TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Third Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	7
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Beyza Gökçınar Marpuç
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand the cell junctions, intracellular and extracellular signaling, the components and functions of extracellular matrix. 2) Learn the basic concepts of histology. 3) Learn germ cells, fertilization and embryogenesis. 4) Learn cell death, stem cells and cancer cells. 5) Perform microscopic techniques in histology and analyze histological samples and report them 6) Apply analysis techniques about separation of different cell types, to evaluate and report them
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course gives detailed information about the junctions and communication of cells with other cells or with their microenvironment, tissue formation, some specialized cell types and tissues. Also, it teaches the methods of examining these specialized cell types and tissues. Furthermore mechanisms of cell death, immune responses, embriyogenesis and cancer formation are handled particularly.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Course Introduction and Discussion 2nd Week Cell Junctions 3rd Week Components and Functions of Extracellular Matrix 4th Week Intracellular Signalling 5th Week Cell Signalling 6th Week Basic Concepts of Histology I 7th Week Basic Concepts of Histology II 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Cells of Immune System 10th Week Germ Cells and Fertilization 11th Week Embriyogenesis 12th Week Stem Cell 13th Week Cell Death 14th Week Basic Concepts of Cancer Cells
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Molecular Biology of the Cell. 6th edition. Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter. Molecular Cell Biology. 8th Edition. Harvey Lodish, Chris A. Kaiser, Anthony Bretscher, Hidde Ploegh, Angelika Amon, Kelsey C. Martin, 2016. Essential Cell Biology. 4th edition. Bruce Alberts, Dennis Bray, Karen Hopkin, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Experiment,Report Preparation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 28 Assignment 1 9 Quiz 1 9 Practice 1 12 Attendance 1 4 Total(%) 62 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 62 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 38 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 12 1 12 Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 40 40 Laboratory (including preparation) 10 5 50 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Quiz 12 ,17 2,04 Report writing 12 3 36 Total Workload 223,04 Total Workload / 30 7,43 ECTS Credits of the Course 7
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No