TFR601 - LABORATORY TECHNIQUES IN PHARMACOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORATORY TECHNIQUES IN PHARMACOLOGY | TFR601 | 2nd Semester | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Preparing and/or Presenting Reports Experiment Drill and Practice | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Yıldırım Sara | |||||
| Course objective | To teach certain pharmacological routine screening methods and laboratory techniques | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Pharmacological routine screening methods and laboratory techniques | |||||
| References | Rasyonel Tedavi Yönünden Tıbbi Farmakoloji (S. O. Kayaalp, 13.baskı, 2012) | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Animal holding, preparation of solutions, cannulation, anesthesia, the killing of animals |
| Week 3 | Analog and digital recording equipment, transducers, organ baths and other equipment |
| Week 4 | Guinea pig ileum preparation |
| Week 5 | Pain models: hot-plate, tail-flick ... |
| Week 6 | Isolated atria and papillary muscle preparations |
| Week 7 | Phrenic nerve-diaphragm preparation |
| Week 8 | Anacoccygeus muscle preparation |
| Week 9 | Bladder preparation |
| Week 10 | Recording of arterial blood pressure in rats |
| Week 11 | In vivo models of epilepsy |
| Week 12 | Preparation of rabbit aorta |
| Week 13 | Chick biventer cervical muscle preparation |
| Week 14 | Guinea pig vas deferens preparation |
| Week 15 | FINAL EXAM |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 14 | 20 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 1 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 20 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 20 |
| Total | 60 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 40 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 12 | 12 | 144 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 48 | 48 |
| Total Workload | 55 | 72 | 360 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Follow current scientific developments in the field of pharmacology, design, execute and conclude an original scientific project. | X | ||||
| 2. Follow and use new information, computational and technological developments in education, practice and research related to pharmacology. | X | ||||
| 3. Have basic information about drug interactions, side effects and toxic effects of drugs. | X | ||||
| 4. Demonstrate lifelong learning behaviour by making use of scientific and technological innovations for professional and social changes. | X | ||||
| 5. In daily clinical practice, can collect clinical data related to the safety of medicines, track the problems encountered in drug administration, identify responsible reasons and take necessary precautions. | X | ||||
| 6. Evaluate the ethical appropriateness of a scientific research project, review project files and write reports by participating the ethical committee. | X | ||||
| 7. Can provide training, consultancy and supervision in the field of biopharmaceuticals and health. | X | ||||
| 8. Prepare scientific reports and presentations on a subject related to pharmacology. | X | ||||
| 9. Evaluate scientific, economic and legal steps in the process until a molecule becomes a drug. | X | ||||
| 10. Can design and execute an experimental setup in a laboratory environment and analyse the data obtained. | X | ||||
| 11. By interpreting and writing a resulted original research that contributes to science, brings innovation and develops a new scientific method, publish it in prestigious scientific journals with national and / or international referees. | X | ||||
| 12. Has technical skills to perform basic manipulation and practices in experimental animals. | X | ||||
| 13. Can share scientific information at the international level and use critical thinking skills personally and professionally. | X | ||||
| 14. Evaluate and compare the results of drug treatments applied in the field of public health and deduce fair and rational results for the public benefit from this comparison. By using the knowledge on health related science fields and public problems, can offer new approaches and alternative solutions. | X | ||||
| 15. Records the information flow and activities in the field of professional activity correctly, understandably and securely. At national or international institutions participated, fulfills its professional responsibilities within the framework of professional values, ethical principles and legal regulations, without discrimination. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest