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
HIV AND AIDS	Third cycle	EBK 601		1	8.00	8.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	No
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	PROF. DR. ILHAN DEMİRHAN
Lecturer(s)	PROF. DR. ILHAN DEMİRHAN
Teaching assitant(s)	None
Mode of delivery	Theoretical
Course objective	The aim of the course is to give information on the HIV and AIDS
Course description	Retroviruses, Lentiviruses, The structure of the HIV and Patological effects, infection of the cells and cell receptors that the virus uses, the integration of the HIV genome to the cell genome, proliferation of the virus, the functions of the genes regulators of the viruses, HIV groups and subtypes, therapy methods, vaccine developing studies and the difficulties.

Course contents

1	Viruses
2	Retroviruses
3	Lentiviruses
4	The structure of the HIV
5	Pathological effects of the HIV
6	The infection of the cells and the receptors that the viruse uses.
7	The integration of the HIV genomes to the cell genomes
8	Proliferation of the viruse
9	Regulator proteins
10	Presentation of a recent paper
11	The functions of the genes regulators of the viruses
12	HIV groups and subtypes
13	Therapy methods
14	Vaccine developing studies and the difficulties
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	HIV structure, pathological effects of HIV, and therapy 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	3	42
Homework	5	5	25
Presentation / seminar	5	10	50
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	15	15
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	20	20
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			198
ECTS			8.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Homework	1	20
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Following the recent papers from SCI
Additional references

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