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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES |
| VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | VFT521 |
| Name | Doping in Sport Horses |
| Term | 2025-2026 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall and Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
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Course Goal / Objective
The aim of this course is to teach the substances used for doping in sport horses, the physical-chemical and pharmacological properties of these substances, their hazards, analysis methods, and national and international legislation and rules regarding doping.
Course Content
The content of this course consists of the definition and types of doping, substances considered as doping, the harms of these substances to sport horses, doping analysis methods and relevant legal legislation.
Course Precondition
There are no prerequisites for the course.
Resources
-Kaya S. Veteriner Hekimliğinde Toksikoloji. Medisan Yayınevi, 2002, ISBN:975-7774-50-2 -Gupta R.C. Veterinary Toxicology, Basic and Clinical Principles, Elseiver, 2007,978-0-12-370467-2.
Notes
Lecture notes and presentations
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Classify doping substances |
| LO02 | Lists the substances that can be considered doping substances |
| LO03 | Explains the relationship between drugs and doping substances |
| LO04 | Performs laboratory tests to detect doping substances |
| LO05 | Explains practices that limit the use of doping substances |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the sources, properties, and effects of drugs, the situations in which they are used and not used, their movements in the body, their interactions with other drugs, and the conditions of use in livestock animals. | 3 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the properties of toxic substances, their sources, toxicity, movements in the body, modes of action, effects, methods of diagnosis, treatment, and protection. | 3 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the doses and forms of drugs used in treatment. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the administration and exposure routes of drugs and poisons and their changes in the animal body. | 3 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the mechanisms of action of drugs and poisons in the body. | 5 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Prepares basic drug formulations in the laboratory. | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the analytical methods and devices used in pharmacology and toxicology. | 4 |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Can report and interpret the results obtained from pharmacological and toxicological analyses | 4 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Explains and applies the ethical rules that must be followed with experimental animals and alternative methods used in scientific researches. | |
| PLO10 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Explains the harmful effects of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear warfare agents on human, animal, and environmental health and applies protection methods against these agents. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Follows and evaluates current information, methods, and practices related to Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology and can use them in the scientific works. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Prepares, publishes, and presents articles using the results of scientific studies in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Can manage and participate in scientific research projects in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology. | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Participates in commissions that deal with the identification and solution of problems related to human, animal, and environmental health using the knowledge gained in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Can carry out joint research projects with branches of science related to pharmacology and toxicology. | |
| PLO16 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Plans scientific studies based on the priority areas of the Council of Higher Education and the university and sustainable development goals and adopts lifelong learning as a principle. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course Introduction and Explanation of Application and Evaluation Information to Students. | There is no need for advance preparation. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap |
| 2 | Types of doping | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 3 | Substances that may be considered doping | Researching international doping lists | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Bireysel Çalışma |
| 4 | Substances affecting the CNS | Investigation of relevant substances on doping lists | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 5 | Neuroleptic drugs | Investigation of relevant substances on doping lists | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 6 | Tranquilizers | Investigation of relevant substances on doping lists | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 7 | Local anesthetics | Investigation of relevant substances on doping lists | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Exam study | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Sözlü Sınav, Ödev |
| 9 | Narcotic and non-narcotic analgesics | Lecture notes, Investigation of relevant substances on doping lists | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Bireysel Çalışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 10 | Autonomic nervous system drugs I: Sympathetic and sympatholytics | Lecture notes, Investigation of relevant substances on doping lists | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 11 | Autonomic nervous system drugs II: Parasympathetic and parasympatholytics | Lecture notes, Investigation of relevant substances on doping lists | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 12 | The relationship between drugs and doping substances | Lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 13 | Laboratory tests to analysis doping substances | Lecture notes, literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 14 | Practices limiting the use of doping substances | Course notes, review of relevant national and international legislation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | Doping control in the world and in Turkey | Course notes, review of relevant national and international legislation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Exam study | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Sözlü Sınav, Ödev |
| 17 | Term Exams | Exam study | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Sözlü Sınav, Ödev |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 17 | 2 | 34 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 48 | 48 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 150 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,00 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||