Course unit title Level of course unit Course unit code Type of course unit Semester of course unit Local credit ECTS credit Syllabus
PHYSIOLOGY OF HORMONAL CONTROL First cycle VFZ-606 1 4.00 4.00 Print
   
Description of course unit
Prerequisites and course requisities none
Language of instruction turkısh
Coordinator Associate Professor Ebru ÇETİN
Lecturer(s) Professor Nazmi ÇETİN Associate Professor Ebru ÇETİN
Teaching assitant(s) Prof.Dr.Nazmi ÇETİN Doç.Dr.Ebru ÇETİN
Mode of delivery Lectures Plenary presentations interactive CD demostrations
Course objective The purpose of this course is to give students basic knowledge about the physiology of hormonal control.
Course description This course describes the physiology of hormonal control.

Course contents
1 Classification of hormones with chemical structures and effects
2 Regulation of hormone secretion
3 The mechanism of steroid hormones
4 Pituitary hormones, neurohypophysis hormones
5 The anterior pituitary hormones
6 Thyroid gland and it’s hormones
7 Parathyroid hormones, calcitonin, bone tissue and ossification
8 Pancreatic hormones
9 Adrenal gland hormones, hormones of adrenal cortex and adrenal medulla
10 Effects of epinephrine and norepinephrine
11 Effects of the pineal gland and melatonin
12 Sex hormones
13 Prostaglandins and thymus gland
14 Examintaion of interaction between hormones generally
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
1 To be able to classify according to their chemical structure Hormones
2 To be able to classify the effects of hormones
3 To be able to be able to understand the hormone secretion
4 To be able to understand the effects of hormones
5 To be able to be able to understand the hormone secretion
6 To be able to understand the effects of hormones
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*Contribution level of the course unit to the key learning outcomes
1 Have the ability to apply knowledge of mathematics and science to the engineering problems.
2 Have the ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.
3 Have the ability to design a system, component or a process.
4 Have the ability to use the techniques and tools for the engineering applications.
5 Have the ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret the results.
6 Have the ability to work as a part of a team.
7 Have the ability to work as an individual.
8 Have the ability to communicate by using oral and written methods.
9 Have the ability to recognize the need of and also get motivated in life-long learning.
10 Have the ability to recognize the need of and also get motivated in life-long learning.
11 Have skills about management subjects as leadership, organization, time and risk management, quality awareness, productivity, etc.
12 Have the ability to use the time in the best effective way.
13 Have the ability to find non-traditional solutions to the problems.
14 Have skills about management, professional self-confidence and taking initiatives.
15 Have the awareness of protecting the national benefits when searching solutions of problems.
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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 2 28
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class) 14 3 42
Homework 1 10 10
Presentation / seminar 0 0 0
Quiz 0 0 0
Preparation for midterm exams 1 10 10
Midterm exams 1 1 1
Project (term paper) 0 0 0
Laboratuar 0 0 0
Field study 0 0 0
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final exam 1 1 1
Research 0 0 0
Total work load     102
ECTS     4.00

Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation during semester Quantity Percentage
Midterm exam 1 40
Quiz 0 0
Homework 0 0
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 1. Noyan, A., 2003: Yaşamda ve hekimlikte fizyoloji. Meteksan, Ankara 2. 4.Dukes Veteriner Fizyoloji (Çeviri) 12.baskı, Editör: William O Reece, 2004. Medipres, Malatya
Additional references 1. Yılmaz, B.,2000: Fizyoloji. İkinci baskı, Feryal Matbaacılık, Ankara 2. Noyan, A., 2003: Yaşamda ve hekimlikte fizyoloji. Meteksan, Ankara 3. Cunningham, J.G., 2002: Textbook of veterinary physiology.Elsevier, USA. 4. Reece, W.O., 1997: Physiology of demestic animals. Williams and Wilkins, USA 5.Dukes Veteriner Fizyoloji (Çeviri) 12.baskı, Editör: William O Reece, 2004. Medipres, Malatya

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