GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY/5431325
Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
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 learn basic principles of environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, and be able to solve sample case studies, to achieve substructure on the way

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The modes of delivery of this course are Face to face and pratical demostrations
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction to environment and toxicology, definitions History of environmental toxicology
2. Week  Environmental pollutants and their effects on the ecosystems
3. Week  Environmental toxicology and risk assessment, toxic dose spectrum
4. Week  Exposure, types of toxic action, biomonitoring and importance
5. Week  Dose-response, toxicity testing, aquatic biomarkers and detoxification mechanisms
6. Week  Introduction to Ecotoxicology
7. Week  Bioassays
8. Week  Absorption, distribution, excretion and accumulation
9. Week  Air toxicology and ways of prevention
10. Week  Persistent organic pollutants and other major pollutant classes
11. Week  Water toxicology and ways of prevention
12. Week  Soil toxicology and ways of prevention
13. Week  Toxicity of endocrine disruptors and biocidal products
14. Week  Microplastics and their environmental toxicity
15. Week  Multidisiplinary approach to environmental protection and determination as to environmental toxicology
16. Week  -
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
2
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
45
3
135
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
15
3
45
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
6
12
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
0
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
192
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.68
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9
10
11
12X
13X
14X
15X
16X
17X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   ( Prof. Dr. A. Çağlan GÜNAL)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/caglangunal)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (caglangunal@gazi.edu.tr)