GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Medical entomology/MİK-6010
Course Title: Medical entomology
Credits 1 ECTS 6
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
To classify arthropods
To be able to tell general characteristics of arthropods
To inform about artropod habitats
To be able to tell external and internal morphology of insects
To explain insect development and life cycles
To be able to tell insect behavior and activity
To be able to say defenses mechanisms in insect
To be able to tell arthropod borned diseases
To explain defenses mechanisms of arthropods
To inform about chemicals and microbials used in vector control
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction of medical entomology
2. Week  Classification of arthropods
3. Week  Common identification characteristics of arthropods
4. Week  External and internal morphology of insects
5. Week  Insect development and life histories
6. Week  Effects of environmental factors on insect development
7. Week  Visa
8. Week  Insect behavior and activity
9. Week  Defense mechanisms in insect
10. Week  The role of arthropods in human health
11. Week  Arthropod borned diseases
12. Week  Chemicals and microbials used in vector control
13. Week  General control methods of arthropods
14. Week  Arthropod habitats
15. Week  x
16. Week  x
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
60
 Assignment
2
30
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
1
10
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
1
14
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
14
1
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
1
14
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
14
2
28
 Presentation
14
1
14
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
14
2
28
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
2
28
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
140
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5.6
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
6
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4X
5X
6X
7
8X
9X
10X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc.Prof.Funda DOGRUMAN-AL)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (www.gazi.edu.tr/~funda)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (alfunda@gazi.edu.tr , alfunda@yahoo.com)