| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | OTİ-23-106 | | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Ecotoxicology course aims to explain the effects of pollutants on all living things in the ecosystem, the pollutants with the most common toxic effects in the environment, and the toxicity mechanisms of these pollutants in living things. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mine KÖKTÜRK |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Defines ecotoxic pollutants. | | 2 | Define the ways of entry and exit of ecotoxic substances to organisms | | 3 | Defines the mechanism of action of ecotoxic pollutants and defines the distribution and excretion of these pollutants in the body | | 4 | Will be able to define the application areas of ecotoxicology and define dose-response relationships, classify and define bioaccumulation and biomagnification applications. | | 5 | Will be able to analyze ecotoxic substances by applying them to organisms | | 6 | It can decide at what doses ecotoxic pollutants are harmful to living things. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Daytime Class |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course. |
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| Course Contents |
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| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | General information about ecotoxicology | | | | 2 | Source of toxic pollutants | | | | 3 | Processes of abiotic transport and transformation of pollutants within the ecosystem | | | | 4 | Effects of pollutants on living things | | | | 5 | Measuring the toxic effect and determining the risk | | | | 6 | Environmental observations (Biological monitoring) | | | | 7 | Mid-Term Exam | | | | 8 | Biomarkers in ecotoxicology | | | | 9 | In vivo and In vitro tests in ecotoxicological studies | | | | 10 | Endocrine disrupting compounds and their environmental effects | | | | 11 | Genotoxic effects of environmental pollutants | | | | 12 | Carcinogenic effects of environmental pollutants | | | | 13 | Environmental effects of drugs and cosmetics | | | | 14 | Final exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| 1.Ekotoksikoloji Ders Kitabı, Hatice Parlak, Özlem Çakal Arslan, Ege Üniversitesi Yayınları |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| 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) | |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Discussion | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Question-Answer | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Criticising Paper | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Self Study | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Reading | 14 | 2 | 28 |
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| 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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