COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LEARNING AND MEMORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBI 6016 LEARNING AND MEMORY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Basic Neuroscience

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR GÖRSEV YENER

Offered to

Basic Neuroscience

Course Objective

Learning to anatomy and physiological process of learning and memory, knowledge about hypothesis of learning and memory failures

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowledge about organization of central nervous system
2   Knowledge about sense, limbic sysem, award and punishment, memory, learning and synaptic potential
3   Knowledge about hypothesis of learning and memory failure
4   Searching literature, access and comment to scientific knowledge
5   To have the ability in oral and written expression

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 organization of central nervous system excitement and transmission, synaptic potential Sense and sensation award and punishment Memory Learning Memory ang learning disability
2 Molecular mechanisms hypothesis of learning Learning types discussion of literature

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

presentation and literature search

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

The knowledge will be evaluated by exams, ability of obtaining information by scanning literature and estimating the obtained information will be evaluated by homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

24058

Office Hours

Friday 16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 28 1 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 18 18
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.15545
LO.25545
LO.35545
LO.44
LO.5455