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  Course Description
Course Name : Basic Physiology - Cellular Physiology and Physiology of Nervous System

Course Code : FİZ515

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 5

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. ŞEREF ERDOĞAN

Learning Outcomes of the Course : The student knows synapse concept and its function.
The student knows functional structure and function of sensorial system.
The student explains functional organisation of brain.
The student describes componenst and function of motor system.
The student knows limbic system and its integrative function.
The student counts higher brain functions and describes their working principle.
The student identifies components of autonomic nervous system and explains their functions.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : The aim of the lesson is to make students gain the ability of basic notions about nervous physiology system, knowledge of neurophysiologic mechanisms and interaction of nervous system with other systems

Course Contents : Synapse, sensorial system, functional organisation of brain, motor system, limbic system, higher brain function, autonomic nervous system.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Medical Faculty, Seminar Hall of Physiology Department


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Synapse concept and its function Reading recommended textbook. Interactive education
2 Functional structure of sensorial nervous system and its function Reading recommended textbook. Interactive education
3 Functional structure of sensorial nervous system and its function Reading recommended textbook. Interactive education
4 Functional organisation of brain Reading recommended textbook. Interactive education
5 Functional organisation of brain Reading recommended textbook. Interactive education
6 Components of motor nervous system and its function Reading recommended textbook. Interactive education
7 Components of motor nervous system and its function Reading recommended textbook. Interactive education
8 Mid-term examination Review of lessons and presentations. Writen and oral exam
9 Integrative functions of limbic system Reading recommended textbook. Interactive education
10 Integrative functions of limbic system Reading recommended textbook. Interactive education
11 Higher brain functions Reading recommended textbook. Interactive education
12 Higher brain functions Reading recommended textbook. Interactive education
13 Higher brain functions Reading recommended textbook. Interactive education
14 Autonomic nervous system Reading recommended textbook Interactive education
15 Autonomic nervous system Reading recommended textbook Interactive education
16/17 Final Examination Review of lessons and presentations. Writen and oral exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Berne M.Robert, Levy N. Matthew; Physiology ISBN 0-323-03390-3
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 70
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 30
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 to get basic knowledge of the speciality 5
2 to get analytic notion mechanism related to the speciality 4
3 to be able to access to reliable knowledge 4
4 to get scientific consideration related to the speciality 3
5 to be able to transfer theoretical knowledge systematically to audience 3
6 to transfer acquired knowledge to public effectively 3
7 to be able to work and make experiment in laboratory 0
8 to make a scientific experiment by oneself 0
9 to be able to interpret the results of scientific experiment which is conducted 0
10 to be able to design and write a research project 0
11 to be able to report the results of the research 0
12 to work and research depending on ethical values 0
* 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) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 10 10
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 15 15
    Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload: 125
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5
ECTS Credit: 5