1	Course Title:	STEM CELL BIOLOGY
2	Course Code:	BIO5208
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	Students should have basic knowledge of the cellular biology.
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Tolga Çavaş
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Stem cells are found in most, if not all, multi-cellular organisms and differentiating into a diverse range of specialized cell types. They are characterized by the ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell division The aim of this course is to provide the students knowledge of stem cell biology and recent applications of stem cells, at graduate level.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To gain information about advanced cellular biology.; 2 To appreciate how cell and organ culture is used experimentally for stem cell and tissue engineering research.; 3 To understand how stem cells from embryonic and mature organisms are identified. ; 4 To learn about how stem cells are currently being used in the clinics; 5 To be informed about the aspects of stem cell behaviour; 6 To understand ethical issues regarding the stem cell research.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to stem cell biology
2	Potency
3	Stem cell niches
4	Embryonic stem cells
5	Adult stem cells
6	Tissue and organ development
7	Characterisation of stem cells
8	Genomic repogramming of stem cells
9	Microarray analysis of stem cells
10	Hematopoetic stem cells
11	Cord blood stem cells
12	Cancer stem cells
13	Stem cell therapy
14	Ethical conciderations

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. R. Lanza, J. Gearhart, B. Hogan, D. Melton, R. Pederson, E.D. Thomas, J.Thomson, I. Wilmut. Essentials of Stem Cell Biology. Academic Press.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	20
Final Exam	1	50
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	4	20	80
Homeworks, Performances	1	80	80
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	18	18
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	20	20
Total WorkLoad			240
Total workload/ 30 hr			8
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 LO1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 LO3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 LO5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High