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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Entomological Toxicology |
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| Course Code |
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BK-605 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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1 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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6 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. CENGİZ KAZAK
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Knows basic terminology releated to insect toxicology
Knows insect toxicology tests
Knows mode of action of insecticide and acaricides
Knows inseciticide and acaricide resistance and mechanisms
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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The aim of this course is to teach basic concepts related to Insect toxicology, type of toxicities regarding to Insect Toxicology, and factors effecting the toxicitiy, resistance and resistance mechanisms and toxicity tets. |
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| Course Contents |
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Toxicological terminology, Types of toxicity, Toxicological classification of insecticide and acaricides, tests used to determine the toxicity, mode of entry of insecticide and acaricides to insect and mites, resistance to insecticide and acaricides, insecticide, acaricides and environment |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
What is Toxicology? Why toxicology is needed for entomology. What is Insect toksikoloji? |
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Visual teaching |
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2 |
What is toxis substant? Conditions caused by the toxic substance. |
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Visual teaching |
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3 |
Tests used to determine the toxicity |
Krieger, R. I. 2001. 285-296 pp. |
Visual teaching |
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Factors affecting the relationship between time-dose and toxicity |
Krieger, R. I. 2001. 1-95 pp. |
Visual teaching |
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5 |
Acute toxicity
Chronic toxicity
Subchronic toxicity |
Krieger, R. I. 2001. 601-723 pp. |
Visual teaching |
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6 |
Toxicological classification of insecticides and acaricides |
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Visual teaching |
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7 |
Mode of entry of insecticide and acaricides to insect and mites |
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Visual teaching |
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8 |
Midterm exam |
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9 |
Types of resistance to insecticide and acaricides -1 |
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Visual teaching |
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10 |
Types of resistance to insecticide and acaricides -2 |
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Visual teaching |
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11 |
Mechanisms of resistance to insecticide and acaricides -1 |
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Visual teaching |
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12 |
Mechanisms of resistance to insecticide and acaricides -2 |
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Visual teaching |
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13 |
Impacts of insecticide and acaricides to environment and living things -1 |
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Visual teaching |
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14 |
Impacts of insecticide and acaricides to environment and living things -2 |
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Visual teaching |
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15 |
behavior of insecticide and acaricides in different environments |
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Visual teaching |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
Preparation for the exam from lecture notes and presentations |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Marrs, T. C., and Ballantyne, B. 2004. Pesticide Toxicology
and International Regulation, John Wiley & Sons,
Ltd., Chichester, West Sussex, England. 554 pp.
Robertson, J.l., R. M. Russell, H. K. Preisler ve N. E. Savin., 2007. Bioassay with Arthropods. CRC Press, 2. Ed., 200 pp.
Krieger, R. I. 2001. Handbook of pesticide toxicology "Principles", Academic Press
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
70 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
5 |
30 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Has knowledge on basic topics about general science, general agricultural engineering and plant production |
3 |
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2 |
Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants |
0 |
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3 |
Knows the identification and the biology of the diseases and how to control diseases,pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants in practice |
2 |
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4 |
Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods |
2 |
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5 |
Decides to the most useful control strategy to cope with the plant protection problems and gets them to be used correctly |
4 |
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6 |
Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports |
0 |
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7 |
Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations |
0 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
5 |
8 |
40 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
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Total Workload: | 140 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 5.6 |
| ECTS Credit: | 6 |
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