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
LABORATORY ANIMALS AND EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES	Third cycle	SBD 000		1	5.00	5.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	-
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Prof. Dr. saim ÖZDAMAR
Lecturer(s)	Prof.Dr. Saim ÖZDAMAR Prof.Dr. Gültekin ATALAN Prof.Dr Meryem EREN Prof. Dr. Harun ÜLGER Prof. Dr. Narin LİMAN Prof . Dr. Osman KÜÇÜK Doç. Dr. Ahmet ÖZTÜRK Doç.Dr. Nusret APAYDIN Doç. Dr. Ebru ÇETİN Doç. Dr. K. Semih GÜMÜŞSOY Doç. Dr. Serpil SARIÖZKAN Yrd. Doç.Dr. Gökçen DİNÇ Yrd. Doç. Dr. Aydın ALAN Yrd.Doç.Dr Önder DÜZLÜ Dr. Zeynep Soyer SARICA
Teaching assitant(s)	-
Mode of delivery	Theory and practice
Course objective	to learn the animal ethics and try the use of experimental animals
Course description	The animals used in experimental studies and animal ethics

Course contents

1	Ethics, Anatomy of Experimental Animals,
2	Physiology, biochemistry and histology of the animals
3	Animal Diseases (Parasites)
4	Techniques of handle with care
5	Occupational Health and Safety
6	Alternative Methods (Theory 3R),
7	Blood and Sampling Techniques,
8	Experimental Animal Nutrition
9	Drug Delivery and Injection Techniques
10	Animal Welfare and Behaviour Features
11	Laboratory Business, Alternative methods (Alternative Experimental Models)
12	Anesthesia and euthanasia techniques
13	Animal Experimentation Ethics, reproduction of Experimental Animals
14	Basic laboratory safety and cleanliness
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	To be able to understand the biology of experimental animal
2	To be able to assimilate basic manipulation techniques
3	To be able to understand experimental animal selection
4	To be able to assimilate analgesia and anesthesia in experimental animals
5	To be able to understand scarification techniques in experimental animals
6	To be able to understand pain control and postoperative care in animal studies
7	To be able to apply the newly gained information in managing experimental animal studies
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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	2	28
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	2	28
Homework	1	10	10
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	10	10
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	14	2	28
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	1	10	10
Total work load			128
ECTS			5.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	100
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		100
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	Fıeld T. Experimental Animals (A Reality Fiction) . Solid Objects (November 1, 2016)
Additional references	-

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