Growth and Development (MED105) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Growth and Development MED105 1. Semester 5 1 1 5 0
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Distance, Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Drill and Practice, Observation Case Study.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To give information about the genetic control and biochemistry of nucleic acids, pharmacodynamics of drugs, development of human embryo and extraembryonic structures, molecular basis of cancer, oncogenic viruses and epidemiology of cancer.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Describes the cell division and its results.
  • Describes the cellular proliferation and the regulation of it.
  • Describes the cellular aging process.
  • Explains the mutation, its varieties, mechanisms of occurrence and detection methods.
  • Describes the types of cell death and the mechanisms of them.
  • Explains the packaging of DNA into chromosome and the molecules taking role in this process.
  • Explains DNA repair mechanisms.
  • Describes the biochemistry of nucleic acids, carbohydrates, fatty acids, phospholipids, steroids.
  • Uses the laboratory materials necessary for all experiments.
  • Explains the development of cells and tissues, the relationship and differentiation between cells in embryological period.
  • Explains the development of human embryo and extraembryonic structures.
  • Explains the development of human embryo and extraembryonic structures.
  • Explains the molecular basis of cancer, oncogenic viruses and epidemiology of cancer.
  • Explains the fertilization and implantation.
  • Explains the embryonic stages.
  • Explains the developmental events in fetal period.
  • Explains the reasons for the development of birth defects.
  • Indicates the formation mechanism of multiple pregnancies.
  • Indicates the methods used in prenatal diagnosis.
  • Explains the birth defects.
  • Describes the tissue repair.
  • Describes the neoplasm.
Course Content Genetic structure of cells, stages of embryologic, development, fetal development, molecular basis of embriyonic development, birth defects and prenatal diagnosis, infertility and assisted reproductive techniques, neoplasm, epidemiology, molecular basis of cancer, oncogenic viruses, probability, hypothetical distribution.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to Growth and Develepment Committee Classification of enzymes Cell cycle and regulation (Mitosis and Meiosis) Introduction to Embryology and Gametogenesis Enzyme kinetics Factors affecting enzyme activity Mutation and Polymorphism Concept Inflammation Acute ınflammation Fertilization, implantation and first week of embryonic Chromosome structure and classification, the mechanisms of chromosomal abnormalities Kinetics of enzymes -
2 Chromosome structure and classification, the mechanisms of chromosomal abnormalities Chronic inflammation Important Drug Interactions & Their Mechanisms Regulation of enzyme activity Second and third week of embryonic development Classification of carbohydrates; monosaccarides Tissue repair Drug action from molecular aspects 3rd-8th weeks- Organogenesis Disaccharides DNA repair mechanisms -
3 Introduction to neoplasm: invasion metastasis Polysaccarides and other carbohydrates Fetal stage (3rd month- Birth) Glycoproteins and derivatives Fatty acids; triglycerides Fungal classification, structure, replication Placenta, fetal membranes and multiple pregnancies Genetic disease with morphologic consequences Cell death mechanisms Pathogenesis of fungal disease Phospholipids; glycolipids Human parasites classification, structure,replication Drug action from cellular aspects Epigenetic -
4 Analysis of carbohydrates Case discussion time: Birth defects and prenatal diagnosis Digestion of nucleic acids Serum protein determination Fetal and maternal histology de novo synthesis of purine nucleodites Pyrimidine biosynthesis and catabolism Purine catabolism Clinical Aspects of Neoplasia Mendelian inheritance Genetic control mechanisms Molecular basis of genetic diseases -
5 Non-mendelian inheritance Poligenic and multifactorial inheritance Regulation of purine and pyrimidine synthesis Biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy DNA isolation SNP identification Mendelian Genetic Steroids Exam preparation and General exam -

Sources

Course Book 3. Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry (30th Edition); Victor W. Rodwell, David Bender, Kathleen M. Botham, Peter J. Kennelly, P. Anthony Weil; McGraw-Hill, 2015.
5. Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry (Seventh Edition); Denise R. Ferrier; Lippincott Wilwims & Wilkins; Philadelphia, 2017.
6. Marks’ Basic Medical Biochemistry A Clinical Approach (5th Edition); Michael Lieberman, Alisa Peet; Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, 2018.
9. Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine (8th Edition); Robert L. Nussbaum, Roderick R. McInnes, Huntington F. Willard; ; Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2016.
9. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (13th Edition); Bertram G. Katzung,‎ Anthony J. Trevor; McGraw-Hill, 2015.
10. Robbins Basic Pathology (10th edition), Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas, Jon C. Aster, 2018.
10. The Developing Human (10th Edition); T. V. N. Persaud,Mark G. Torchia Keith L. Moore, Elsevier Health Books, 2015.
11. Cell and molecular biology (2th edition); Nalini Chandar, PhD, Susan Viselli, PhD, Lipincot Wiliams & Wilkins, 2019.
12. Molecular cell biology (8th edition); Harvey Lodish, W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd, 2016.
13. Molecular biology of the cell (6th edition); Bruce Alberts, W. W. Norton & Company,2015.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 15 2
Laboratory 4 18
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 80
Toplam 20 100
Percentage of Semester Work 20
Percentage of Final Work 80
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Integrates and utilizes the information, skills, and approaches obtained from basic, clinical, and medical sciences, behavioral sciences, and social sciences when offering healthcare services. X
2 Offers healthcare services to patients with a biopsychosocial approach where the sociodemographic and sociocultural backgrounds of these individuals are taken into consideration, focusing on the universal human values, ethical principles, and professional duties; without exercising discrimination on the basis of language, religion, race, or sex. X
3 Aims to protect, improve, and develop individual and public health when offering healthcare services. X
4 Performs the necessary studies in sustaining and improving health, taking into the individual, public, social, and environmental factors to affect it. X
5 Trains healthy individuals/ patients, their relatives, and other healthcare workers in healthcare upon determining the features, requirements, and expectations of their target audience. X
6 Exercises a safe, rational, and effective approach in the procedures of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation; while offering healthcare services. X
7 Implements interventional and/or non-interventional practices in a way that is safe and effective for patients during the procedures of diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation. X
8 Offers healthcare services taking into account the health and safety of patients and employees. X
9 Takes the regional and global changes in physical and socioeconomic settings to affect health, as well as the changes in the individual features and behaviors of patients referring to them into account, while offering healthcare. X
10 Takes the good medical practices into account while performing their duties. X
11 Undertakes the tasks and duties within the framework of their professional ethical rules, as well as their legal rights and duties. X
12 Stands for the improvements in the manner in which healthcare services are offered, taking into account the concepts of social reliability and social duty, in an effort to protect and improve individual and public health. X
13 Evaluates the effects of health policies and healthcare practices on public health indicators, and, where required, amends their evaluation on the grounds of scientific and social needs; in an effort to help improve the quality of healthcare services. X
14 Leads their healthcare team while offering healthcare services, in a participative, and collaborative manner. X
15 Establishes positive relationships within their healthcare team; and where needed, easily adapts to various positions among their team. X
16 Exercises effective communication with patients, the relatives of patients, healthcare professionals, and groups from other professions, as well as institutions and organizations. X
17 Plans and conducts scientific studies on the society to which they serve, and use the results of these, or those from other studies, to benefit the society. X
18 Accesses the current literature on their profession, and evaluates them with a critical approach. X
19 Chooses the correct sources of learning to improve the healthcare services that they offer, and regulates their own learning process. X
20 Demonstrates the skills of obtaining and evaluating new information, integrating newer pieces of information with their current ones, as well as adapting to changing conditions throughout their professional life. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 5 16 80
Laboratory 5 1 5
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 5 6 30
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 5 10 50
Total Workload 165