Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
MYCOTOXINS	Third cycle	VFT-522		1	6.00	6.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	None
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GOKHAN ERASLAN
Lecturer(s)	ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GOKHAN ERASLAN
Teaching assitant(s)	None
Mode of delivery	Face to face 3 hours of lectures per week
Course objective	Mycotoxins basic definitions and concepts, mycotoxin formation affecting factors, mycotoxins classification, toxic mechanisms of action and effects of mycotoxin poisoning causes, intoxication diagnosis and treatment of the basic information is to provide
Course description	Mycotoxins basic definitions and concepts, mycotoxin formation affecting factors, mycotoxins classification, toxic mechanisms of action and effects of mycotoxin poisoning causes, intoxication diagnosis and treatment of the basic information is to provide

Course contents

Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Students know the mechanism of action of mycotoxins
2	Students know the classification of mycotoxins
3	Students know the tolerance levels of mycotoxins in feed and food
4	Students know the methods of protection from mycotoxins
5	Students know the mechanism of action of mycotoxins
6	Students know the classification of mycotoxins
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	3	42
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	3	42
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	5	3	15
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	5	5
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	5	5
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	14	3	42
Total work load			155
ECTS			6.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Veterinary Toxicology, Kaya S, Pirinçci İ, Bilgili A editor (2002).
Additional references	Toxicology The Basic Science of Poisons-Casarett and Doull,

Files related to the course unit