COURSE SYLLABUS

FISH PARASITOLOGY

1	Course Title:	FISH PARASITOLOGY
2	Course Code:	BIO 5511
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. F.NACI ALTUNEL
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. F. Naci ALTUNEL altunel@uludag.edu.tr 0224 2941784 Uludağ Üniversitesi, Fen – Edebiyat Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, 16059, Nilüfer-Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	It is aimed that the important helminth, protozoon and Arthropod species of fishes, the infection of diseases originated these species, the diagnosis, the protection and the importance in terms of public health.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	They have knowledge of parasitism, ectoparasite and endoparasite concepts.;
2	They have knowledge about life style of parasites and their intermediate hosts, methods which are used identification.;
3	They know formation mechanism of illnesses by parasite on fishes.;
4	They have knowledge of methods which are used parasite identification (ecto and endo methods).;
5	They have knowledge of important ecto and endo fish parasites, identification parasitic disease and disease diagnosis, treatment and the protection. ;
6	They learn identification of some protozoon parasite species on fishes with parasitic characteristics, the diagnosis, the protection and the importance in terms of human health.;
7	They learn identification of some Helminth parasite species on fishes with parasitic characteristics, the diagnosis, the protection and the importance in terms of human health.;
8	They learn identification of some Arthropod parasite species on fishes with parasitic characteristics, the diagnosis, the protection and the importance in terms of human health.;
9	They have knowledge about life style of parasites and their effects on fishes.;
10	They have knowledge about the parasites which have medical importance.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The students learn style of the course programme. The students are iluminated about final exam.
2	Explaining the parasitism, ectoparasite and endoparasite concepts.
3	Life styles of parasites and their intermediate hosts, methods which are used identification.
4	Effects of parasites on fihes, mechanism of illnesses by parasite on fishes, methods which are used.
5	Explaining the methods which are used parasite identification (ecto and endo methods).
6	Explaining the important ecto and endo parasites.
7	Explaining the some protozoon parasite species on fishes with parasitic characteristics, the diagnosis, the protection and the importance in terms of human health.
8	Explaining the some protozoon parasite species on fishes with parasitic characteristics, the diagnosis, the protection and the importance in terms of human health.
9	Explaining the some parasite species belonging to phylum Plathelminthes on fishes with parasitic characteristics, the diagnosis, the protection and the importance in terms of human health.
10	Explaining the some parasite species belonging to phylum Nemathelminthes on fishes with parasitic characteristics, the diagnosis, the protection and the importance in terms of human health.
11	Explaining the some parasite species belonging to phylum Arthropoda on fishes with parasitic characteristics, the diagnosis, the protection and the importance in terms of human health
12	Individual and evolutive effects of parasitism on fishes.
13	The medically important parasites.
14	Explaining the protection and the treatment of fish parasites.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1-Olsen W. O.,1974. Animal Parasites Their Life Cycles and Ecology.Dover Publications, Inc., New York. 2- Harris C. L. 1992. Concepts in Zoology. Harper Collins Publishers. New York. 3-Hoffman G. L., Meyer F. P., 1974. T. F. H. Publications, Inc. England. 4-Dogiel V. A., Petrushevski G. K. And Polyanski Yu. L.1970. Parasitology of Fishes. T. F. H. Publications, England. 5-Kabata Z., 1970. Diseases of Fishes. T. F. H. Publications, England.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	4	56
Homeworks, Performances	0	16	80
Projects	3	10	30
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	32	32
Total WorkLoad			240
Total workload/ 30 hr			8
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9
LO1	4	1	4	5	3	5	4	5	3
LO2	3	2	4	5	3	5	4	5	4
LO3	5	1	4	5	2	5	4	4	3
LO4	4	3	5	5	3	4	4	4	4
LO5	5	1	5	5	3	5	4	4	3
LO6	5	2	5	5	3	5	4	5	5
LO7	4	3	4	5	3	5	4	5	5
LO8	5	3	4	5	3	4	4	5	4
LO9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LO10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High