| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
| After completion of this course, students will 1) know the current theories accounting for the interactions of nervous and immune systems during development, homeostasis, and response to injuries, and 2) gain a comprehensive understanding of neuroinflammatory processes in modulating CNS function. |
| 1.The knowledge of basic science and basic life science |
| 5.The investigations of organismal mechanisms |
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| Written Presentation |
| Attendance |
| Oral Presentation |
| Quiz |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Course introduction |
| Week 2 |
The Nervous System：Neurons, Glia Cells and Neurotransmitters |
| Week 3 |
The Brain Immune system: Chemistry and Biology of the Signal Molecules |
| Week 4 |
Effects of the Immune System on Brain Neurochemistry |
| Week 5 |
Regulation of the Inflammatory Response in Brain |
| Week 6 |
Role of Glia in CNS inflammation (I) |
| Week 7 |
Role of Glia in CNS inflammation (II) |
| Week 8 |
Microglia and Neurodegeneration |
| Week 9 |
Platform presentation |
| Week 10 |
Platform presentation |
| Week 11 |
Neuroinflammation and gut-brain axis |
| Week 12 |
The Inflammatory Component of Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| Week 13 |
Neuroinflammatory responses in neurological diseases (I) |
| Week 14 |
Neuroinflammatory responses in neurological diseases (II) |
| Week 15 |
Neuroinflammatory responses in neurological diseases (III) |
| Week 16 |
Final exam |
| Week 17 |
Self-directed learning (Review of course content and write a brief report) |
| Week 18 |
Self-directed learning (Review of course content and write a brief report) |
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| Evaluation |
Homework (30%)
Final exam (30%)
Paper presentation (30%)
Course participation (10%) |
| Textbook & other References |
-Neuron-Glia Interaction in Neuroinflammation/edited by Akio Suzumura and Kazuhiro Ikenaka
-Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology / edited by Armen Galoyan and Hugo Besedovsky
-Neuroimmunology in clinical practice / edited by Bernadette Kalman and Thomas H. Brannagan III
-Neuroinflammation / edited by Alireza Minagar
-Most recent 5-year research and review articles in the field of neuroinflammation/neuroimmunology |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
| iLearning |
| Office Hours |
| 與授課教師預約 |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL) |
| 03.Good Health and Well-Being 04.Quality Education | include experience courses：N |
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