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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TLT 1144 PARASITOLOGY COMPULSORY 1 1 0 2

Offered By

Medical Laboratory Techniques

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TONAY INCEBOZ

Offered to

Medical Laboratory Techniques

Course Objective

Parasitology lectures; structures of human parasitic protozoa, helminths, insects and mites, physiopathology of these diseases, aimed to give theoretical knowledge and skills with presentations and applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   General parasitology and introduction to parasitology
2   General characteristics of protozoa
3   Gastrointestinal protozoa and Trichomonas vaginalis
4   Blood and tissue protozoa
5   Plasmodium species
6   Toxoplasma gondii and Pneumocystis jirovecii
7   General characteristics of nematodes and gastrointestinal nematode infections
8   General features of tissue nematode infections
9   Cestodes and general features of cestode infections
10   Trematodes and general features of trematode infections
11   Insects as vector/cause of human infections
12   Acarinas as vector/cause of human infections

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General parasitology and introduction to parasitology
2 General characteristics of protozoa
3 Gastrointestinal protozoa and Trichomonas vaginalis
4 Blood and tissue protozoa
5 Plasmodium species
6 Toxoplasma gondii and Pneumocystis jirovecii
7 General characteristics of nematodes and gastrointestinal nematode infections
8 General features of tissue nematode infections
9 Cestodes and general features of cestode infections
10 Trematodes and general features of trematode infections
11 Insects as vector/cause of human infections
12 Acarinas as vector/cause of human infections

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Özcel'in Tıbbi Parazit Hastalıkları Ed. M. Ali Özcel, 2007
2.Parazitolojide Laboratuar, Ed. M. Korkmaz, Ü.Z. Ok, 2010
3.Temel Tıbbi Parazitoloji, Ö. Miman, G. Saygı, 2017
4.Hemşireler için Mikrobiyoloji. Ed. Mustafa Altındiş, 2010
5.Tıbbi mikrobiyoloji Laboratuvar Kitabı. Ed. Mustafa Altındiş, 2013

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, parasitological examination methods, microscopic slides and specimens

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 AR ArasınavTeo
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE AR * 0.80 + UYG * 0.20
4 FINT FINAL EXAM (THEORY)
5 FINP FINAL EXAM (PRACTICE)
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE FNT * 0.80 + FNU * 0.20
7 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VOR * 0.50 + FN * 0.50
8 RSTT RESIT (THEORY)
9 RSTP RESIT (PRACTICE)
10 RST RESIT BTT * 0.80 + BTU * 0.20
11 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VOR * 0.50 + BUT * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

-Written examination
-Practice exam

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-mail: songul.bdelibas@deu.edu.tr
call number: 412 45 44

Office Hours

optional

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 1 13
Tutorials 13 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 53

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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