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Course Goal / Objective
To teach the pathogenesis of infectious diseases, the role of microbial virulence factors in pathogenesis processes and molecules that inhibit virulence factors.
Course Content
Covers common pathogens in infectious diseases and related topics such as pathogenicity, pathogenesis, virulence, antipathogenic molecules.
Course Precondition
Resources
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explain the concept of pathogenesis |
| LO02 | Explain the concept of virulence |
| LO03 | Counts virulence factors for attachment in the infection process |
| LO04 | Counts virulence factors for invasion in the infection process |
| LO05 | Explain the concept of biofilm |
| LO06 | Explain the concept of quorum sensing |
| LO07 | Gives examples for attachment inhibitors |
| LO08 | Gives examples for bacterial toxin inhibitors |
| LO09 | Gives examples for bacterial enzyme inhibitors |
| LO10 | Gives examples for biofilm inhibitors |
| LO11 | Gives examples for quorum sensing inhibitors |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Have sufficient knowledge in pharmaceutical field and develop the knowledge gained. | 0 |
| PLO02 | - | Applies the profession in accordance with the existing laws and regulations,gains awareness of professional and ethical responsibility. | 0 |
| PLO03 | - | It serves the society as a pharmacist who is loyal to Atatürk's principles and reforms, equipped with Universal Knowledge, who uses Turkish correctly and knows at least one foreign language. | 0 |
| PLO04 | - | Communicates effectively both orally and in writing. | 0 |
| PLO05 | - | External appearance, attitude, attitude and behavior, with professional identity, role model and society becomes an example to colleagues. | 0 |
| PLO06 | - | Provides consultancy services to patients, community and health care personnel with a wide range of information on the drug,evaluates advanced knowledge and skills with a critical approach. | 0 |
| PLO07 | - | Possessing the knowledge of historical and current developments in the field of Pharmacy, monitoring, evaluation and application of scientific and evidence-based data, and adopting lifelong learning. | 0 |
| PLO08 | - | Have knowledge about health policies and health economics, pharmacy management and define the problems in pharmaceutical field. | 0 |
| PLO09 | - | Interprets information about current health and treatment problems. Plays an active role in community health. | 1 |
| PLO10 | - | Pharmacy integrates and develops professional knowledge with information from different disciplines and uses the acquired knowledge to improve the health level and quality of life of the community. | 0 |
| PLO11 | - | Students will be able to use the concepts and applications of basic sciences and basic medical sciences effectively in the field of Medicine and pharmacy and have the experience of working with these health sciences. | 2 |
| PLO12 | - | Acquires basic information about diseases, adopts and applies rational drug use on all drugs that affect systems. | 1 |
| PLO13 | - | By learning the basics of Clinical Pharmacy,will have the knowledge and skills to help provide drug/patient oriented pharmacy applications and individualized Pharmaceutical Care. | 0 |
| PLO14 | - | It plays a role in the evaluation and analysis of the events and cases related to the development of pharmacy profession and education. | 0 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pathogenesis, pathogenicity and virulence factors in infectious diseases | Lecture notes | |
| 2 | Virulence factors associated with attachment | Lecture notes | |
| 3 | Exoenzymes and toxins | Lecture notes | |
| 4 | Virulence factors developed against host immunity | Lecture notes | |
| 5 | Biofilms | Lecture notes | |
| 6 | Quorum-sensing | Lecture notes | |
| 7 | Summary of previous weeks | Lecture notes | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | ||
| 9 | Introduction to antipathogenic molecules | Lecture notes | |
| 10 | Antipathogenic molecules that inhibit microbial adhesion | Lecture notes | |
| 11 | Antipathogenic molecules that inhibit microbial exoenzymes | Lecture notes | |
| 12 | Antipathogenic molecules that inhibit microbial toxins | Lecture notes | |
| 13 | Biofilm inhibitors | Lecture notes | |
| 14 | Quorum-sensing inhibitors | Lecture notes | |
| 15 | Summary of previous weeks | Lecture notes | |
| 16 | Term Exams | ||
| 17 | Term Exams |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
Current term shares have not yet been determined. Shares of the previous term are shown.
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 78 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,12 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||