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Description of Individual Course UnitsCourse Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | EC115B | Medical Microbiology | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Level of Course Unit | Short Cycle | Objectives of the Course | It is aimed to provide students a knowledge and understanding of basic features of microorganisms, microorganism-host, microorganism-drug relations, sterilization-disinfection processes, major diseases caused by microorganisms and their importance in terms of public health, and immunization | Name of Lecturer(s) | Öğr Gör. Ahmet KÖREMEZLİ | Learning Outcomes | 1 | Be able to comprehend the basic features and differences of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites | 2 | Being capable of explaining the issues of sterilization, disinfection, antisepsis and hygiene | 3 | Be able to have the basic knowledge of antibiotics and to classify the resistance mechanisms developed against the antimicrobials | 4 | Be able to have the basic knowledge about immunization, allergy and vaccine-serum | 5 | Be able to understand the general characteristics of infectious diseases |
| Mode of Delivery | Second Education | Prerequisites and co-requisities | None | Recommended Optional Programme Components | None | Course Contents | General properties of microorganisms, host-microorganism relations, sterilization, disinfection, antiseptic and disinfectants, basic antibiotic knowledge, immune response, allergy, vaccines and serums, general properties of infection diseases, important bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites infections affecting public health, pharmaceutical products and microorganisms | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
1 | Introduction to microbiology, general concepts and structural properties of microorganisms related with microbiology | | | 2 | Nutrition and proliferation of microorganisms | | | 3 | Host-microorganism relations | | | 4 | Sterilization, disinfection, antiseptics and disinfectants | | | 5 | Basic antibiotic knowledge and bacterial resistance mechanisms to antibiotics | | | 6 | Immune response, allergy | | | 7 | Vaccines and serums | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | 9 | General properties of infection diseases | | | 10 | Important bacterial infections-I | | | 11 | Important bacterial infections-II | | | 12 | Important fungal infections | | | 13 |
Important parasitic infections | | | 14 | Important viral infections | | | 15 | Homework, assessment | | |
| Recommended or Required Reading | • Ustaçelebi Ş. Temel ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji. Güneş Kitapevi, 1. baskı, Ankara, 1999. • Wagner EK, Hewlett MJ, Bloom DC, Camerini D. Basic Virology. Wiley-Blackwell; 3 edition, 2007. • White DE, Fenner FJ. Medical Virology, Academic Press; Fourth Edition, 1994. • Elmer W. Koneman, Stephen D. Allen, William M., Ph.D. Janda, Paul C. Schreckenberger, Washington C., Jr., M.D. Winn, “Color Atlas and Textbook of DiagnosticMicrobiology” 6th edition, 2005. | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | None |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | Attending Lectures | 20 | 3 | 60 | Question-Answer | 10 | 2 | 20 | Observation | 7 | 1 | 7 | |
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | LO1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | LO2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | LO3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | LO4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | LO5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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