COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEMBRANE TRANSPORTATION AND SIGNAL TRANSFER

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBE 0601 MEMBRANE TRANSPORTATION AND SIGNAL TRANSFER ELECTIVE 1 0 0 4

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BURCU BALKAN

Offered to

Industrial Ph.D. Program In Advanced Biomedical Technologies

Course Objective

To be able to define the structure and function of cell membrane. To be able to define the transportation types through cell membrane. To be able to explain how resting membrane potential and action potential develop and why excitable cells require resting membrane potential and action potential . To be able to explain how cells communicate with each other intracellular signal transduction pathways.To be able to explain the intracellular signal transduction pathways.To be able to define the structure and function of cell membrane. To be able to define the transportation types through cell membrane. To be able to explain how resting membrane potential and action potential develop and why excitable cells require resting membrane potential and action potential. To be able to explain how cells communicate with each other intracellular signal transduction pathways To be able to explain the intracellular signal transduction pathways.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define the structure and function of cell membrane
2   To be able to define the transportation types through cell membrane
3   To be able to explain how resting membrane potential and action potential develop and why excitable cells require resting membrane potential and action potential
4   To be able to explain how cells communicate with each other intracellular signal transduction pathways
5   To be able to explain the intracellular signal transduction pathways

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 To be able to define the structure and function of cell membrane
2 To be able to define the transportation types through cell membrane
3 To be able to explain how resting membrane potential and action potential develop and why excitable cells require resting membrane potential and action potential
4 To be able to explain how cells communicate with each other intracellular signal transduction pathways
5 To be able to explain the intracellular signal transduction pathways
6 To be able to define the structure and function of cell membrane
7 Midterm exam 1
8 To be able to explain how resting membrane potential and action potential develop and why excitable cells require resting membrane potential and action potential . To be able to explain how cells communicate with each other intracellular signal transduction pathways
9 To be able to explain how cells communicate with each other intracellular signal transduction pathways
10 To be able to explain the intracellular signal transduction pathways
11 To be able to define the structure and function of cell membrane
12 To be able to define the transportation types through cell membrane
13 To be able to explain how resting membrane potential and action potential develop and why excitable cells require resting membrane potential and action potential
14 To be able to explain how cells communicate with each other intracellular signal transduction pathways .To be able to explain the intracellular signal transduction pathways

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Alberts, B., Bray, D., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., Watson, J. D. (2008) Molecular Biology of The Cell , Garland Science, New York. 2. Ganong, W. F. (2003) Review of the Medical Physiology , 21th edition (LANGE) Mc Graw Hill, New York. 3. Kandel, E. R., Schwartz, J. H., Jessel, T. M. (2000) Principles of Neural Science 3rd Edition, Elsevier, New York. 4. Siegel, G. J., Agranoff, B. W., Alberts, R. W., Fisher, S. K., Uhler, M. D. (1999) Basic Neurochemistry: molecular, cellular and medical aspects 6th Edition, Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.70
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.70

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

to be announced.

Assessment Criteria

to be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

to be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burcu Balkan

Office Hours

to be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 5 3 15
Tutorials 5 4 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 3 2 6
Preparation for midterm exam 7 3 21
Preparation for final exam 2 1 2
Preparing presentations 8 4 32
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.12334
LO.24
LO.32
LO.413
LO.525

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