EAT794 - TOXICOLOGY and DISASTERS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOXICOLOGY and DISASTERS | EAT794 | Any Semester/Year | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Terken Baydar, Prof.Dr.Aylin Gürbay | |||||
| Course objective | Definiton of disaster and its risk factors and classification; evaluation of the effects of disaster on health and environment from a toxicological aspect; quantitative and qualitative analysis of disaster factors and biomarker usage for determination of these factors; toxicological assessment of important disaster cases in Turkey and in the world. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Prediction of natural and human-based disaster conditions, toxicological assessment of effects of disaster factors on environmental and human health considering exposure dose or exposure level or exposed group, to give information about treatment approaches and usage of biomarkers theoretically; teaching qualitative and quantitative analysis with diagnostic purposes theoretically/practically. Special events from our country and the world will be analysed, emphasizing the risk map built upon data present in our country, possibility of preventive actions of similar potential disaster situations or minimizing their effects will be discussed under toxicology principals. | |||||
| References | 1. Klaassen, C.D., Cassarett&Doull?s Toxicology, The Basic Science of Poisons, McGraw Hill, New York, 2001. 2. Ballantyne, B., Marrs, T.C., Syversen, T., General and Applied Toxicology, Macmillan Reference Ltd., London, 2000 3. Hayes, A.W., Principles and Methods of Toxicology, Taylor and Francis, Ann Arbor, 2001 | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Definition of disaster and its classification |
| Week 2 | Definition of hazard and risk; examining the relationship between them in terms of disaster |
| Week 3 | Risk assessment and risk management in disasters |
| Week 4 | Defining the factors causing disasters |
| Week 5 | Evaluation of the effects of factors causing disasters on biological system and the environment from a toxicological perspective. |
| Week 6 | Treatment approaches of factors causing disasters (antidotal treatment) |
| Week 7 | Treatment approaches of factors causing disasters (antidotal treatment) |
| Week 8 | Qualitative, quantitative or semiquantitative analysis of factors of disaster |
| Week 9 | Sensitive and easy to apply biomarkers that can be used in determination of disaster factor(s) |
| Week 10 | Creation of disaster risk map built upon data present in Turkey |
| Week 11 | Toxicological problems in disaster cases occured in Turkey, neglected precautions, suggestions, solution approaches |
| Week 12 | Toxicological problems in disaster cases occured in Turkey, neglected precautions, suggestions, solution approaches |
| Week 13 | Toxicological problems in disaster cases occured in the world, neglected precautions, suggestions, solution approaches |
| Week 14 | Toxicological problems in disaster cases occured in the world, neglected precautions, suggestions, solution approaches |
| Week 15 | Preparation for Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 50 |
| Final exam | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 50 | 100 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 31 | 95 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. They have advanced and updated knowledge about the possible toxic effects of chemical, physical and biological agents. | X | ||||
| 2. They have strong information on different fields of toxicology and can integrate with different science disciplines with systematic approach. | X | ||||
| 3. They can conduct studies according to ethical principles, independently plan and carry out a project in the field of toxicology, perform advanced toxicological analyses with many different analytical techniques and evaluate the results with appropriate statistical analyses. | X | ||||
| 4. They can efficiently communicate with professional toxicologists; carry out teamwork and collaborate with national and international scientists. | X | ||||
| 5. They know different information technologies and can perform toxicoinformatic studies. | X | ||||
| 6. They can evaluate and interpret the information obtained from these analyses, elucidate different molecular pathways, discuss the results and present them in national and/or international meetings along with publishing their data in high impact journals. | X | ||||
| 7. They have information on the effects of toxic agents and pharmaceuticals in susceptible populations and different pathological conditions and on the diagnosis and the treatment of intoxications. | X | ||||
| 8. They are knowledgeable about evaluating the effects of environmental pollutants and toxic substances, nutritional and herbal supplements and food on public health and informing the public as well as the regulatory authorities about this issue. | X | ||||
| 9. They can contribute to the risk assessment and strategic decision-making processes and find the solutions for the toxicological problems encountered in daily life. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest