COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIALTY FIELD

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TBG 6098 SPECIALTY FIELD COMPULSORY 3 0 0 12

Offered By

Medical Biology and Genetics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SAFIYE NEŞE ATABEY

Offered to

Medical Biology and Genetics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to transfer the personal experiences in medical biology and genetics and researching to PhD students, to improve their abilities in following current achievements, interpreting, discussing, recording and presenting scientific data, and to teach them the scientific and ethical rules. Aim is to support them to be independent researchers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows how to reach the information sources in specified field
2   Follows current improvements and the literature in his/her specified field
3   Writes scientific articles in Turkish and English in his/her specified field
4   Reads and tells scientific articles in a foreign language
5   Has ability to make scientific questioning
6   Collects information from different recourses and analyse
7   Can chose and apply correct statistical methods
8   Knows and applies national and international occupational, ethic and legal regulations in the field
9   Shares the knowledge and innovations in the field with colleagues and science circle. Transfers knowledge and innovations to population
10   Owns the responsibility of life time learning and self assessment

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Subjects determined by the student and supervisor
2 Subjects determined by the student and supervisor
3 Subjects determined by the student and supervisor
4 Subjects determined by the student and supervisor
5 Subjects determined by the student and supervisor
6 Subjects determined by the student and supervisor
7 Subjects determined by the student and supervisor
8 Subjects determined by the student and supervisor
9 Subjects determined by the student and supervisor
10 Subjects determined by the student and supervisor
11 Subjects determined by the student and supervisor
12 Subjects determined by the student and supervisor
13 Subjects determined by the student and supervisor
14 Subjects determined by the student and supervisor

Recomended or Required Reading

Current literature on scientific research methods and molecular biology and molecular genetics. Books and articles in the specified field.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in the Assessment methods and Course Activities sections.

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Course attendance and completion of home works and projects are required. Student s projects presenting followed current literature and new achievements and their abilities to evaluate and interpret innovations, and their ability of independent researching will be quantified.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU. Medical Faculty, Medical Biology and Genetics Dept.

Office Hours

Will be indicated in semester program

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Small Team Work 14 2 28
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Assignments 2 3 6
Presentation design 2 4 8
self study 1 5 5
other 1 25 25
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.14
LO.23
LO.33
LO.43
LO.53
LO.63
LO.73
LO.84
LO.94
LO.105