Information Package / Course Catalogue
Antiepileptic Drugs
Course Code: VFT687
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

Course Objectives Epilepsy, epilepsy formation and types, causes, diagnosis and characteristics of antiepileptic drugs with the knowledge of their use.

Course Content

Course Content Epilepsy, epilepsy formation and types, causes, diagnosis and the use of antiepileptic drugs and their properties are analyzed.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Epilepsy, seizures, formation and types, causes, diagnosis will have information about.
2.Epileptic seizures have knowledge about the effects of drug regulation
3.Learn about the use of antiepileptic drugs and their properties.
4.To learn knowledge and propose suggestions on the area
5.To find out and use resources about the profession in the area.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 8th Edition, Jim E. Riviere (Editor), Mark G. Papich (Editor), 2009.
2.Modern Pharmacology, 6th Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2004 (Ed. C.R. Craig and R.E. Stitzel)
3.Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2004 (Ed. B. Katzung)
4.Goodman and Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics 11th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2006 (Eds. Brunton, Lazo, Parker, Buxton and Blumenthal)
5.Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, H. Richard ADAMS; Iowa University Press, 1995
6.Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, 3rd Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2005 (Eds. Howard, Mycek, Harvey & Champe)
7.The Veterinary Formulary edited by Yolande Bishop. London Pharmaceutical Press in association with the British Veterinary Association 2001.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Occurrence of epilepsy and epilepsy
Week 2 - Theoretical
Epileptic seizures, nerve conduction
Week 3 - Theoretical
Epileptic seizures, types and effects
Week 4 - Theoretical
The clinical diagnosis of epileptic seizures
Week 5 - Theoretical
Epileptic seizures and the importance of drug regulation
Week 6 - Theoretical
The main effects of the drugs used to epileptic seizures
Week 7 - Theoretical
article debate
Week 8 - Theoretical
(Mid-term exam) Discussion
Week 9 - Theoretical
Antiepileptic drugs and their properties
Week 10 - Theoretical
Antiepileptic drugs and their properties
Week 11 - Theoretical
Antiepileptic drugs and their properties
Week 12 - Theoretical
Article debate
Week 13 - Theoretical
Antiepileptic drugs and their properties
Week 14 - Theoretical
Antiepileptic drugs and their properties
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%5
Verbal Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143156
Assignment55130
Project210122
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
PÇ-16
OÇ-1
4
4
OÇ-2
5
5
4
3
OÇ-3
5
5
4
OÇ-4
5
5
5
4
OÇ-5
5
4
5
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