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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS VET 3011 ARTHROPODOLOGY COMPULSORY 1 2 0 2

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MELTEM KUMAŞ

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to equip the graduates of the Veterinary Faculty with the knowledge and skills required to identify and treat the arthropod diseases of domestic and wild animals and to take necessary measures to prevent the spread of such diseases; to protect community health through identifying the zoonotic arthropoda and taking necessary precautions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will learn the morphologic features of arthropoda. 2   Students will learn the biologic features of arthropods of domestic and wild animals. 3   Students will be able to make clinical and laboratory diagnosis of arthopod diseases in domestic and wild animals. 4   Students will be able to treat the arthropod diseases of domestic and wild animals. 5   Students will be able to take measures to prevent the spread of arthropod diseases. 6   Students will be able to identify the zoonotic arthropoda and take precautions againsts the spread of the disease.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Relationships between arthropods and their hosts, Immunity to arthropods, External structure of arthropods 2 Internal structure of arthropods 3 Control methods of Parasitic Arthropods 4 Morphological features, life cycles, pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and control methods of Phthiraptera (Lice) order 5 Morphological features, life cycles, pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and control methods of Siphinoptera (fleas) and Heteroptera (Cimicidae, Reduvidae) orders 6 General characteristics of the Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera 7 General Characteristics of Diptera and Cyclorrapha 8 Midterm exam 9 General characteristics of the families Calliphoridae (Phormia, Cordylobia, Cochliomyia) and Sarcophagidae (Wolfahrtia, Sarcophaga) 10 Pathogenesis, treatment, prevention and control methods of myiasis 11 Morphological features, life cycles, pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and control of Oestridae (O.ovis, R.purpureus), Hypodermatidae (H.bovis, H.lineatum, H.diana, P.silenus) and Gasterophilidae families methods 12 General characteristics, protection and control methods of arthropods in Glossinidae, Muscidae, Pupipara, Scorpionidea and Arenea groups 13 Morphological features, life cycles, pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and control methods of arthropods in the astigmata 14 Morphological features, life cycles, pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and control methods of arthropods in the Prostigmata and Mesostigmata

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer, discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The responsibility of continuing to 70% of theoretical courses during the semester belongs to the student.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı,

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 1 14 Tutorials 14 2 28 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 44

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 PO.16 PO.17 PO.18 PO.19 PO.20 LO.1 5 4 4 5 5 5 LO.2 5 4 4 5 5 5 LO.3 5 4 4 5 5 5 LO.4 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.6 5 5 5 5 5 5