TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	2
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Osman Cihat Şafak
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Make the necessary literature reviews on a research topic. 2) Learn to research literature in electronic environment. 3) Analyze the data obtained and use them
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Beilstein sistemi, Chemical Abstract, Science finde, Electronic drug and chemical substance indexes (Rx list, Merck index, NIST Chemistry WebBook v.b.), patent databases and internet.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Literature research methods in pharmaceutical chemistry 2nd Week Literature research methods in pharmaceutical chemistry 3rd Week Beilstein system 4th Week Beilstein system 5th Week Chemical Abstract 6th Week Science finder 7th Week Midterm exam 8th Week Citiation index 9th Week Literature research and databases in electronic environment (CD, microfilm, internet etc) 10th Week Data transfer over the Internet, databases and classification, multi-purpose (general content) search engines 11th Week Electronic drug and chemical indexes (Rx list, Merck index, NIST Chemistry WebBook etc.), patent databases and internet access 12th Week Searching literature on the Internet (science finder, wos, science citiation index, medline, science direct etc.) 13th Week Searching literature on the Internet (science finder, wos, science citiation index, medline, science direct etc.) 14th Week Programs used in in creating a personal literature database
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Beilstein 2. Chemical Abstract 3. Science Citiation Index 4. internet access sites
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 1 14 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 2 28 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 5 5 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 1,5 1,5 Homework 0 0 0 Total Workload 59,5 Total Workload / 30 1,98 ECTS Credits of the Course 2
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No