MEB619 - MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION, RESEARCH PLANNING and PUBLICATION ETHICS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION, RESEARCH PLANNING and PUBLICATION ETHICS | MEB619 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | To be a registered student in graduated program of Medical Biology Department | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Preparing and/or Presenting Reports Demonstration Other: Homework assignments | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Gamze BORA | |||||
| Course objective | The purpose of this course is to teach students about the techniques of accessing and examining the scientific knowledge in the field of life sciences, to prepare an effective presentation by using this knowledge, to inform students about the importance of scientific research together with research/publication ethics. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | In this course, literature search techniques for examining and presenting articles, planning and reporting a scientific research considering ethical rules, techniques for preparing and presenting an effective presentation will be discussed. | |||||
| References | Current publications | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Searching literature to access to scientific knowledge and introduction of indexed journals in the field of life sciences |
| Week 2 | Techniques to read an article and interpret the results |
| Week 3 | Studying the structure of a research article (Application) |
| Week 4 | Studying the structure of a review article (Application) |
| Week 5 | Studying the structure of a case report, editorial letter, etc. (Application) |
| Week 6 | Student presentation of a research article (Homework assignment) |
| Week 7 | Techniques to plan a scientific research; hypothesis, scientific collaborations etc. |
| Week 8 | Discussion and reporting of a research results |
| Week 9 | Concepts of research/publications ethics and introduction to the ethics committees |
| Week 10 | Researcher responsibilities, informed consent, use of biological material, data protection etc. |
| Week 11 | Presentation techniques (preparation of power point, poster, file etc.) |
| Week 12 | Planning a scientific research presentation (aim, design, chosing the visual equipment, proper usage of time and place etc.) |
| Week 13 | Student presentation of a scientific research (Homework assignment) |
| Week 14 | Student presentation (Application) |
| Week 15 | Preparation to final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 3 | 20 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 2 | 20 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 19 | 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 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 8 | 112 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 34 | 49 | 204 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. To gain knowledge about general features, development and pathogenesis of allergic diseases. | |||||
| 2. To conceive the interaction between innate and adaptive immunities in allergic inflammation and to evaluate their contribution to disease pathogenesis. | |||||
| 3. To learn cell types and their characteristics and roles in allergic diseases. | |||||
| 4. To have information concerning genetic basis of allergic diseases and gen-enviroment interactions. | |||||
| 5. To obtain knowledge on the legal regulations and ethical approaches directed towards clinical studies, and to comply with these ethical principles, being aware of their importance at an individual level and for society | X | ||||
| 6. To follow new developments and Technologies in the field of allergic inflammation, to know the equipment and material used in this field and to be able to use basic molecular and cell biology techniques. | |||||
| 7. To be able to use information technology effectively in life for professional use. | |||||
| 8. To discuss at a national and international level, topics related to allergic diseases, to possess the knowledge and the capability to solve problems and to master a foreign language, in such a way that this knowledge will serve as principles of life long learning. | X | ||||
| 9. To present individually or as a team opinions in a scientific environment on theoretical and practical topics, to discuss systematically with specialists, to defend and question norms, to assess the results in the framework of quality processing. | X | ||||
| 10. To analyse research data obtained in allergic diseases using statistic methods, to report according to evidence or present in a national/international scientific field. | |||||
| 11. To know the working standards of an allergic research laboratory, to implement the rules of data acquisition and scientific reporting, ethics and biosafety. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest