COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MODULE 4: HAMSTER

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LHB 5015 MODULE 4: HAMSTER COMPULSORY 1 0 0 3

Offered By

Laboratory Animal Science

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OSMAN YILMAZ

Offered to

Laboratory Animal Science

Course Objective

By this course it is aimed to gain the students information about morphology, biology, physiology, genetics, biochemistry, basic anesthesia and surgical rules, necropsy and animal disposal rules of hamster.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand general characteristics of hamster
2   To be able to assimilate basic information about breeding and breeding techniques, nutrition and housing of hamster,
3   To be able to use this information that assimilated in planning and practicing basic researches.
4   To be able to understand how to use gained information to reach new information sources
5   To be able to perceive anesthesia and surgical practices within basic laboratory principles
6   To be able to express the information gained clearly in scientific environment.
7   To be able to use his/her basic knowledge and skills in different laboratory animal facilities
8   To be able to integrate occupational ethics concept with this course

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General introduction of hamster
2 Morphological, biological, phisiological and biochemica characteristics of hamster MIDTERM EXAM
3 Basic anesthesia and surgical practices in experimental hamster studies Hamster in biomedical studies. Experimental hamset models FINAL

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Reference:
Principles of laboratory animal science: a contribution to the humane use and care of animals and to the quality of experimental results. L. F. M. van Zutphen, Vera Baumans, Anton C. Beynen.

Supplementary References:
1. NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS, Companion Guide to Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats, 1991, Washington, ISBN: 0-309-58270-9, 108 sayfa / http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1540.html
2. NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS, Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats, 1991, Washington, ISBN: 0-309-58270-9, 415sayfa / http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1429.html
3. NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS, Guidance for the Description of Animal Research in Scientific Publications, 2011, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research; National Research Council, Washington, ISBN : 978-0-309-21951-8, http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php record_id=13241
4. Yücel O., Genç O., Küçük Deney Hayvanlarından: Rat, Journal Of Clinical and Analytical Medicine Kitap Serisi, www.jcam.com.tr

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentations
2. Topic research, interactive discussion and commenting
3. Homework preparation
4. Evaluation of information

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.60 +ASG * 0.10+ FIN* 0.30
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.60 +ASG * 0.10+ RST* 0.30


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

- It is evaluated if theoretical presentations and interactive discussions were understood or not by midterm and final exam
- Reaching to new information, synthesis of gained information and explaining clearly is evaluated by homework preparation and presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

osman.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr, 0 232 412 4651

Office Hours

Work hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 5 4 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 5 4 20
Preparing assignments 1 2 2
Preparing presentations 1 18 18
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.14
LO.24444
LO.344
LO.4444
LO.5
LO.644444
LO.744
LO.84

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