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| BTM4043 | Biotest and Applications | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Erol ÇAPKIN | | Co-Lecturer | Prof.Dr.İlhan ALTINOK | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Provide an overview about the basic information on toxicology. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | determine principle of the test methods. | 5,8 | 1,4 | | LO - 2 : | design toxicity test and determine safty concentrations of chemicals. | 5,8 | 1,4 | | LO - 3 : | do toxic tests designs. | 5,8 | 1,4 | | LO - 4 : | apply statistical analysis to results of toxic test. | 5,8 | 1,4 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The purpose of toxicity tests, common features of toxicity tests, special toxic tests, determination of toxicity of chemical substances, frequency and duration of exposure, subacute and subchronic toxic effects, acute and chronic toxic effects, LD50 (lethal dose) , LC50 (lethal concentration), calculations (Traven method, Karber-Behrens method, Probit analysis method), the factors affecting the results of toxicology. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction and definitions | | | Week 2 | Principle of the test methods | | | Week 3 | Information on the test substance, validity of the test, water chemistry | | | Week 4 | Selection of species, adaptation and holding | | | Week 5 | Test solutions | | | Week 6 | Feeding, light and temperature, test concentrations | | | Week 7 | Statistical analysis | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Test report | | | Week 10 | Aplication | | | Week 11 | Aplication | | | Week 12 | Aplication | | | Week 13 | Aplication | | | Week 14 | Aplication | | | Week 15 | Aplication | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Wright, D.V., Welbourn, P., 2002. Environmental Toxicology. Cambridge University Pres, New York, USA. | | | |
| 1 | Osweiler, G.D., 1996. Toxicology. Wiley-Blackwell. USA. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 12 | 21/12/2012 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 08/01/2019 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 4 | 5 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 30 |
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