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  Course Description
Course Name : Specialty Lecture

Course Code : PEDO-710

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 2

Course Semester : Fall and Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 5

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. İBRAHİM BAYRAM

Learning Outcomes of the Course : A student gains knowledge on basics of Cancer Chemotherapy.
A student learns the mechanisms of Cancer Chemotheraphy
A student learns background information on drugs, drugs Toxicity
A student learns about pharmacology of drugs and drug resistance

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites :


PEDO-504 Functions of the Reticuloendothelial System
PEDO-524 Biology of Childhood Period Cancers
PEDO-526
PEDO-528 Molecular Pathology of Childhood Cancers
PEDO-530 Gene Transfer in Childhood Cancers

Recommended Optional Programme Components : not

Aim(s) of Course : Students learn the Principles of Cancer Chemotherapy

Course Contents : Overview of Cancer Chemotherapy, Mechanisms of Cancer Chemotherapy drugs, Drugs Toxicity, Pharmacology of Drugs, Drugs Resistance.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Department of Pediatric Oncology


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Overview of Cancer Chemotherapy, Reading the relevant book chapters and articles Presentation and discussion
2 Overview of Cancer Chemotherapy, Reading the relevant book chapters and articles Presentation and discussion
3 Mechanisms of Cancer Chemotherapy drugs, Reading the relevant book chapters and articles Presentation and discussion
4 Mechanisms of Cancer Chemotherapy drugs, Reading the relevant book chapters and articles Presentation and discussion
5 Mechanisms of Cancer Chemotherapy drugs, Reading the relevant book chapters and articles Presentation and discussion
6 Mechanisms of Cancer Chemotherapy drugs, Reading the relevant book chapters and articles Presentation and discussion
7 Midterm exam All of the courses to be repeated Written examination
8 Drugs Toxicity, Reading the relevant book chapters and articles Presentation and discussion
9 Drugs Toxicity, Reading the relevant book chapters and articles Presentation and discussion
10 Pharmacology of Drugs Reading the relevant book chapters and articles Presentation and discussion
11 Pharmacology of Drugs Reading the relevant book chapters and articles Presentation and discussion
12 Pharmacology of Drugs Reading the relevant book chapters and articles Presentation and discussion
13 Pharmacology of Drugs Reading the relevant book chapters and articles Presentation and discussion
14 Drugs Resistance. Reading the relevant book chapters and articles Presentation and discussion
15 Drugs Resistance. Reading the relevant book chapters and articles Presentation and discussion
16/17 Final exam Revision of sources Written examination


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Pizzo PA, Poplack DG. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Onkology fifth edition.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 8 50
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 15 50
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 A student can explain the basic concepts and principles of bone marrow transplantation 1
2 A student can explain the basic principles of tumor immunology 1
3 A student can explain the basic principles of oncogenesis and its molecular basis 2
4 A student can explain the basic principles of pediatric oncology 3
5 A student can explain the basic principles of tumor biology 3
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 10 2 20
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 15 3 45
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 8 2 16
    Final Exam 8 2 16
Total Workload: 125
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5
ECTS Credit: 5