COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TERMINOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERS 5002 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TERMINOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Anatomy

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR METE EDIZER

Offered to

Anatomy

Course Objective

General presentation of medicine and learning the medical terminology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   A short history of medical science
2   Classification, scopes and practice areas of medicine
3   Key concepts used in the language
4   Medical science terminology, basic rules, adjectives, numbers
5   Planes, axes, positions and directions used in anatomy
6   Localization and mobility related terminology
7   Anatomical terms
8   Important clinical terms used in clinical disciplines

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 A short history of medical science
2 Classification, scopes and practice areas of medicine
3 Key concepts used in the language
4 Medical science terminology, basic rules, adjectives, numbers
5 Planes, axes, positions and directions used in anatomy
6 Localization and mobility related terminology
7 Pronunciation of the anatomical terms
8 Anatomical terms
9 Anatomical terms
10 Anatomical terms
11 Anatomical terms
12 Anatomical acronyms
13 Present has used mythological descriptions
14 Basic concepts of clinical terminology
15 The origin of the basic terms and meaning in other languages
16 Important clinical terms used in clinical disciplines

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Yıldırım M. Insan Anatomisi. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri Ltd.Şti, 2006
2.Gökmen FG. Sistematik Anatomi. Izmir Güven Kitabevi, 2003.
3.Susan Standring, Gray s Anatomy The Anatomical Basis Of The Clinical Practice. Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, Thirty-Ninth Edition 2005.
4. Moore KL. Clinical Oriented Anatomy.3. ed. Baltimore. Williams& Wilkins.1992.
5. Snell R. Clinical Anatomy by Systems Lippincott Williams Wilkins
6. Sobotta Insan Anatomisi Atlası. Beta Basım Yayım Dağıtım, Istanbul, 1993
7. Netter FH. The CIBA collection of medical illustrations. CIBA-GEIGY Corporation.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Medical terminology-related terms are required to be supported by the student to share as interactive presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 +PRJ * 0.10 +FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +PRJ * 0.10 +RST* 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1-8:
1. Midterm and final exam answers to questions the adequacy of the complaint in order to be evaluated.
2. Preparing presentations and published in a timely manner within the period required in order to be transferred to the source.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mete.edizer@deu.edu.tr , office number:24373

Office Hours

During working hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 1 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 59

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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