COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEROLOLGICAL DIAGNOSTIC IN PARASITOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERS 5012 SEROLOLGICAL DIAGNOSTIC IN PARASITOLOGY ELECTIVE 1 4 0 7

Offered By

Medical Parasitology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Medical Parasitology

Course Objective

Learning technival materials and devices related to serological diagnosis in parasitology and serological methods

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define, describe and apply serological tests
2   Define biosafety in laboratory and associate with laboratory practise
3   List and prepare solutions and materials used in serological tests
4   Prepare antigens used in serological tests
5   List and apply rapid diagnostic tests
6   List prefered serological tests in certain parasitosis and associate with diagnostic criteria
7   Outline electrophoresis and western blotting
8   Define serological tests specific to certain parasitosis (Dye test, avidity test etc.)

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Technical devices in using serological tests and their properties
2 Biosafety in laboratories
3 State and prepare solutions and materials used in serological tests
4 Prepare antigens used in serological tests
5 Aglutination (HA, IHA) methods
6 Properties of fluoresance microscope and fluoresance stains
7 Immunofluoresance methods
8 Conventional ELISA methods
9 Special ELISA methods
10 Electrophoresis and immundiffusion methods
11 Immunochromatographic methods (Rapid diagnosis tests)
12 SDS-Page and western-blot methods
13 Other serological methods(Dye, avidity, compleman fixation )
14 Serological tests specific to certain parasitosis and criteria of diagnosis

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Parazitolojide Laboratuar, Ed. M. Korkmaz, Ü.Z. Ok, 2010

Supplementary Book(s):
1. Ozcel's Medical Parasite Disease Ed. M. Ali Özcel, 2007
2. Medical and Veterinary Immunparasitology, Ed. M. Ali Özcel, N. Turgay, A. Inci, E. Köroğlu, 2007
3. Diagnostic Medical Parasitology, Ed. Lynne Shore Garcia, 2007
4. Markell And Voge's Medical Parasitology, Ed. William A. Petri, David T. John, 2006
5. Atlas of Human Parasitology, Ed. Lawrence R, 2007

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Learning theoretical lesson and tasks, discussion lectures, preparation presentation

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Mid-term and final term exam will be in classical format and evaluated to 100 points.

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term and final term exam will be in classical format and evaluated to 100 points.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0 232 412 45 44

Office Hours

Wednesday, 13.30 -14.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 17 17
Preparing presentations 1 16 16
Reading 1 5 5
Preparation for tutorial exam 1 10 10
Preparing the laboratory notebook 1 9 9
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1555554
LO.25555544
LO.3555554
LO.4555554
LO.555553454
LO.6555554
LO.7555554
LO.8555554

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