MEB601 - LABORATORY BIOSAFETY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORATORY BIOSAFETY | MEB601 | 1st Semester | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | Limited to a quota of 10 students. | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Observation Demonstration Drill and Practice Other: Homework assignments, presentations | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Banu PeynircioÄŸlu | |||||
| Course objective | The purpose of this course is to introduce students to laboratory principles in the Department of Medical Biology laboratories and to teach principles of good laboratory practice (GLP). | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | In this course, general safety rules will be explained; molecular biology, cell culture and bacterial laboratory rules will be discussed in detail. | |||||
| References | 1. Laboratory Biosafety Manual- (World Health Organization ?WHO- 2004) http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/biosafety/Biosafety7.pdf 2. Related published articles. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Guidelines for safe research practices |
| Week 2 | Risk groups and biosafety levels |
| Week 3 | Equipments that are related with biosafety |
| Week 4 | Demonstration and application |
| Week 5 | Accidents and first aid |
| Week 6 | Hazardous substances in the laboratory (Radioactive, chemical etc.) |
| Week 7 | Hazardous substances in the laboratory (Radioactive, chemical etc.) |
| Week 8 | Working rules in molecular biology laboratory |
| Week 9 | Working rules in molecular biology laboratory |
| Week 10 | Paper discussion |
| Week 11 | Working rules in cell culture laboratory |
| Week 12 | Working rules in cell culture laboratory- Application |
| Week 13 | Working rules in bacterial laboratory |
| Week 14 | Homework assignment |
| Week 15 | Preparation to final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 2 | 10 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 2 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 5 | 40 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 11 | 9 | 99 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 31 | 51 | 208 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest