Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
---- 23271003 2 + 2 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals The aim of the courseis to recognase of growth, development and puberty problems in adolescents, diagnosis of endocrinological diseases frequently seen in adolescence, follow-up and treatment approach to gain knowledge and skills
Course Content The content of the course is to action of hormones and their mechanism , evaluation of growth in adolescents, approach to pathological growth problems (short and long stature), etiopathogenesis and diagnosis / treatment criteria of early and delayed puberty, approach to endocrinological diseases (thyroid diseases, hirsutism, PCOS, osteoporosis) in adolescence
Learning Outcomes 1) Describe of hormones and their mechanism of action in the endocrine system
2) Evaluate of growth in adolescents
3) Evaluate of the bone age

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Anthropometric evaluation and interpretation in adolescents Case Study
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
2. Week Evaluation of bone age Case Study
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
3. Week General features of endocrinological system: Hormones and their mechanism of action, development of hypothalamo-pituitary-endocrine glands and regulation of functions Lecture
Panel
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Short stature in adolescence and approach to long stature Case Study
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
5. Week Approach to puberty disorders (early and delayed puberty); diagnosis, differential diagnosis Case Study
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Seminar
6. Week Endocrine approach to gender development disorders and sexual identity of adolescents Case Study
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Seminar
7. Week Diagnosis of diabetes, diabetes types and etiopathogenesis, diabetes management Case Study
Panel
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
8. Week Bone health, vitamin D deficiency and treatment in adolescents Question Answer
Panel
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Osteoporosis, etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment Lecture
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Approach to hirsutism; Diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Polycystic ovary syndrome Lecture
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Approach to thyroid diseases (goiter, autoimmune thyroiditis, nodule) in adolescents Lecture
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Endocrine hypertension Lecture
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Identification of patients to be referred to the Department of Child / Adult Endocrinology Case Study
Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Kliegman, R.B., Stanton, B.F., St Geme, J.W., Schor, N.F., Behrman, R.E. (2016). Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. (20 th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.
Neinstein, L.S., Callahan, T., Gordon, C.M., Joffe, A., Katzman, D.K. (2016) Adolescent Health Care: A practical guide. (6th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Wolters Kluwer.
www.google.academia: “Child and Adolescent Growth-development, Hormones and Endocrine System, Pediatric Endocrinology, Endocrinological Problems;litherature

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25555
PY35555
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) 10 4
Homework 2 4
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 3 6
Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 1 10
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 2 4
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 14 7
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 2
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 2
1 1
2 4
1 1
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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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