ECTS - - Medical Laboratory Techniques Program

Compulsory Departmental Courses

ATU100 - Orientation (1 + 0) 1

President's Speech; Life at Atılım (Presentations by Administrative Units); Library Seminars; Book Borrowing-Returning Session; Department Promotion Meetings; Promotion of Sports Activities; Visits to Kiosks of Student Clubs and Communities; Informative Presentation on Education Technologies; participation in events organized within the scope of ATU 100.

ENG121 - Basic English I (4 + 0) 3

Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at beginners level; various topics such as countries, nationalities, jobs, family, feelings, food and drink, colors and clothes and daily routines

ENG122 - Basic English II (4 + 0) 3

Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at beginners level; various themes such as transport, travel, dates, holidays, money, and shopping..

HIST101 - Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I (2 + 0) 2

French Revolution; structure and geopolitic positioning of Ottoman Empire, reasons of its decline; Westernization movements, First and Second Constitutional Monarchy declarations; Libya and Balkan wars; First World War; period before the War of Independence, congresses, National Pact, establishment of Turkish Grand National Assembly.

HIST102 - Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution II (2 + 0) 2

War of Independence; Lausanne Treaty; declaration of the Republic; removal of sultanic rule and caliphate; Atatürk`s revolutions; establishment of national economy; Second World War, before and after; Turkish Republic after 1960.

HIST201 - History of Civilization (3 + 0) 3

A chronological order of the rise of civilizations from Sumer until the Scientific Revolution.

KRY111 - Career Planning (1 + 0) 1

Being a student at Atilim University, Student-centered programs at Atilim University, Faculty, Department presentations, Career Planning and Coop Program, Erasmus, CV writing types, Interview techniques, Effective Communication and presentation techniques, Intelligence and Personality

SMYO101 - Fundamentals of Physiology (2 + 4) 4

Nervous system, muscle physiology, blood physiology, heart and circulatory physiology, kidney functions, respiratory physiology, gastrointestinal function, endocrine system physiology.

SMYO102 - Fundamentals of Microbiology (2 + 0) 4

Microorganism groups and characteristics, microbial flora and characteristics, sterilization and disinfection methods, microscopy, direct examination, preparation and staining methods, media, cultivation methods and colony characteristics, antibiotic susceptibility tests, appropriate sample collection, reasons for sample rejection and sending samples to the laboratory.

SMYO103 - Fundamentals of Anatomy (2 + 4) 4

Parts and regions of the human body,bone tissue structure and skeletal system, joint system and ligaments,muscular system and their functions,tissues and organs of the respiratory system and their functions,tissues and organs of the circulatory system,gastrointestinal system organs and aid digestion organs and their functioning,urogenital system structure and activities,central nervous and peripheral nervous system,autonomic nervous system and its functioning,sensory organs,endocrine system

SMYO104 - Nosocomial Infection and Prevention (2 + 0) 2

Formation and symptoms of infection, types of microorganisms, diseases caused by fecal-oral transmission, diseases transmitted through the mucosa and skin, bloodborne diseases, airborne diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, hospital infections and infection control measures, hospital infection control committee, personal protection methods and hand hygiene, sterilization of medical waste.

SMYO105 - Occupational Health and Safety (2 + 0) 3

Occupational health and safety basic concepts, purpose and importance, occupational safety and security services, risk, danger, primary, secondary and tertiary protection concepts, accidents at work, occupational diseases, basic prevention methods, occupational health and safety in the workplace, biological and chemical risk factors, physical and psychosocial risk factors, emergency plans.

SMYO108 - Biophisics (2 + 0) 2

Fundamental concepts of molecular biophysics. Bioenergetics. Examinations in cell, excitable tissues action potentials. Bioelectric events in living things, observation and products. Using circulation, respiration, vision, hearing and biophysics. Basic principles of medical technical techniques.

SMYO109 - Medical Biology (2 + 1) 4

Basic structure and functions of cell, structure of genetic material and principle of inheritance, DNA replication, transcription and translation mechanisms, cell cycle and division, DNA mutation types and repair, Molecular basis of cancer and apoptosis.

SMYO112 - Fundamentals of Biochemistry (2 + 0) 4

Introduction to biochemistry, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins and amino acids, Minerals and vitamins, The role of the liver in biochemical reactions, The role of the kidney in biochemical reactions, Blood biochemistry, Acid-base balance, Urine biochemistry, Peritoneal fluid biochemistry, Genetic diseases.

SMYO114 - Sterilization Principles (2 + 0) 2

Basic consepts, microorganisms, classification of sterilization methods, sterilization with boiling, dry heat sterilization, pressurized steam sterilization, flaming, chemical sterilization, ensuring continuity of sterilization, introduction and operation of Central Sterilization Unit

SMYO202 - Occupational Ethics (2 + 0) 4

Concepts of ethics, moral and professional ethics, theories of ethics, universal principle of ethics, principles of professional ethics in health care, human rights and patient rights, principles of professional ethics in health services, relationship between healthcare staff, patient and patient relatives, communication with the patient and producing solutions.

SMYO203 - Medical Terminology (2 + 0) 2

History and rules about terminology, musculoskeletal system terminology, pulmonary system terminology, cardiovascular system terminology, laboratory and hematology terminology and terms, digestive system terminology, nervous system terminology, endocrine system terminology, urogenital systems terminology, sensory organs terminology, pharmacological terms, radiology terminology, neoplasia terminology, pathology terminology.

SMYO205 - Advanced Microbiology (3 + 0) 5

Identifying Gram-positive cocci, Identifying Gram-negative cocci, Laboratory diagnosis of Gram-positive spore bacilli, Laboratory diagnosis of small gram-negative bacilli, Laboratory diagnosis of Enterobacteriaceae group, Laboratory diagnosis of nonfermentare, Laboratory diagnosis of anaerobic bacteria, Laboratory diagnosis of obligate intracellular bacteria, Laboratory of spirochetes diagnosis of

SMYO210 - Parasitology (2 + 0) 2

A general introduction to parasitology, parasite-host relations, types and sources of parasites, ways of transmission and excretion from the host of parasites, classification of parasites, stool analysis, parasitic blood analysis, examination of body fluids, urine and tissue samples, serological diagnostic methods in parasitology, diagnostic approach in clinically important parasitic infections.

SMYO211 - Biostatistics (2 + 0) 2

Basic statistical concepts, classification of data, descriptive statistics, using and interpreting basic statistical methods, introduction to hypothesis testing, parametric and nonparametric statistical methods, correlation and simple linear regression.

SMYO213 - Public Health (2 + 0) 2

Public health definition, priority issues within the scope of public health, contemporary understanding of health, protection concept, epidemiology definition, scope of application, health in Turkey services, calculation of epidemiological criteria, the characteristics of important public health problems, infectious diseases, chronic diseases, accidents, disasters, women's health and reproductive health, child health and immunization, health education.

SMYO214 - Medical Waste Management (2 + 0) 3

Definition and classification of waste, general concepts related to waste management,characteristics of waste produced in healthcare institutions,health risks that may cause of medical waste,legislation related to medical waste management,classification of medical waste,collection and transport of medical waste,temporary storage of medical waste,domestic waste in health institutions management,medical waste management in health institutions,disposal of medical wastes, hazardous waste management

SMYO216 - Infectious Diseases (2 + 0) 5

Infection formation, infection signs and symptoms, respiratory transmitted diseases, blood-borne diseases, fecal-orally transmitted diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, hospital infections, intensive care unit infections, disinfection and sterilization, personal protection methods, isolation methods, hospital infection control committee.

TLT-AE1SP1 - Departmental Elective (0 + 0) 2

TLT-AE1SP2 - Departmental Elective (0 + 0) 2

TLT-AE2FA1 - Departmental Elective (0 + 0) 2

TLT-AE2FA2 - Departmental Elective (0 + 0) 2

TLT-AE2FA3 - Departmental Elective (0 + 0) 2

TLT-AE2FA4 - Departmental Elective (0 + 0) 2

TLT-AE2SP1 - Departmental Elective (0 + 0) 2

TLT-AE2SP2 - Departmental Elective (0 + 0) 2

TLT-AE2SP3 - Departmental Elective (0 + 0) 3

TLT-AE2SP4 - Departmental Elective (0 + 0) 3

TLT101 - Laboratory Chemistry and Practices (2 + 1) 7

Basic concepts in general chemistry, chemical bond concepts, chemical reaction types, concentration concept and concentration types, properties of solutions, solution preparation, acid-base concept.

TLT102 - Hematology and Practices (2 + 2) 7

Hematopoiesis, erythrocyte diseases, blood groups and blood transfusion, leukocytes and diseases, platelets and platelet diseases, coagulation system and disorders, hematological tests and their importance, bone marrow aspiration and bone marrow transplantation, peripheral blood smear.

TLT104 - Patology and Practices (2 + 2) 6

Introduction to pathology, working principles in pathology laboratory, preparation and processing of samples, comparison of cell-level diseases with normal cells.

TLT199 - Summer Internship I (0 + 0) 6

Media preparation, sterilization instruments and processes, medium cultivation, staining, culture information, slide and agglutination experiments, device quality controls, blood count, urine analysis.

