BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS | |||||
| 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 |
| BME3008 | Therapeutic Medical Devices | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
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 : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BORA BÜYÜKSARAÇ |
| Course Objectives: | • Give the principles of medical therapeutic devices and their functions and teach their specific requirements. • Describe the functional differences between diagnostic and therapeutic devices. • Define the design goals of therapeutic medical devices. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; Learns the principles of medical therapeutic devices and their functions. Knows the differences in function between diagnostic and therapeutic devices. Gains knowledge on the design goals of therapeutic medical devices. |
Course Content
| Fundamentals of therapeutic devices and their working principles. Pacemakers, defibrillators, cardiac assist devices, hemodialysis, lithotripsy, ventilators, drug infusion pumps, electrosurgical unit. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to therapeutic medical devices | |
| 2) | Pacemakers, cardiac anatomy, heart block | |
| 3) | Asynchronous cardiac pacemaker | |
| 4) | Timing circuit, output circuit, lead wires and electrodes | |
| 5) | Synchronous pacemakers | |
| 6) | Pacemaker timing cycles, single chamber timing, dual chamber timing | |
| 7) | Pacemaker mediated tachycardia | |
| 8) | Defibrillators, charging/discharging examples | |
| 9) | Cardiac-assist devices, intra-aortic balloon pump | |
| 10) | Hemodialysis | |
| 11) | Lithotripsy | |
| 12) | Ventilators | |
| 13) | Drug infusion pumps | |
| 14) | Electrosurgical unit |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | John G. Webster, Medical Instrumentation Application and Design, 4th Edition Wiley, ISBN-13: 978-0471676003, ISBN-10: 0471676004 |
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Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Quizzes | 3 | % 30 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 7 | 98 |
| Quizzes | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 147 | ||
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) | Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases. | 3 |
| 2) | Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format. | 4 |
| 3) | Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills. | 5 |
| 4) | Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish. | 3 |
| 5) | Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills. | 4 |
| 6) | Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods. | 4 |
| 7) | Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills. | 3 |
| 8) | Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects. | 5 |
| 9) | Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them. | 4 |
| 10) | Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology. | 5 |
| 11) | Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions. | 4 |