Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF VIRUSES	Third cycle	DMIK615		1	8.00	8.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	None
Language of instruction	English
Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Aykut ÖZDARENDELİ
Lecturer(s)	Prof. Dr. Aykut ÖZDARENDELİ
Teaching assitant(s)	Asst. Prof. Dr. Nurettin ÇANAKOĞLU
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Course objective	Using of methods such as neutralisation,agar gel presipitation, complement fixation, fluoresecense antibody, and immunoperoxidase to determine serotypes and variants of viruses
Course description	A doctorate degree to give information about using of methods such as neutralisation,agar gel presipitation, complement fixation, fluoresecense antibody, and immunoperoxidase to determine serotypes and variants of viruses

Course contents

1	Serology Serology (Demo)
2	Common use of serology Common use of serology (Demo)
3	Neutralization assay Applications of Neutralization assay
4	Neutralization assay Applications of Neutralization assay
5	Neutralization assay Applications of Neutralization assay
6	Agar gel immunprecipitation assay Agar gel immunprecipitation assay (Demo)
7	Western Blotting Applications of Western Blotting
8	Plaque reduction assay Application of Plaque reduction assay
9	Plaque reduction assay Application of Plaque reduction assay
10	Southern Blotting Southern Blotting (Demo)
11	Northern Blotting Northern Blotting (Demo)
12	Immun peroxidase assay Application of Immun peroxidase assay
13	Flourescent Antibody method Application of Flourescent Antibody method
14	Flourescent Antibody method Application of Flourescent Antibody method
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Giving information about assays, common use of serological methods
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*Contribution level of the course unit to the key learning outcomes

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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	3	42
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	2	28
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	3	12	36
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	15	15
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	14	1	14
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	2	20	40
Total work load			194
ECTS			8.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	50
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		50
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		50
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		50
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Medikal Viroloji – Prof. Dr. M. Ziya DOYMAZ
Additional references	Virology Methods Manual – Brian W. J. Mahy

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