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  Course Description
Course Name : Mid-term project

Course Code : MEDF-736

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : Sub-Level (Undergraduate Degree)

Year of Study : 2

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 20

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. İSMAİL GÜNAY

Learning Outcomes of the Course : knows how to get updated knowledge related to the research field.
creates the research subject in the bases of updated scientific knowledge
makes experiment to acquire new knowledge.
acquires confidential findings.
evaluates acquired findings.
makes comments on the acquired findings in scientific bases.
writes his/her acquired results in scientific text.
writes his/her term project independently.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : The aim of the course is to enable students design and perform a scientific research independently, gain the ability to evaluate results and write a term project.

Course Contents : Searching updated knowledge about term project subject, Hypothesis, Planning and writing term project, Experiments, Assignment 1, Quiz, Evaluating findings, Making comments on the results, Writing project, Presentation and justification of term project, Final exam

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Derslik, laboratuvar, clinic


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Searching updated knowledge about term project subject Reading textbook about term project subject and reviewing literture Research
2 Searching updated knowledge about term project subject Reading textbook about term project subject and reviewing literture Research
3 Hypothesis Reading textbook about term project subject and reviewing literture Research
4 Planning and writing term project Investigating successful term project and research papers Research
5 Planning and writing term project Investigating successful term project and research papers Research
6 Experiment Testing and using lab equipment Application and investigation
7 Experiment Testing and using lab equipment Application and investigation
8 Experiment Testing and using lab equipment Application and investigation
9 Experiment Testing and using lab equipment Application and investigation
10 Assignment 1 Reading textbook about thesis subject and reviewing literature discussion
11 Quiz Reading textbook about term project subject and reviewing literature oral and written exams
12 Evaluating findings Examining statistical methods and application Investigation and application
13 Assignment 2 Examining the research findings discussion
14 Making comments on the results Comparison with the literature Research
15 Writing term project Examining the findings and the general information Investigation


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  All scientific sources and literature.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 25
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 4 75
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 Lists and describes the functions of health organizations, explains how national and international health organizations are organized, and explains how to manage clinics. 5
2 owns some of the features of the human biological sciences (anatomy, physiology, pathology, cellular and biomolecular structure, radiologic anatomy, and so on.) related to Medical Physics applications. 5
3 explains and discusses the ethical and legal issues in the field of health care profession (eg, research ethics, data protection, privacy, reputation, ethics management). 5
4 explains the neccessary technical substructure for the qualified service in the future of Medical Physics. 5
5 explains the national legislative frameworks, regulations, guidelines and codes of practice of the European Community on the subject of Medical Physics 5
6 Covering the areas of medical physics, in order to explain the structure, function, the characteristics and the limitations, he/she uses the physical concepts, principles and theories in a detailed and quantitative way and also explains the use of medical devices in the field of medical physics. 5
7 describes the properties of ionizing radiation (electromagnetic, electrons, ions, neutrons), and other physical agents (electrical energy, static electricity / magnetic fields, non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation, vibration, sound and ultrasound, laser) in a detailed and quantitavive way. 5
8 describes the useful and reverse effects of onizing radiation and different physical agents that have a link with medical devices by means of biological models in a numerical way ,and also explains the factors affecting the magnitude of the biological effect. Explains the ways of manipulation to improve clinical outcomes. 5
9 explains deterministic / stochastic, early / late, teratogenic / genetic effects related to each physical agent 5
10 In order to review something in a systematic manner in the field of Medical Physics, he/she makes up a list of related literature in the fields of the General Physics, Medical Physics and Health physics. 5
11 uses the general concepts, principles and theories of physics to sort out clinical problems of safety / risk management related to the clinical use of medical devices, and on ionization radiation. 5
12 uses the general concepts, principles and theories of physics to transfer new devices and related techniques to the clinical environment. 5
13 designs digital clinical and biomedical studies based on meticulous and rigorous statistical base. 5
14 Uses statistical packages for the analysis of clinical and biomedical data. 5
15 tells the use of dosimetries used in medical physics based on physical concepts, principles and theories. 5
16 identifies the dosimetric quantities of patients in each clinical process, and describes the methods for the measurement of these features. 5
17 describes and explains different dosimetric quantities that are used and explains the relationship between dosimetric quantities (energy flux, kerma, absorbed dose). 5
18 explains the principles of biological monitoring and dosimetry. 5
19 Understands the nature of the anatomical medical images. 5
20 During the administration of ionizing radiation to the patient, he/she determines the method and designs different applications to improve this method. 5
* 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 8 112
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 25 350
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 4 10 40
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 5 5
    Final Exam 1 5 5
Total Workload: 512
Total Workload / 25 (h): 20.48
ECTS Credit: 20