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Description of Individual Course UnitsCourse Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | OTİ-23-130 | EnvIronmental and IdustrIal ToxIcology In OrganIc FarmIng ApplIcatIons | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Level of Course Unit | Second Cycle | Objectives of the Course | The course covers the diverse chemical hazards encountered in the modern work place and natural environment and provides a practical understanding of these hazards for those concerned with protecting the health of humans, ecosystems and environment of organic farming applications. | Name of Lecturer(s) | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mine KÖKTÜRK | Learning Outcomes | 1 | Competence in General Principles of Toxicology, 2. To be qualified about the effects and properties of pesticides, | 2 | To be qualified about the effects and properties of pesticides, | 3 | To be able to demonstrate the effects of common toxic substances in organic agriculture areas, | 4 | To be able to test the effects of toxic substances on human and nature in model organisms. |
| Mode of Delivery | Daytime Class | Prerequisites and co-requisities | None | Recommended Optional Programme Components | None | Course Contents | General Principles of Toxicology, Xenobiotic Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion, Properties and Effects of Pesticides
Microplastic Toxicity, Common Toxic Substances in Organic Agriculture, Methods of transmission of common toxic substances in organic farming areas and how to protect agricultural areas from these substances, In vitro and in vivo trials of the effects of toxic substances on human and nature in model organisms
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
1 | General Principles of Toxicology | | | 2 | Xenobiotic Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion | | | 3 | Toxicokinetics
| | | 4 | Omics Technologies in Toxicology | | | 5 | Mutagenesis and Genetic Toxicology
| | | 6 | Chemical Carcinogenesis | | | 7 | Properties and Effects of Metals | | | 8 | Mid-Term Exam | | | 9 | Properties and Effects of Pesticides | | | 10 | Properties and Effects of Solvents and Solvent-Like Chemicals | | | 11 | Nanotoxicology | | | 12 | Microplastic Toxicity | | | 13 | Common Toxic Substances in Organic Agriculture | | | 14 | Methods of transmission of common toxic substances in organic farming areas and how to protect agricultural areas from these substances
| | | 15 | In vitro and in vivo trials of the effects of toxic substances on human and nature in model organisms
| | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
| Recommended or Required Reading | 1. Hatice PARLAK, Özlem ÇAKAL ARSLAN, Meltem BOYACIOĞLU, Muhammet Ali KARAASLAN, Ekotoksikoloji Ders Kitabı, Ege Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2011. ISBN: 9789754838459
2. Phillip L. Williams, Robert C. James, Stephen M. Roberts, The Principles of Toxicology: Environmental and Industrial Applications, 2000.
ISBN: 0471293210,9780471293217,9780471459231
3. Ernest Hodgson, A Textbook of Modern Toxicology, Publisher: John Wiley, Year: 2004, ISBN: 9780471265085,9780471646761,047126508X.
4. Taylor E. W., Toxicology of Aquatic Pollution: Physiological, Molecular and Cellular Approaches, 2009, ISBN: 0521105773,9780521105774
5. Timbrell, J. 2003. Introduction to Toxicology. Published 2002 by Taylor and Francis 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE.
6. Vural, N. 2005. Toksikoloji, Ankara Üniversitesi, Eczacılık Fakültesi Yayınları No:73, Ankara.
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 50 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 50 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | None |
| Workload Calculation | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 | Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 | Laboratory | 14 | 2 | 28 | Discussion | 14 | 1 | 14 | Question-Answer | 14 | 1 | 14 | Team/Group Work | 14 | 1 | 14 | Experiment | 3 | 1 | 3 | Self Study | 14 | 1 | 14 | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 6 | 1 | 6 | Individual Study for Final Examination | 6 | 1 | 6 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 4 | Homework | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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