COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES AND SURGERY IN PET ANIMALS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VCR 5006 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES AND SURGERY IN PET ANIMALS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Veterinary Surgery

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KADRI KULUALP

Offered to

Veterinary Surgery

Course Objective

It is aimed to give detailed information about the digestive system diseases of pet animals, their causes, diagnosis, and surgical treatment options.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have detailed knowledge about the anatomy of the digestive system of pet animals.
2   Have detailed knowledge about surgical diseases of the digestive system of pet animals and their causes.
3   Have detailed knowledge about the diagnosis of surgical diseases of the digestive system of pet animals.
4   Creates information and solution proposals on the field.
5   Identifies and uses resources that will increase professional knowledge related to the field.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Anatomy of the digestive system of pet animals
2 Digestive system diseases of pet animals-1
3 Digestive system diseases of pet animals-2
4 Causes of diseases of the digestive system of pet animals
5 Diagnosis of digestive system diseases of pet animals
6 Treatment options for diseases of the digestive system of pet animals
7 Operative treatment of digestive system diseases of pet animals-1
8 Midterm
9 Operative treatment of digestive system diseases of pet animals-2
10 Post operative care of digestive system diseases of pet animals
11 Complications that may develop after treatment of digestive system diseases of pet animals
12 Case reports and case presentations-1
13 Case reports and case presentations-2
14 Homework and presentation discussion
15 General evaluation study of the semester
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Fossum TW (2019). Small Animal Surgery. 5th. Edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, USA
2. Özaydın I (2023). Veterinary General Surgery. Ankara Nobel Medical Book Houses, Ankara, Türkiye.
3. Tobias KM (2010). Manual of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery. First Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, Iowa, USA

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture with visual content,
Case and problem-based teaching and discussion

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 and presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It will be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kadri.kulualp@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 10:00-12:00

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
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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