BYL663 - BIOLOGICAL FEATURES of PARASITES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOLOGICAL FEATURES of PARASITES | BYL663 | 1st Semester | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Prequisites | - | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Demonstration Experiment | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Aslı Özkırım | |||||
| Course objective | To teach the biological, morphological aspects and pathogenic effects of the parasitic protozoon which have medical importance | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Biological aspects of protozoa which have medical importance and the latest literature about them | |||||
| References | Roberts LS, Janovy Jr J. Fondations of Parasitology, 6th ed., W.C Brown/McGraw Hill Publishers, Chicago, 1999. Çetin, ET., Anğ, Ö,. Töreci, K; Tıbbi Parazitoloji : Protozoonlar , Helmintler, Artropotlar İstanbul Tıp Fak yay., 1995, Korkmaz, M., Ülgen, Z.O., Parazitolojide Laboratuvar, Türkiye Parazitoloji Derneği yayın no:3, 2011 | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Protozoons and common features (T) Introduction (P) |
| Week 2 | Entamoeba histolytica and the other amoebas(T) Entamoeba histolytica and E. coli (P) |
| Week 3 | Giardia and the other digestive system flagellas(T) Trophozoit and cyst forms of Giardia lamblia (P) |
| Week 4 | Trichomonas vaginalis and the other Trichomonads(T) Trichomonas vaginalis (P) |
| Week 5 | Leishmania donovani (T) Leishmania donovani (P) |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam I |
| Week 7 | Leishmania tropica and the other Leishmania specie (T) Leishmania tropica (P) |
| Week 8 | African trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease factors(T) Trypanosoma gambiense and T. cruzii (P) |
| Week 9 | Balantidium coli (T) Balantidium coli (P) |
| Week 10 | Ä°sospora and the other Ä°sosporas (T) Ä°sospora belli (P) |
| Week 11 | Toxoplasma gondii (T) Toxoplasma gondii (P) |
| Week 12 | Plasmodiums that causes malaria (T) Plasmodium species (P) |
| Week 13 | Midterm exam II |
| Week 14 | Pneumocystis and Cryptosporidium(T) Pneumocystis and Cryptosporidium (P) |
| Week 15 | Preparing final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 1 | 10 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 10 | 140 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 47 | 59 | 256 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Improves knowledge in proficiency level based on the undergraduate level in biology or different disciplines and analyses by using the statistic methods and interprets them. | X | ||||
| 2. Uses theoretical and practical knowledge obtained from his/her field in proficiency level | X | ||||
| 3. Interprets the knowledge that obtained from his/her field with integrating the acquired knowledge from the other disciplines and comprises new knowledge. | X | ||||
| 4. Sorts out the encountered problems on his/her field by using the investigation methods. | X | ||||
| 5. Applies his/her results to field by using scientific methods. | X | ||||
| 6. Conducts a study which requires specialization in his/her field independently | X | ||||
| 7. Improves new strategies to solve encountered and unpredictable complex problems in his/her field by taking responsibility | X | ||||
| 8. Evaluates the proficiency level knowledge and skills in his/her field in a critical approach and processes his/her learning. | X | ||||
| 9. Uses informatics and communication technologies with the computer software required in his/her field | X | ||||
| 10. Has the ability of minding social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the levels of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the data in his/her field. | X | ||||
| 11. Evaluates the important people, events and cases by minding the results, which take in part in the improvement of his/her field. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest