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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
KUB 5099	THESIS STUDY	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30

Offered By

CLINIC SLEEP AND STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR AHMET ÖMER IKIZ

Offered to

CLINIC SLEEP AND STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Course Objective

To work on the master's thesis

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To become competent in sleep disorders and their treatment
2	Carry out up to date literature search on sleep medicine
3	Be able to discuss current literature on sleep disorders and their treatment
4	Become skilled in teamwork, multidisciplinary work and carrying out self-evaluation
5	Learn to create a hypothesis and the process of planning scientific research
6	Develop skills in conducting scientific research
7	Become experienced in thesis writing

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Standard methods of diagnosis in sleep disorders
2	Alternative methods of diagnosis in sleep disorders
3	Treatment algorithm of sleep disorders in light of current knowledge
4	Scientific research methods
5	Scientific research methods
6	Methods of literatüre search
7	Current views in literature on sleep disorders
8	Current views in literature on sleep disorders
9	Forming hypothesis
10	Forming hypothesis
11	The process of planning and carrying out research
12	The process of scientific criticism
13	Forming a thesis draft
14	General evaluation
15	Final week

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları ve Baş ve Boyun Cerrahisi, Onur Çelik, 2. Baskı, 2007
2) Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları ve Baş-Boyun Cerrahisi. Koç C. Güneş Kitabevi, 2012
3) Horlama ve Obstrüktif Uyku Apnesi. Cingi C, TKBBV Akademi Toplantıları Mezuniyet Sonrası Eğitim Kitapçıkları Serisi:6, Deomed, 2010.
4) Türk Toraks Derneği Obstrüktif Uyku Apne Sendromu Tanı ve Tedavi Uzlaşı Raporu 2012. (http://www.toraks.org.tr/book.aspx list=1378&menu=237)
3) Surgical Management of Sleep Apnea and Snoring. Terris DJ, Goode RL. Taylor& Francis Group, 2005.
4) Surgery fo Sleep Disordered Breathing. Hörmann K, Verse T. Second Edition, Springer, 2010.
5) Sleep Apnea: Implications in Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease. Second Edition, Bradley T. D. , Floras J. ouglas Bradley, 2010.
6) Sleep Apnea and Snoring: Surgical and Non-Surgical Therapy. Friedman M, 2009.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, observation of practice, assignment

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	PRF	PERFORMANCE
2	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	PRF

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Subject focused assignments are assessed according to their content, orderliness and originality. Written final and midterm exams are assessed according to level of attained knowledge.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ahmet.ikiz@deu.edu.tr, murat.ozgoren@deu.edu.tr, adile.oniz@deu.edu.tr, cenk.ecevit@deu.edu.tr, necati.gokmen@deu.edu.tr, oya.itil@deu.edu.tr, Mustafa.guvencer@deu.edu.tr, nuri.karabay@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday (time : 10.00-12.00)

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Case study	20	2	40
Labratory	20	8	160
Preparing assignments	14	10	140
Preparing presentations	14	7	98
Preparing the laboratory notebook	6	2	12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	15	20	300
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			750

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.6	PO.8	PO.18	PO.19	PO.20
LO.1	5	5	5		5
LO.2						5
LO.3						5	5
LO.4				5
LO.5						5		5
LO.6						5		5
LO.7						5		5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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