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
TITRATION OF VIRUSES AND APPLICATIONS	Third cycle	VMB 536		1	6.00	6.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	None
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Assistant Professor İbrahim SÖZDUTMAZ
Lecturer(s)	Assistant Professor İbrahim SÖZDUTMAZ
Teaching assitant(s)	None
Mode of delivery	Face to face and laboratory practice
Course objective	To teach the determination of titer of viruses.
Course description	This course includes determination methods of the titer of viruses.

Course contents

1	Definition and explanation of titration
2	Macrotitration and calculating of TCID50
3	Macrotitration and calculating of TCID50
4	Microtitration and calculating of TCID50
5	Microtitration and calculating of TCID50
6	Plaque test and calculating of PFU
7	Plaque test and calculating of PFU
8	Plaque test and calculating of PFU
9	Pseudoplaque test and calculating of PFU
10	Pseudoplaque test and calculating of PFU
11	Pseudoplaque test and calculating of PFU
12	Fluorescent Focus Assay and calculating of FFU
13	Fluorescent Focus Assay and calculating of FFU
14	Fluorescent Focus Assay and calculating of FFU
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Knows the titration of viruses
2	Knows macrotiration and calculating of TCID50
3	Knows the microtitration and calculating of TCID50
4	Knows plaque test and calculating of PFU
5	Knows plaque test and calculating of PPFU
6	Knows Florescent focus assay and calculating of FFU
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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	4	56
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	2	28
Homework	2	10	20
Presentation / seminar	2	10	20
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	10	10
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	10	10
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			148
ECTS			6.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	30
Quiz	0	0
Homework	1	20
Semester total		50
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		50
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		50
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Related books
Additional references	-

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