TLT201 - Clinical Laboratory Practices (1 + 4) 8

Working principles in the laboratory, methods of taking blood, counting blood cells and preparing preparates, urine analysis, manually working methods of body fluid tests.

TLT202 - Microbiology Laboratory Practices (0 + 4) 6

Microbiological approach to sample collection and transportation, sample acceptance and storage, medium preparation in bacteriology, staining and culture methods in bacteriology, antimicrobial susceptibility tests, automated systems used in bacteriology, anaerobe bacteriology practices, medical virology practices, medical mycology practices.

TLT203 - Fundamentals of Immunology (2 + 0) 7

Precipitation tests, hemagglutination tests, quantitative, marked immunochemical measurements, immunochemical measurements based on chemiluminescence, flow cytometry method, allergy tests.

TLT204 - Molecular Biologic Methods and Practices (2 + 1) 6

Mole, molarity, normality concepts, preparation of basic laboratory solutions, DNA isolation from DNA, DNA isolation from DNA-tissue, protein - protein Isolation from tissue, qualitative and quantitative evaluation of DNA and RNA, PCR and its application areas, RFLP and its application areas, electrophoresis methods-agarose gel electrophoresis, electrophoresis methods-acrylamide gel electrophoresis methods, pre-mutation screening methods such as SSCP, DGGE and TGGE, DNA sequence analysis.

TLT205 - Special Investigations in Biochemistry (2 + 0) 2

Causes of infertility and assisted reproductive techniques, Spermiogram, Prenatal diagnostic tests, Immunological Tests for IVF Units, Cytogenetic Tests, Bone Markers, Tumor Markers, Advanced coagulation parameters, Anemia Tracking Charts, Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA), Trace element examination methods, Protein and hemoglobin electrophoresis, Blood gas dynamics, Nutrition and obesity.

TLT299 - Summer Internship II (0 + 0) 6

Biochemical analysis of peripheral smear, CSF and other body fluids, preparation of the water bath for sectioning, staining of tissue blocks, examination of tissue blocks, disinfection in the laboratory, slide and block archiving.

TURK401 - Turkish Language I (2 + 0) 2

Languages and their classification; history of Turkish language, its spread over the world and its place among other languages; Turkish language in the republic era; orthography; expressions; foreign words, suffixes and prefixes; punctuation; language and verbalism.

TURK402 - Turkish Language II (2 + 0) 2

Written expression and its genres; bibliography; sentence structure and types; misexpression; verbal expressions.

Elective Courses

ANES203 - Physiopathology (2 + 0) 2

Introduction to physiopathology (cell structure, abnormalities in intracellular signal transmission, necrotic and apoptotic cell death), tumor development and its effects, hyperthermia, hypothermia and frostbite, nutritional disorders and obesity, allergies, hemostasis, physiopathology of cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, nervous, immune, female and male reproductive systems disorders.

SMYO116 - Communication Skills (2 + 0) 2

Formal and informal communication types, formal written communication, official declaration principles, formal verbal communication, body language, official e-mail writing, the purpose of the resume

SMYO206 - Healthcare Management (2 + 0) 2

Fundamentals and Functions of Management, Management in Healthcare Organizations (Planning and Organizing), Management in Healthcare Organizations (Leading and Control), Organizational Structure and Design in Healthcare Organizations, Human Resources Management in Healthcare Organizations, Performance Management in Healthcare Organizations, Decision Making in Healthcare Organizations, Strategic Management of Healthcare Organizations, Leadership and Motivation in Healthcare Organizations, Ethics

SMYO218 - Patient Safety Approaches (2 + 0) 2

Basic concepts of patient safety, patient safety in Turkey, patient safety in radiology, patient safety in terms of health law, telemedicine applications, accreditation and patient safety, relatives of patients and patient safety, patient safety in emergency imaging applications.

TLT106 - Organization in the Medical Laboratory (2 + 0) 2

Procedures related to patient material, organizing the working environment, taking samples from the patient.

TLT206 - Blood Banking and Transfusion (2 + 0) 2

Blood grouping systems and methods, screening tests, apheresis practise, reactions that may occur during transfusion, blood banking quality control system, bio-safety rules.

TLT207 - Introduction to Molecular Biology (2 + 0) 2

Basic structure and function of the cell, Structure of genetic material and princile of inheritance, DNA replication, Transcription, Translation mechanisms, Cell cycle and division, Types of DNA mutations, DNA repair mechanism, Cell death mechanism, Molecular basis of cancer.

TLT208 - Computer Skills in the Laboratory (1 + 2) 2

Hospital information systems, patient information systems, laboratory tests and parameters, error sources, laboratory operations and applications in hospitals.