COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PARASITOLOGICAL CULTURE MEDIA

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PAR 5016 PARASITOLOGICAL CULTURE MEDIA COMPULSORY 1 2 0 4

Offered By

Medical Parasitology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ÜMIT AKSOY

Offered to

Medical Parasitology

Course Objective

It was aimed to learned parasite culture media. It will be given theoretical lessons and applications about in vitro, in vivo culture media.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define culture media, explain usage in parasitology and apply
2   Classify and apply in vitro protozoon culture media, relate culture results to patient s clinic
3   Define in vivo culture media used in parasitology
4   State and discuss usage of cell culture in parasitology
5   List culture media used for helminth identification

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Culture media, explain usage in parasitology and types of culture media.
2 Types of culture media of amoebae, usage axenic cultivation in parasitology
3 Usage xenic and the other type of amoebae media.
4 Types of Trichomonas culture media and principle of using
5 Types of Leishmania culture media and principle of using
6 Types of Acanthomoeba culture media and principle of using
7 Other protozoon culture media (Giardia, plasmodium) and principle of using
8 In vivo kültürlerde protozoonların üretimi (Toxoplasma, plasmodium, leishmania vb)
9 In vivo culture media used for helminth identification
10 Principle of cell cultivation and types of cell cultivation
11 Usage of cell culture in parasitology
12 Detection and reproduction of nematod larvae
13 Evaluation of Schistosoma life cycle via experimental methods
14 Insectarium and usage of insectarium

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Ozcel s Medical Parasite Disease Ed. M. Ali Özcel, 2007

Supplementary Book(s):
1. Diagnostic Medical Parasitology, Ed. Lynne Shore Garcia, 2007
2. Markell And Voge's Medical Parasitology, Ed. William A. Petri, David T. John, 2006
3. Atlas of Human Parasitology, Ed. Lawrence R., 2007

References:
Materials: It is used material and techinal devices of culture media laboratory for application

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical lessons and tasks.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Mid-term and final term exam will be in classical format, it will contains practise questions and evaluated to 100 points.

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term and final term exam will be in classical format, it will contains practise questions and evaluated to 100 points.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

: 0 232 412 45 43

Office Hours

Thursday, 09:30 -10.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 14 2 28
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 1 7 7
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.355444
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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