Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY 23102047 3 + 0 3.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals To know basic concepts in immunology
Course Content Define effective mechanisms of immune response and immunity
Learning Outcomes 1) Basic elements of immune system, knowledge of molecular biology of antigen recognition
2) Identifies Cellular and genetic basis of immunity and Knowledge of about regulation of immunity
3) To have knowledge about autoimmunity and immunotherapy

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Immune System Elements Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Antigens and Antibodies Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week MHC Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Antigen presentation Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week T and B Lymphocyte Maturation and Activation and Regulation Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Humoral Immunity Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Immunological Tolerance Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Mechanisms Effecting Immune Responses Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Cytokines Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Tumor Immunology Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Autoimmunity and Hypersensitivity Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Congenital and acquired immunodeficiency Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Student Presentations Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Student Presentations Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
To know basic concepts in immunology Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Cellular and Molecular Immunology/5th edn, Saunders, Philadelphia/2003.
Human Molecular Genetics/3rd edn, Garland Science, London and New York/2003/Strachan T., Read A.
Molecular Biology of the Cell/4th edn, Garland Science, USA/2002/ Alberts B., Johnson A., Lewis J., Raff M., Roberts K., Walter P.
Molecular Biology of the Gene /5th edn, Pearson Benjamin Cumings, USA/ 2004/ Watson J. D., Baker T. A., Bell S. P., Gann A., Levine M., Losick R.
Molecular Cell Biology/5th edn, Freeman and Company, New York/2003/Lodish H., Berk A., Matsudaira P., Kaiser C., Krieger M., Scott M., Zipursky S., Darnell J.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25500
PY35500
PY45000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 14 2
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 14 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 25
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 40
Dönem Sonu Sınavı (DSS) 1 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload