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| BIY7302 | Entomopathogenic Protists | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ufuk BÜLBÜL | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Gain an understanding of the biologies, systematics, morphologies and ecologies of the entomopathogenic organisms known as Protist. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Describe the morphology and life cycle of entomopathogenic protist. | 1,2,3 | 1,5 | | PO - 2 : | Identify and classify entomopathogenic protist. | 1,2,3 | 1,5 | | PO - 3 : | Describe the relationships of pathogen and host. | 1,2,3 | 1,5 | | PO - 4 : | Describe a new species | 1,2,3 | 1,5 | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Biology of entomopathogenic protist, their life cycles, systematic, collection and handling, characteristic features, identification, effects on the hosts, parasite-host interactions, bioassays, vertical and horizontal transmission |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to protistology | | | Week 2 | Methodology for entomopathogenic protist | | | Week 3 | Classification of entomopathogenic protist | | | Week 4 | Apicomplexa | | | Week 5 | Gregarinia;Eugregarinida | | | Week 6 | Gregarinia;Neogregarinida | | | Week 7 | Coccidia; Adelina | | | Week 8 | Microspora | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Microspora | | | Week 11 | Microspora | | | Week 12 | Microspora | | | Week 13 | Helicosporidia | | | Week 14 | Helicosporidia | | | Week 15 | Other entomopathogenic protist | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Lacey, L. A., 1997. Manual of Techniques in Insect Pathology, Academic Press, London. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 01,00 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 01,00 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 14 | 84 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 14 | 1 | 14 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 3 | 6 | 18 | | Proje | 5 | 4 | 20 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 16 | 1 | 16 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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