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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS VET 2010 PARASITOLOGY AND HELMINTOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ENDER DINÇER

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

To teach the general principles of life cycle of helminths and parasites, their diseases, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment methods and protection

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn about parasitic and helminth diseases seen in pets, to learn the ways of diagnosis and treatment.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction, importance of parasitology for human and animal health, parasite types 2 Classification of parasites, parasite-host relationship, life cycle of parasites 3 Transplantation of parasites, transmission and ecology of cysts and eggs 4 Reproductive physiology in parasites and migration period and site selection of parasites in the host 5 Symptoms of parasitic diseases, treatment and prevention, parasitic zoonoses 6 Introduction to helmintology and parasitology, classification 7 General features and systematics of trematodes 8 Examining of Dicrocoelium and Fasciolidae family 9 Investigation of Heterophyidae, Paramphistomidae, Schistosomatidae families 10 Biology of the Strigeidae family 11 General features of sestodes, Diphyllibothridae, Taeniidae, Ascaridae family and Nematodes 12 Biology of Anaplocephalidae, Hymenolepididae, Davaineidae, Dilepididae family 13 Biology of Trichostrongylidae, Filariidae, Setariidae and Onchocercidae families 14 Biology of Trichinella and Dioctophymatidae families

Recomended or Required Reading

Veteriner Parazitoloji, 2015, Prof. Dr. Recep TINAR, Prof. Dr. Şinasi UMUR

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, written, interactive, application

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 and 80% of laboratory practices during the semester belongs to the student.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Virology Kiraz / Izmir Tel: 0 (232) 572 35 30/14514 Email: ender.dincer@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 2 28 Practice (Reflection) 14 2 28 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14 Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7 Preparation for final exam 2 5 10 Midterm 1 1 1 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 89

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 5 5 5 5 5 5 5