COURSE SYLLABUS

INSECT MORPHOLOGY

1	Course Title:	INSECT MORPHOLOGY
2	Course Code:	BTK3607-Z
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. NABİ ALPER KUMRAL
16	Course Lecturers:	Doç.Dr. Nabi Alper KUMRAL
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	akumral@uludag.edu.tr Tel: (90) 224-294-15-76 Adres: Uludağ Üniv., Ziraat Fak. Bitki Koruma Bölümü Görükle kampüsü
18	Website:	http://en.uludag.edu.tr/Bologna/dereceler/dt/33/dl/tr/b/26/p/1041/drs/335440/
19	Objective of the Course:	This course is designed to teach students about mite’s systematic, morphology and biology. This course provides a detailed introduction to the external and internal anatomy of agricultural important mite species. This course also obtains description of vector mite of important human disease and allergen mites. Lecture introduces basic concepts in mite control and prevention tactics.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Students should be able to know differences between insects and mites.;
2	To develop practical skills in mite identification using morphological characters,;
3	To comprehend the importance of morphological structures in terms of separate of mite order, family genus and species,;
4	To understand the Fundamentals of mite biology and ecology principles,;
5	To understand and teach th mite species which are threaten human healthy,;
6	To become familiar with the bacis knowledge about the fungal, bacterial and viral diseases which are transferred to human from mites,;
7	To gain skills diagnose to mite to examine symptoms at patients,;
8	To help teach at which conditions used antihistaminic or antiparasitic drugs to treat the effect of mites on human,;
9	To learn and teach how to control mites with cultural practices or chemicals,;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Mite systematic and phylogenetic relations
2	External anatomy (gnathosoma, idiosoma, legs, setae
3	Internal anatomy (sense organs and systems)
4	Reproductive, development nad ecology of mite
5	Description, biology and control of dust mites and their role as cause of asthma and allergenic symptom at humans
6	Description, biology and control of the harverst mites and their symptoms and effects on human skins,
7	Description, biology and control of the itch mites, their role as vector of human diseasses and symptoms on human skin
8	Description, biology and control of the face mites and their role as a vector of Rosacea diseases
9	Description, biology and control of the straw-itch mites and their role as vector of human diseases
10	Description, biology and control of water mites and their symptoms on human skins
11	Description, biology and control of stored product mites
12	Description, biology and control of poultry mites and their symptoms on humal skins
13	Description, biology and control of ixodid mites and their role as vector of human diseases
14	Principles of Forensic Acarology and the possibilities for mite use

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Yıldırım E. 2009 Kentsel Entomoloji. Halk Sağlığı ve Haşere Kontrolü Derneği yayınları, 115 sayfa Hughes, A.M., 1976. The mites of stored food and houses. Tech. Bull. Min. Agric. Fish. Food 9, 400pp. Sonenshine, D. E., Mather, T M. 1994. Ecological Dynamics of Tick-Borne Zoonoses. Oxford University Press, 437 pp. Krantz G. W., Walter D.E., 2009. A manual of Acarology. Texas Tech University Press, ABD, 807pp.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High