COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MICROSCOPES AND AREAS OF USE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HIS 5026 MICROSCOPES AND AREAS OF USE ELECTIVE 1 2 0 6

Offered By

Histology and Embryology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SEDA ÖZBAL

Offered to

Histology and Embryology

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to provide the learning of the usage and application methods, structure, operation principles of the microscope.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to explain and to use different types of light microscopes
2   To define the dark-field microscope
3   Justify and use phase contrast microscope
4   Justify and use fluorescent microscope
5   To define the confocal microscope
6   To define the atomic force microscope
7   To define the working principles of electron microscope
8   Able to make presentations according to the related topics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The history and development of the light microscope
2 Light and its properties
3 Stereomicroscopic evaluation and uses
4 Properties and the use of dark-field microscope
5 Properties and the use of phase contrast microscope
6 Properties and uses of polarization microscope
7 Properties and the use of fluorescence microscope
8 Properties and the use of confocal microscope
9 Properties and the use of an inverted microscope
10 The use of differential interference contrast microscope
11 The properties and uses of atomic force microscope
12 Scanning electron microscope
13 Transmission electron microscopy
14 New imaging technologies and new developing microscopes

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): 1-Histological & Histochemical Methods Theory & Practice J:A: Kiernan Arnold London 1999.
2-Histology Weiss Grepp.1977
3-Color Textbook of . Histology leslie P. Gartner , James L. Hiatt
Supplementary Book(s):
References:
Materials: Olympus BH2 light microscope, Euromax Stereomicroscope, Carl Zeiss EFTEM Electron microscope, Olympus BX61 fluorescent microscope

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and practice

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 sum of the percentages of the midterm and final exams must be 75 and above

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Optional, if the instructor needs to add some explanation or further note, this column can be selected from the DEBIS menu.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

seda.ozbal@deu.edu.tr; 412 45 60

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 14 2 28
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.10
LO.14
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44
LO.54
LO.64
LO.74
LO.844

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