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| Unit | CEYHAN FACULTY OF VETERINARY |
| Veterinary PR. | |
| Code | VET318 |
| Name | Epidemiyology |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 6. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 1-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 1 ECTS |
| National Credit | 1 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. TÜLİN GÜVEN GÖKMEN |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. TÜLİN GÜVEN GÖKMEN
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
Teaching students basic concepts of epidemiology; The fact that the students have information about the factors that affect the outbreak, transmission and spread of the diseases they may encounter; Teaching what to do for disease control and eradication
Course Content
Purpose and parts of epidemiology; transmission and spread of infections; Types of infections; Structure of animal populations; Distribution of diseases; Epidemiological research types and stages; Health schedules; Zoonotic diseases; Control and eradication of diseases
Course Precondition
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | To be able to explain the purpose of epidemiology, its fields of activity and its parts |
| LO02 | To be able to count determinants of disease |
| LO03 | To be able to explain the transmission and maintenance of infection, types of infection |
| LO04 | To be able to explain the structure of animal populations, disease occurrence in populations, epidemiological rates, measures of disease occurrence |
| LO05 | To be able to explain distribution of diseases and basic ecological concepts |
| LO06 | To be able to show epidemiological research types and stages |
| LO07 | To be able to define the properties of health schemes |
| LO08 | To be able to understand the classification and properties of zoonotic infections |
| LO09 | To be able to explain strategies of disease control and eradication, important factors disease control and eradication programmes, methods of control and eradication of important diseases |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition and objectives of epidemiology, types of epidemiology; descriptive, analytical, experimental, theoretical epidemiology | Lecture notes | |
| 2 | Determinants of disease; host, agent and environmental determinants | Lecture notes | |
| 3 | The transmission and maintenance of infection; horizontal and vertical transmission, maintenance of infection | Lecture notes | |
| 4 | Types of infection; systemic, local, focal, opportunistic, latent, subclinical, secondary, mixed infection, peracute, acute, subacute, chronic infection | Lecture notes | |
| 5 | The structure of animal populations; contagious and separated populations, occurrence of disease; sporadic, endemic, epidemic and pandemic, epidemiological rates; morbidity, mortality, lethality, measures of disease occurrence; prevalence, incidence, ratios, proportions and rates | Lecture notes | |
| 6 | Distribution of disease; temporal and spatial distribution | Lecture notes | |
| 7 | Ecology | Lecture notes | |
| 8 | Midterm exam | Question preparation | |
| 9 | Types of epidemiological investigation; qualitative and quantitative investigations | Lecture notes | |
| 10 | The essential steps in an epidemiological investigation; objective and plan of investigation, the nature of data, coding of data, collecting of data, sources of epidemiological data, analysis and representation of data | Lecture notes | |
| 11 | Health schemes; structure of health schemes, dairy health schemes, beef health schemes, sheep health schemes, poultry health schemes | Lecture notes | |
| 12 | Zoonoses; classification of zoonoses, important zoonoses, mode of transmission of zoonotic diseases - prevention of zoonotic diseases | Lecture notes | |
| 13 | Zoonoses; important zoonoses, mode of transmission of zoonotic diseases -prevention of zoonotic diseases | Lecture notes | |
| 14 | Disease control and eradication; strategies of control and eradication, important factors in control and eradication programmes, methods of control and eradication of important diseases (OIE List A - B diseases) | Lecture notes | |
| 15 | 15-Disease control and eradication; methods of control and eradication of important diseases (OIE List A - B diseases) 16- Final exam | Lecture notes | |
| 16 | Final exam | Qestion prepration | |
| 17 | Final exam | Qestion prepration |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |