TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Özlem Darcansoy İşeri
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand differences between normal and cancer cells. 2) Understand basic molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis. 3) Understand tumor tissue, and molecular mechanisms of angiogenesis and metastasis. 4) Learn fundamental approaches of chemotherapy. 5) Discuss recent studies.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The course covers the basic concepts of cancer cell biology, tumorigenesis, fundementals of tumor environment and metastasis.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Fundamental Concepts 2nd Week Cancer Cell and Cell Cycle 3rd Week Cellular Oncogenes 4th Week Tumor Suppressors 5th Week Apoptosis and Cancer 6th Week Carcinogenic Factors and Genetic Instability of Cancer Cells 7th Week Multi-step Tumorigenesis 8th Week MIDTERM 9th Week Metabolism of Cancer Cells 10th Week Tumor Tissue and Angiogenesis 11th Week Invasion, Circulating Tumor Cells and Metastasis 12th Week Chemotherapy Approaches and Multidrug Resistance 13th Week Presentations and Discussion 14th Week Presentations and Discussion
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	The Biology of Cancer, Robert A. Weinberg, Garland Publishing Inc., 2014. Kanser Moleküler Biyolojisi, Edt. Yusuf Baran, Hipokrat Kitabevi, 2018.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Assignment 1 20 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 1 14 Preparation for Final exam 1 28 28 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 24 24 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 1 18 18 Total Workload 127 Total Workload / 30 4,23 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No