COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BASIC NEUROSCIENCE II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBI 5034 BASIC NEUROSCIENCE II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 8

Offered By

Basic Neuroscience

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ŞERMIN GENÇ

Offered to

Clinical Neuroscience
Basic Neuroscience

Course Objective

To understand functional organization, normal processes of nerve system and to understand basic principles of it

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn functional processes of nerve system
2   To learn somatic sensation, vision, hearing, smell and taste senses
3   To learn processes and the anatomical structures of higher cortical functions, the limbic system, and learning and memory,
4   To review basic research methods and recent findings
5   To study as a group and to be able to cooperate

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Organization of nerve system
2 Somatic sense
3 Vision
4 Smell
5 Taste
6 Hearing
7 Motor control
8 Midterm
9 The autonomic nervous system and homeostasis
10 Limbic system
11 Memory and learning
12 Addiction
13 Sleep-wakefulness Chronobiology
14 Higher cortical processes

Recomended or Required Reading

Principles of neural science, Kandel, Schwartz, Jessel, Appleton and Lange
Neuroscience, D.Purves, G.J.Augustine, D.Fitzpatrick, W.C.Hall, A.S.LaMantia, J.O.McNamara, S.M.Williams. Sinauer associates Inc, Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA. 3rd ed, 2004

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Functional organization, normal processes of nerve system and to understand basic principles of it will be evaluated by exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

4123588

Office Hours

Friday 16-17

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 24 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 9 126
Preparation for midterm exam 1 18 18
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155
LO.255
LO.3545
LO.45
LO.55

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