COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MARINE POLLUTION INDICATOR AND PATHOGEN MICROORGANISMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CDK 5033 MARINE POLLUTION INDICATOR AND PATHOGEN MICROORGANISMS ELECTIVE 2 1 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ASLI KAÇAR

Offered to

MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
MARINE LIVING RESOURCES

Course Objective

This course is focused on general properties of fecal indicator and pathogen bacteria, their effects on marine ecosystem and human health, legislation, regulation and standards, reference methods for indicator and pathogen bacteria in the marine environment

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn the general properties of fecal indicator and pathogen bacteria
2   To have knowlege of regulation and standards related to indicators and pathogens
3   To understand the methods of enumeration and detection of indicator and pathogen bacteria
4   To define the seawater-borne microbial diseases
5   To learn the microbial pathogens removal from wastewater and microbial response to disinfectants

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Fecal Origin Microorganisms in the Marine Environment; Bacteria, Protozoa, Viruses
2 Fecal Indicator Bacteria; Intestinal Enterococci, Escherichia coli, Total coliform
3 Fecal Pathogen Bacteria; Salmonella sp., Vibrio cholera, Shigella sp.
4 Fecal Protozoa and Viruses
5 Seawater Legislation, Regulation and Standards Related to Indicators and Pathogens
6 Cultural Methods of Enumeration and Detection of Indicator and Pathogen Bacteria
7 Rapid Molecular Methods of Indicator and Pathogen Bacteria
8 Article Discussion
9 Seawater-Borne Microbial Diseases
10 Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
11 Microbial Pathogens Removal from Wastewater
12 Microbial Response to Disinfectants
13 Regulation Discussion
14 Regulation Discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

1. The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology, 2003 Edited by Duncan Mara and Nigel Horan, Academic Press, London, Great Britain 819s.
2. APHA, (American Public Health Assosiation). 1992 AWWA, WEF, Standart Methods for The Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition, American Public Health Association 1015 fifteenth Street, NW, Washington, D.C., 20005.
3. Committee on Indicators for Waterborne Pathogens, National Research Council. 2004. Indicators of Waterborne Pathogens. The National Academies Pres, Washington, D.C 332 s.
4. Klause Rohde 2005. Marine Parasitology. CABI Publishing Wallingford Oxon OX10 8DE United Kingdom, 565s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend the lecture and take part in the discussion sessions

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 * 0.20 + ASG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.40 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Lectures, Homework (Preparing presentations), Referances search, Preparations before/after weekly lectures, Midterm Exam, Final Exam

Assessment Criteria

Midterm Exam (%20), Homework (Preparing presentations) (%40), Final Exam (%40)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The students have received lectures on the general microbiology

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Aslı KAÇAR
Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology
Tel: 0090 232 2785565/127
Email: asli.kacar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday: 13.30-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Searcing references 5 2 10
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 168

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.12344
LO.24324
LO.322
LO.433
LO.53424