COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SURGICAL APPLICATIONS IN WILD ANIMALS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VCR 5030 SURGICAL APPLICATIONS IN WILD ANIMALS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Veterinary Surgery

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SEMIH ALTAN

Offered to

Veterinary Surgery

Course Objective

It aims to provide knowledge and skills about surgical applications in wild animals.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gains knowledge about surgical diseases in wild animals.
2   Gain knowledge about the treatments of these diseases
3   Applies surgical treatment when faced with these diseases.
4   Creates information and solution proposals on the subject.
5   Makes lectures/presentations and discusses at the level of expertise in professional environments related to his/her field.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Surgical approach in wild animals
2 Surgical problems observed in wild animals
3 Anesthesia approaches in wild animals
4 Diagnosis of surgical problems encountered in predatory birds
5 Management of surgical problems in predatory birds
6 Surgical problems in aquatic wild birds
7 Management of surgical problems in aquatic wild birds
8 Midterm
9 Diagnosis of surgical diseases in wild mammals
10 Management of surgical diseases in wild mammals
11 Surgical complications in wild animals
12 Postoperative care in surgical diseases in wild animals
13 Orthopedic treatment methods in wild animals
14 Soft tissue surgery in wild animals
15 Case examples discussion
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Mullineaux E. Keeble E (2016). BSAVA Manual of Wildlife Casualties. 2nd. Edition, Elsevier, Philedelphia, USA
2. Harrison GJ, Lightfoot TL (2006). Avian Medicine. Volume 1-2, Spix Publishing, Florida, USA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conference type course
Problem/Problem Solving
Problem-based teaching (PBL)

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRF PERFORMANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Case studies, problem-based solutions, homework preparation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It will be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

semih.altan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 11 11
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
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LO.5