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
DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF HORSES	Second cycle	VİH 626		1	4.00	4.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine graduates will be considered.
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	PROF. DR. MEHMET ÇİTİL
Lecturer(s)	PROF. DR. MEHMET ÇİTİL
Teaching assitant(s)
Mode of delivery	Face to face 2 hours of lectures per week
Course objective	The diagnosis of diseases of the nervous system in animals, treatment and other approaches to teach.
Course description	This course teaches courses infectious and noninfectious problems seen in the nervous system in animals.

Course contents

1	Nervous System Disorders and General Symptoms
2	Specific Examination of Nervous System
3	General Treatment Principles of Nervous System Diseases
4	Local and Diffuse Encephalitis, Meningitis, Toxic and Metabolic Encephalopathies
5	Spinal Cord Diseases
6	Congenital Defects of Central Nervous System
7	Viral Diseases of Central Nervous System
8	Bacterial Diseases of Central Nervous System
9	exam
10	Parasitic Diseases of Central Nervous System
11	Cerebellar Edema and Anemia
12	Sunstroke and Heatstroke
13	Hidrocephalus, Cerebellar Tumors
14	Cerebellar Ataxia, Lead Poisoning,
15	Cerebrocortical Necrosis, Enzootic Ataxia
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

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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	1	14
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	0	0	0
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	5	2	10
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	14	14
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	12	2	24
Field study	12	2	24
Preparation for final exam	1	14	14
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			104
ECTS			4.00

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	İmren, H.Y., 1997. Veteriner İç Hastalıkları, Medisan, Ankara.
Additional references	Ettinger S.J., Feldman E.C., 2000. Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine Diseases of the Dog and Cat, W. B.Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Newyork. Kürşat Turgut, Veteriner Klinik Laboratuvar Teşhis, 2. baskı, Bahçıvanlar Basım Sanayi A.Ş., 2000.

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