Course Name | Drugs and Society |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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GEET 203 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Service Course | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This course is designed to provide an introduction to pharmacology, drug use and abuse. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | The course covers history and principles of pharmacology, drug use and abuse in modern society\n \nThe course covers history and principles of pharmacology, drug use and abuse in modern society. |
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Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction to Pharmacology, History of Drugs and Major Milestones in Pharmacology | Susan M. Turley, Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 2015; Heinz Lüllmann, Klaus Mohr, Color Atlas of Pharmacology, 2005 |
2 | Drug Development: from Synthesis to Marketing | Susan M. Turley, Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 2015; Heinz Lüllmann, Klaus Mohr, Color Atlas of Pharmacology, 2005 |
3 | Drug Forms, Drug Administration | Susan M. Turley, Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 2015; Heinz Lüllmann, Klaus Mohr, Color Atlas of Pharmacology, 2005 |
4 | A Drug’s Life in The Body: Introduction to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics | Susan M. Turley, Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 2015; Heinz Lüllmann, Klaus Mohr, Color Atlas of Pharmacology, 2005 |
5 | Drug Effects | Susan M. Turley, Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 2015; Heinz Lüllmann, Klaus Mohr, Color Atlas of Pharmacology, 2005 |
6 | Drug Use in Special Patient Groups: Children, Older Adults and Pregnant Women | Christof Schaefer Paul W.J. Peters Richard K Miller, Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation, 2014 |
7 | Midterm | |
8 | Irrational Drug Use, Over The Counter Drugs and Herbal Supplements | Drugs and Society, Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Annette E. Fleckenstein, 2015 |
9 | Drug Use and Abuse: Most Commonly Abused Drugs | Drugs and Society, Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Annette E. Fleckenstein, 2015 |
10 | Tobacco and Alcohol: Pharmacological and Behavioral Effects | Drugs and Society, Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Annette E. Fleckenstein, 2015 |
11 | Narcotics, Stimulants and Central Nervous System Depressants | Drugs and Society, Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Annette E. Fleckenstein, 2015 |
12 | Hallucinogens and Marijuana | Drugs and Society, Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Annette E. Fleckenstein, 2015 |
13 | Student Presentations | |
14 | Student Presentations | |
15 | Student Presentations | |
16 | Final exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Susan M. Turley, Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 2015; Heinz Lüllmann, Klaus Mohr, Color Atlas of Pharmacology, 2005 Drugs and Society, Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Annette E. Fleckenstein, 2015 |
Suggested Readings/Materials | For further reading: Basic and clinical pharmacology, 13th Edt. Bertram G. Katzung and Anthony J. Trevor, McGraw Hill 2015. (Available at the IUE Libray as hard copy) |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 16 | 5 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 2 | 20 |
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 5 |
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 30 |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 4 | 60 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 2 | 30 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 2 | 4 | |
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 5 | |
Project | |||
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Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 10 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 19 | |
Total | 120 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to have fundamental knowledge about narrative forms in cinema, digital and interactive media, and the foundational concepts relevant to these forms. | |||||
2 | To be able to create narratives based on creative and critical thinking skills, by using the forms and tools of expression specific to cinema and digital media arts. | |||||
3 | To be able to use the technical equipment and software required for becoming a specialist/expert in cinema and digital media. | |||||
4 | To be able to perform skills such as scriptwriting, production planning, use of the camera, sound recording, lighting and editing, at the basic level necessary for pre-production, production and post-production phases of an audio-visual work; and to perform at least one of them at an advanced level. | |||||
5 | To be able to discuss how meaning is made in cinema and digital media; how economy, politics and culture affect regimes of representation; and how processes of production, consumption, distribution and meaning-making shape narratives. | |||||
6 | To be able to perform the special technical and aesthetic skills at the basic level necessary to create digital media narratives in the fields of interactive film, video installation, experimental cinema and virtual reality. | |||||
7 | To be able to critically analyze a film or digital media artwork from technical, intellectual and artistic perspectives. | |||||
8 | To be able to participate in the production of a film or digital media artwork as a member or leader of a team, following the principles of work safety and norms of ethical behavior. | |||||
9 | To be able to stay informed about global scientific, social, economic, cultural, political, institutional and industrial developments. | |||||
10 | To be able to develop solutions to legal, scientific and professional problems surrounding the field of cinema and digital media. | |||||
11 | To be able to use a foreign language to communicate with colleagues and collect data in the field of cinema and digital media. ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
12 | To be able to use a second foreign language at the medium level. | |||||
13 | To be able to connect the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to the field of expertise. |
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