Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
0701305109URBAN ENTOMOLOGYElective353
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Objective of this course, description, biology, damage and their control of important public health pests in Turkey are teach.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mesude Figen DÖNMEZ
Learning Outcomes
1To evaluate of the concepts, idea and data in the Plant Protection by using scientific methods, and improve the recommendations solving the problems in this discipline
2Producing a solution assuming responsibility in complex unexpected situations of plant protection applications
3To gain skill on the data collection, analyzing of the results and their evaluation in the plant production area.
4Planning and directing of the activities on professional development of employees working under his/her responsibility in plant protection and related sectors
5Access to information and resources for this purpose to do research, and gain the ability to use databases and other information resources
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Description, biology, damage and their control of important public health pests.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Culicidae
2Culicidae
3 Muscidae, Simulidae
4Phlebotomidae, Ceratopogonidae, Tabanidae
5Cimicidae, Phthiraptera, Siphonaptera
6Blattidae, Blatellidae, Gryllidae
7Vespidae, Formicidae
8Lepidoptera, Dermaptera
9Arachnida
10Arachnida
11Chilopoda, Isopoda
12Chordata
13Control Methods of public health pests
14Control Methods of public health pests
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16
Recommended or Required Reading
Textbook: Yıldırım, E., 2009. Kentsel Entomoloji. 2. Baskı. Halk Sağlığı ve Haşere Kontrolü Derneği Yayınları No:1, Yavuzlar Matbaası, İstanbul, 106 s. Additional References: Anonymous, 2009. Fauna Europaea Version 2.1, http://www.faunaeur.org WHO, 2006. Pesticides and their aplication for the control of vectors and pests of public health importance. Sixth Edition. Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, WHO Pesticide evaluation scheme (WHOPES). 114 pp
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Self Study14570
Individual Study for Mid term Examination155
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Homework155
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)93
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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