COURSE SYLLABUS

BASIC IMMUNOLOGY

1	Course Title:	BASIC IMMUNOLOGY
2	Course Code:	TKB5003
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	1
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	NONE
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. BARBAROS ORAL
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof.Dr. Güher Göral, Doç. Dr. Ferah Budak
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, İmmünoloji Bilim Dalı, 16059, Nilüfer, BURSA E-posta: oralb@uludag.edu.tr Tel: 2954114
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	This course is aimed to provide the student to comprehend basic features of immune functions and regulation and immunopathogenesis of diseases.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To understand the general aspects of immune system ;
2	To be informed of names and functions of tissues and cells of immune system;
3	To comprehend mechanisms of innate and adaptive immune system ;
4	To acquire knowledge about immunopathogenesis for evaluating some clinical events;
5	To gain some basic immunological information which provide aid for performing and evaluating some laboratory tests ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to the immune system	Laboratory regulations: Laboratory requisites and equipments
2	Cells and tissues of the innate immunity	Admisson, preparation and storage of Laboratory samples
3	Cells and tissues of the adaptive immunity	Slide agglutination and floculation tests
4	Innate Immune System	Tube aglutination tests
5	Antigens and Antibodies	Indirect Hemagglutination (IHA) Tests
6	MHC and antigen presentation	Complement fixation tests
7	T and B cell development	Evaluation of serological tests
8	T and B cell activation	Nephelometric tests
9	Cytokines	ELISA tests
10	Cellular immune responses	Fluorescent microcope and its usage
11	Humoral Immune reponses and Complement System	Autoantibody tests
12	Immunological tolerance mechanisms	PCR Testleri
13	Hypersensitivity reactions	Flow cytometer (FC) and gating techniques
14	Principles of laboratory techniques frequently used in immunology	Tests performed by FC

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Abbas A.K., Lichtman A.H., Pillai S.”Cellular and Molecular Immunology”, Saunders Elsevier, 6th edition (2007). 2. Rich R.R., Fleisher T.A., Shearer W.T., Kotzin B.L., Schroeder Jr H.W., “Clinical Immunology: Principles and Practice”, Mosby International Ltd., 3rd edition (2008).
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	5	50
Final Exam	1	50
Total	6	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
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High