COURSE SYLLABUS

HOST-PARASITE INTERECTIONS

1	Course Title:	HOST-PARASITE INTERECTIONS
2	Course Code:	BIO6501
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third 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:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Hikmet Sami Yıldırımhan
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Hikmet Sami YILDIRIMHAN yhikmet@uludag.edu.tr 0224 2941790 Uludağ Üniversitesi, Fen – Edebiyat Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, 16059, Nilüfer-Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Platyhelminthes (flatworm), Nemathelmithes (roundworms), Aconthocephala. Host-parasite interactions, life cycles, ecology, reproduction strategy, infections. Also, the biology of hirudo (Annelida) and Nematomorpha.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	The students have knowledge of symbiosis and commensalizm;
2	They have knowledge of parasitism, ectoparasite and endoparasite concepts.;
3	They have knowledge about life style of parasites and their intermediate hosts, methods which are used identification.;
4	They know formation mechanism of illnesses by parasite.;
5	They know endo-extotoxines by parasite.;
6	They know transmission ways of infections.;
7	They have knowledge of helminthes.;
8	They descripe the interactions between parasite and host.;
9	They discuss evolutionary effects of parasitism.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The students learn style of the course programme. The students are iluminated about final exams.
2	Symbiotic life styles in organisms are explained.
3	It is given knowledge about parasitism, ectoparasite and endoparasite concepts.
4	Life styles of parasites and their intermediate hosts, methods which are used identification.
5	The interactions between host and parasite
6	Formation mechanism of infectious ilnesses, factors belong to agents, pathogenity, virulance factors -1, virulance factors -2, ecto and endo toxines, transmission ways of infection, 3- factors belong to host, 4- active immunization 5- inactive immunization.
7	Individual and evolutive effects of parasitism.
8	General characteristics of Phylum: Platyhelminthes, classification. General characteristics and morphology of Classis: Monogenea. Parasitic effects and life cycles of Dactylogyrus sp., Gyrodactylus sp., Diplozoon sp. Microcotyle sp. belong Monogenea.
9	General characteristics and morphology of Classis:Digenea. Parasitism and life cycles of Fasciola hepatica, Distomum lanceolatum, Bucephalus sp. Deroprisris sp. General characteristics and morphology of Classis: Cestoda. Parasitism and life cycles of Caryophllaeus sp. , Bothriocephalus sp.
10	General characteristics and morphology of Classis: Cestoda. Parasitism and life cycles of Caryophllaeus sp. , Bothriocephalus sp.
11	General characteristics and classification of Phylum: Nemathelminthes. Parasitism and life cycles of Trichinella spiralis and Ascaris lumbricoides
12	General characteristics and classification of Phylum: Acanthocephala. Parasitism and life cycles of Acanthocephalus sp. and Neoechinorhynchus sp.
13	Biology of Hirudo (Annelida)
14	Biology of Nematomorpha.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1-Tınar R., Umur Ş., Köroğlu E., Güçlü F., Ayaz E., Şenlik B., Muz N. M. 2006. Helmintoloji. Birinci Baskı, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara. 2- Göçmen, B. 2000. Genel Parazitoloji. Ege Üniversitesi, İzmir. 3- Barnard C. J. , Behnke J. M. (1990) Parasitism and host behaviour. Taylor & Francis.London 4- Olsen W. O., Animal Parasites, Their Life Cycles and Ecology.1974. Dover Publications, Inc., New York.
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	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	32	32
Total WorkLoad			210
Total workload/ 30 hr			7
ECTS Credit of the Course			7

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11
LO1	4	1	4	5	3	5	4	5	3	4	5
LO2	3	2	4	5	3	5	4	5	4	4	5
LO3	5	1	4	5	2	5	4	4	3	5	5
LO4	4	3	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	5	5
LO5	5	1	5	5	3	5	4	4	3	4	5
LO6	5	2	5	5	3	5	4	5	5	5	5
LO7	4	3	4	5	3	5	4	5	5	5	5
LO8	5	3	4	5	3	4	4	5	4	5	5
LO9	0	0	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