FAR542 Central Nervous System

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code FAR542
Name Central Nervous System
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. FAZİLET AKSU


Course Goal

To provide anatomical and physiological basic information about the central nervous system; pharmacological effects of drugs used in the treatment of neurological and psychiatric diseases, their mechanisms of action and their use in treatment.

Course Content

Neurotransmitter, neurohormone and neuromodulatory systems and signal transduction mechanisms in the central nervous system, drugs used in mood disorders, antipsychotics, hypnosedatives, alcohol, substance abuse, narcotic analgesics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antiepileptics, drugs used in the treatment of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and movement disorders, general and local anesthetics, skeletal muscle relaxants

Course Precondition

None.

Resources

1.Medical Pharmacology in terms of Rational Treatment, Kayaalp SO, Hacettepe Taş Kitapçılık, Ankara, IX. edition, 2000 2. Goodman & Gilman's. Pharmacologic Basis of Therapeutics. Hardman JG, Limbird LE, IXth edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996 Pharmacology, Rang, HP, Dale, MM, Ritter, JM, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, V. edition, 2003 3.Pharmacology, Rang, HP, Dale, MM, Ritter, JM, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, V. edition, 2003 4.Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, Mycek MJ, Harvey RA, Champe PC, 2nd edition, 1997

Notes

Internet, library databases


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Explains basic information about the central nervous system.
LO02 List the pharmacologic properties of drugs used in neurologic and psychiatric diseases.
LO03 Explain the mechanisms of action of drugs used in neurological and psychiatric diseases.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the concepts of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics 5
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Knows the interaction between the effects and the mechanisms of action of drugs and drug interactions 5
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the sideeffects and toxic effects of drugs 4
PLO04 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Uses experimental setup for an in vitro or in vivo pharmacological study 1
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Follows the scientific literature related to the scientific field 4
PLO06 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Takes part in the project design, maintenance and analysis of data. 2
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Be aware of the importance of scientific research ethics. 3
PLO08 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Expresses scientific ideas analytically and establishes hypotheses. 3
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Takes part in the statistical evaluation of the data. 1
PLO10 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Aware of the importance of rational drug use 3


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Neurotransmitters in the central nervous system Reading, research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
2 Neurohormone and neuromodulatory systems in the central nervous system Reading, research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
3 Signal transduction mechanisms Reading, research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Drugs used in mood disorders Reading, research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 Antipsychotics Reading, research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 Hypnosedatives Reading, research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
7 Alcohol, substance abuse Reading, research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Reading, revision, research Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Narcotic analgesics Reading, research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
10 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Reading, research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 Antiepileptics Reading, research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 Medicines used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease Reading, research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
13 Drugs used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and movement disorders Reading, research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
14 General and local anesthetics Reading, research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
15 Skeletal muscle relaxants Reading, research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
16 Term Exams Reading, revision, research Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Reading, revision, research Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 15 15
Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload (Hour) 157
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,28
ECTS 6 ECTS