PRIVATE SECURITY AND PROTECTION (TURKISH) | |||||
Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
MBG4066 | Cancer Genetics and Biology | Spring Fall |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Associate (Short Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELIZABETH HEMOND |
Course Objectives: | In this course, student should learn about genetic changes in cancer, phenotype of cancer cells, oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, hereditary cancers, cell cycle, apoptosis, senescence, DNA repair and cancer, multicellular interactions in cancer. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Have a general knowledge on genetic changes induced by cancer. 2. Discuss terms of oncogene and tumor suppressor gene. 3. Understand hereditary cancers and DNA repair cancer relationship. 4. Discuss cell cycle, apoptosis and multicellular cell interactions in cancer. |
Genetic changes in cancer, phenotype of cancer cells, oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, hereditary cancers, cell cycle, apoptosis, senescence, DNA repair and cancer, multicellular interactions in cancer. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Cancer as a disease | |
2) | Model organisms and techniques used in cancer studies | |
3) | Mutated genomes of cancer cells, DNA gains, DNA losses and nucleotide changes | |
4) | Epigenetic changes in cancer cells | |
5) | Viral and cellular oncogenes | |
6) | Tumor suppressor genes | |
7) | Overview of phenotypic changes in cancer cells | |
8) | Cell cycle and cancer | |
9) | DNA damage response in cancer cells | |
10) | DNA repair and cancer | |
11) | Senescence aberrations in cancer cells | |
12) | Apoptotic and autophagic aberrations in cancer cells | |
13) | Invasive and metastatic abilities of cancer cells | |
14) | Tumor heterogeneity and "cancer stem cells" |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | The Molecular Basis of Cancer.2nd edition Author(s): Mendelsohn, Howley, Israel & Liotta. Publisher: W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 2011 |
References: | The Genetic Basis of Human Cancer Author(s): B. Vogelstein & K. W. Kinzler Publisher: McGraw-Hill, New York, 1999 |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 10 | % 5 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 15 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
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 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Upon the completion of the program, the students will be able to; Utilize the theoretical information they have acquired in private security sector | |
2) | Develop the skill of working in a team cooperatively | |
3) | Develop the skill of identifying and analyzing the vocational problems of private security and resolving them effectively. | |
4) | Develop the behavioral consciousness of occupational ethics and sense of responsibility | |
5) | Develop an awareness for life long learning and physical progress | |
6) | Develop the skill of having information about daily problems and developments about private security. | |
7) | Comprehend the laws and regulations of the sector. | |
8) | Develop the skill of effective communication. | |
9) | Develop the skill of adopting the security technologies. | |
10) | Develop the skill of planning and practicing vocational processes. | |
11) | Develop the skill of having entrepreneurship personality | |
12) | Develop the skill of communicating in the private security sector in a foreign language. |