ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
MBG4064	Animal Tissue Culture	Fall Spring	3	0	3	6

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Assist. Prof. ELIZABETH HEMOND
Course Objectives:	To learn and apply animal cell culture techniques by using the fluorescence microscopy and ELISA reader

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. To learn how to maintain cell survalival in aseptic and controlable conditions
2. To learn and apply the cell culture principles
3. To discriminate requirements of the cell culture conditions
4. To determine the cell viability by quantitative and qualitative ways
5. To determine the cell death by quantitative and qualitative ways
6. To define the cellular metabolic functions by the guide of fluorescence microscopy

Course Content

To learn and apply animal cell culture techniques by using the fluorescence microscopy and ELISA reader

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Basic terms and concepts. Tissue culture laboratory, required devices and equipment
2)	Aseptic techniques
3)	Animal cell culture media
4)	Maintaining of primary cell cultures and cell lines
5)	How to use laminal flow, CO2 incubators, organize the cell cultre room
6)	General techniques in cell culture: determine the cell types, seeding conditions I
7)	General techniques in cell culture: determine the cell types, seeding conditions II
8)	Cell counting methods, cell seeding and culturing
9)	Cell preparation, cell freezing, and thawing of cells
10)	Determine cell viability: MTT methods
11)	Determine cell viability: Trypan blue staining
12)	To determine cell death: PI staining
13)	To determine the various metabolic functions in cells I
14)	To determine the various metabolic functions in cells II

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Course notes will be provided
References:	Culture of Animal Cells, A manual of basic technique, R. Ian FRESHNEY

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	10	% 5
Homework Assignments	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 35
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	8	112
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			158

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Build up a body of knowledge in mathematics and statistics, to use them, to understand how the mechanism of economy –both at micro and macro levels – works.	2
2)	Understand the common as well as distinctive characters of the markets, industries, market regulations and policies.	2
3)	Developing the ability to explain global economic events by understanding different economic perspectives.	3
4)	Acquiring the ability to analyze the impact of politics on the economy and vice versa.	3
5)	Gaining the competence to propose solutions to economic problems and evaluate opposing policy recommendations.	2
6)	Understanding and evaluating new economic developments and approaches.	2
7)	Developing the ability to convey economic news and developments through written, oral, and graphical communication.	3
8)	Gaining the competence to develop structured solutions for economic issues.	2
9)	Acquiring the capability to present findings that support economic assumptions using numerical and verbal skills.	2
10)	Gaining the competence to follow economic information and communicate with colleagues using a foreign language.	4