BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (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) | He/she applies theoretical business management knowledge on business life. | |
2) | He/she uses business management function and applies and follows new management technics. | |
3) | He/she performs legal responsibilities of business, follows and applies legislation. | |
4) | He/she can use information and communication tecnologies that necessary for their area, follows technological change and applies new technologies to business system. | |
5) | He/she determines, analyses and solves problems that appear in vocational applications. | |
6) | He/she manages business finance, analyses business financial situation, and solves financial problems. | |
7) | He/she gains management skill by managing and enhanging human resource effectively in accordance with business aims. | |
8) | He/she can understand production and marketing functions as a whole, applies new production and marketing techniques. | |
9) | He/she calculates cost, makes entry, prepares and interprets financial statements. | |
10) | He/she has vocational ethical value that market needs in qualified staff, can use Turkish effectively in writing and speaking communication; have proficiency in foreign language knowledge to making international correspond. | |
11) | He/she follows and applies vocational current and economic developments in national and international area. | 2 |