GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Special topics in parasitology/MİK-5060
Course Title: Special topics in parasitology
Credits 2 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 be able to tell general caharacteristics of helminths and protozoan
To inform about vaccine studies in parasitology
To explain culture methods of protozoan
To explain culture methods of helminths
To describe methods that obtaining from parasite antigens
To explain maggot therapy
To be able to tell molecular tests usage in parasitology
To explain genomics studies in parasitology
To explain proteomics studies in parasitology
To inform about new treatment choices for parasite infectious
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  General characteristics and classification of parasites
2. Week  General characteristics of helminths
3. Week  General characteristics of protozoan
4. Week  Vaccine studies in protozoan
5. Week  Vaccine studies in nematodes
6. Week  Vaccine studies in cestodes
7. Week  Vaccine studies in trematodes
8. Week  Culture of protozoan and helminth
9. Week  Visa
10. Week  obtain of parasite antigens
11. Week  Maggot therapy
12. Week  Molecular methods in parasitology
13. Week  Genomics and proteomics in parasitology Hygien hypotesis
14. Week  Hygiene hypothesis
15. Week  x
16. Week  x
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
60
 Assignment
2
40
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 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
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
14
3
42
 Presentation
14
2
28
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
14
1
14
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
1
14
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
154
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
6.16
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
6
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4X
5
6
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)