COURSE SYLLABUS

HELMINTHOLOGY

1	Course Title:	HELMINTHOLOGY
2	Course Code:	BIO5508
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
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:	The general characteristcs, classes, growing, reproduction and classification of phylum Plathelminthes (Turbellaria, Temnocephala, Monogena, Digenea, Cestoderia, Cestoda), Nemathelminthes, Nematomorpha and Acanthocephala.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	The students learn about diagnosis of Helminth parasites.;
2	The students learn methods using for identification of Helminth parasites.;
3	They learn spesific determining methods of parasites belong to different groups.;
4	They learn identification of Plathelminthes and some parasite species belong to phylum: Plathelminthes, morphological, systematical and parasitical characteristics.;
5	They learn identification and general features of Nemathelminthes and some parasite spesies belong to phylum: Nemathelminthes, morphological, systematical and parasitical characteristics. ;
6	They learn identification and general features of Nematomorpha and some parasite spesies belong to phylum: Nematomorpha, morphological, systematical and parasitical characteristics. ;
7	They learn identification and general features of Acanthocephala and some parasite spesies belong to phylum: Acanthocephala, morphological, systematical and parasitical characteristics.;
8	The course descripes relationships between parasite and host;
9	The course classifies parasite species to their life style.;
10	It classifies 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	The diagnosis and preparation of Helminth parasites.
3	Explaining the general characteristics and systematics of the phylum Plathelminthes.
4	Explaining the general characteristics, morphology, life cycles, ecology and systematics of the Classis Turbellaria and Temnocephala.
5	Explaining the general characteristics, morphology, life cycles, ecology and systematics of the Classis Monogenea. Parasitism and life cycles of Dactylogyrus sp., Gyrodactylus sp., Diplozoon sp. and Microcotyle sp.
6	Explaining the general characteristics, morphology, life cycles, ecology and systematics of the Classis Digenea. Parasitism and life cycles of Fasciola hepatica, Distomum lanceolatum, Bucephalus sp. and Deroprisris sp.
7	Explaining the general characteristics, morphology, life cycles, ecology and systematics of the Classis Cestoda. Parasitism and life cycles of Caryophllaeus sp. and Bothriocephalus sp
8	Explaining the general characteristics, morphology, life cycles, ecology and systematics of Cestodaria.
9	Explaining the general characteristics, morphology, life cycles, ecology and systematics of Nemathelminthes.
10	Parasitism and life cycles of Trichinella spiralis and Ascaris lumbricoides belong to phylum Nemathelminthes.
11	Explaining the general characteristics, morphology, life cycles, ecology and systematics of Nemathomorpha.
12	Explaining the general characteristics, morphology, life cycles, ecology and systematics of Acanthocephala.
13	Parasitism and life cycles of Acanthocephalus sp. and Neoechinorhynchus sp. belong to phylum Acanthocephala.
14	The medically important parasites.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1-Dollfus R. 1946. Parasites des Helminthes. Encyclopedie Biologique. Paris. 2- Harris C. L. 1992. Concepts in Zoology. Harper Collins Publishers. New York. 3-Tınar R., Umur Ş, Köroğlu E., Güçlü F., Ayaz E., Şenlik B., Muz N. M. 2006. Helmintoloji. Birinci Baskı, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
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
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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