TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	Second Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Ahmet Celal Başustaoğlu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) learn general properties of microorganisms and outcome of immune system organization. 2) will be expert practical exercise in microbiological diagnose laboratory.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The aim of this course to inform students about principals of general microbiology and general aspects of immune system. Understanding pathogenesis of infection diseases and the strategies to avoid infectious agents is one of the other aims.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to microbiology and classification of microorganisms / Basic morphologic structures of bacteria 2nd Week Basic morphologic structures of bacteria 3rd Week Bacterial metabolism and growth Bacterial genetics 4th Week Bacterial genetics / General properties of Rickettsiae, Mycoplasmas, Chlamydiae and Spirochetes 5th Week General properties of viruses 6th Week General properties of fungi / General properties of parasites 7th Week Sterilization, disinfection 8th Week Antibacterial agents 9th Week MID TERM 10th Week Environmental microbiology / Transmission ways and pathogenesis of infectious agents and normal flora 11th Week Transmission ways and pathogenesis of infectious agents and normal flora Introduction to immune system 12th Week Mechanisms of Innate immunity / Mechanisms of Specific immunity 13th Week Mechanisms of Specific immunity / Infectious agents transmitted from gastrointestinal tract and food borne infections 14th Week Infectious agents transmitted from gastrointestinal tract and food borne infection disease 15th Week Discussion
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1)Brooks GF, Butel JS, Morse SA (2008) "Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology", Twenty-fourth edition, McGraw-Hill Companies inc., USA 2)Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA (2002) "Medical Microbiology", Fourth edition, Mosby Inc, Missouri USA 3)Topçu AW, Söyletir G, Doğanay M (2002) "İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Mikrobiyolojisi" Cilt1-2, Nobel Matbaacılık. Türkiye. 4)Roitt I, Brotoff J, Male D (2005) "Immunology" Seventh edition, Mosby Inc, Missouri USA
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Total(%) 30 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 30 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 70 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 1 14 14 Preparation for Final exam 1 14 14 Course hours 14 2 28 Preparation for Midterm exam 2 10 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 2 15 30 Performance Practice 14 1 14 Total Workload 124 Total Workload / 30 4,13 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No