow the international level scientific publications, apply this information in their study, be highly capable of understand the scientific basics and follow the latest scientific developments very well. | X | ||||
| 2. They are capable of reaching out to all the resources concerning the study and aware of recent developments, have a scientific critical look at the works in neuroscience field(could examine national or international journal papers at the level of a scientific referee and write a scientific report with their ideas clearly stated).These skills are assessed in the literature research and seminar courses. | X | ||||
| 3. They have the ability to find solutions with original methods and ideas to the scientific problem. Thesis progress reports and thesis dissertation will be used to assess whether these skills are obtained or not. | X | ||||
| 4. At the end, the PhD will acquire scientific leadership features in the field of neuroscience. | X | ||||
| 5. Could produce a joint project with other researchers in the field of neuroscience or other areas, conduct a project from beginning to end, establish their own scientific group, transfer knowledge and skills to the beginners. | X | ||||
| 6. Critically evaluates the data obtained. In this purpose, should criticize the scientific papers represented in the literature research course and suggest original solutions. | X | ||||
| 7. Could develop notable laboratory applications in the field of neuroscience. | X | ||||
| 8. PhD will acquire some skills and features to be an independent researcher and a qualified educator at the end of the program. | X | ||||
| 9. PhD will be capable of developing and implementing new methods in the field of interest. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest