Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
BIOLOGY OF CANCER SHM1511 3. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Associate's Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery
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Goals The aim of this course is; to provide information on the definition and metastasis of cancer, classification and naming of various types of cancer, cancer-causing factors and genetic basis of cancer, cell senescence and death mechanisms, tumor inhibiting genes
Course Content This course includes topics: Cancer Biology, Metastasis, Various Cancer Types, Cell Age and Death, Cancer Genetics Foundation.
Learning Outcomes 1) Describes cancer and metastasis.
2) Reveasl various types of cancer
3) Explains cell aging and death
4) Explains the genetic basis of cancer.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Definition of cancer and metastasis Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Classification and naming of various cancer types Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Factors causing cancer Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Oncogenes and mutations Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week DNA repair Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Growth and death mechanisms in normal and cancerous cells Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Tumour supressor genes Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Midterm Exam

9. Week Genotoxic mechanism of cancer Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Epigenetic mechanism of cancer Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Hereditary cancers Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Hereditary cancers Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Reproductive system cancers Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Cancer prevention Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Molecular Biology of Cancer, L. Pecorino, Oxford University Press, 2012
The Biology of Cancer, R. A. Weinberg, Garland Science, 2007

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 3
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 15
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 15
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
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  • ECTS credits and course workload