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| BTB7174 | Monitoring Biotoxins in Seafoods | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study, Lab work , Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The purpose of this course to provide students advance knowledge on seafood biotoxins and therefore they can able to carry out research or work on this area. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | learn how common toxins accumulation in seafood occur in relation to toxic algea and other factors. | 1 | 1,2,3,4 | | PO - 2 : | describe the distribution of seafoods that present health risk in terms of biotoxins and comment on the subject. | 1,6 | 1,3,5 | | PO - 3 : | guide seafood producers or processing companies in terms of controlling seafood biotoxins. | 3,6 | 1,3,5,6 | | PO - 4 : | work at goverment establishments that regulate and monitor biotoxins originating from seafood. | 3,6 | 3,6 | | PO - 5 : | carry out research studies on seafood biotoxins. | 1,2,3 | 4,5,6 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction. Epidemiology of biotoxin poisoning in the world. The types of biotoxins. Distrubition of most abundant toxic algae around the world. Monitoring programs for biotoxins in seafoods. Analytical methods used for biotoxins: Mousebioassays for algal toxins. High performance Liquid Chromatography Techniques used in algal toxin analysis. Pathogenic and lethal doses of biotox ins for humans. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction | | | Week 2 | Epidemiology of biotoxin poisoning in the world. | | | Week 3 | Biotoxin types | | | Week 4 | Students presentations on epidemiology of biotoxin poisoning in the world and discussion. | | | Week 5 | Distrubition of most abundant toxic algae around the world. | | | Week 6 | Monitoring programs for biotoxins in seafoods. | | | Week 7 | Students presentations on monitoring programs for biotoxins in seafoods and discussion | | | Week 8 | Analytical methods used for biotoxins: Mousebioassays for algal toxins. | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | High performance Liquid Chromatography Techniques (HPLC) used in algal toxin and biogenic amine analysis. | | | Week 11 | Student presentations on HPLC methods used in algal toxin and biogenic amine analysis and discussion. | | | Week 12 | Practical work for HPLC analysis for biotoxin analysis | | | Week 13 | Immunoassay techniques used for biotoxin analysis,practical exam | | | Week 14 | Laboratory practicals for Immunoassay techniques for histamine analysis | | | Week 15 | Pathogenic and lethal doses of biotoxins for humans. Regulations for preventive measures and monitoring biotoxins in seafoods | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Köse, S. 2008; Basılmamış ders notları, (Unpublished lecture Notes) | | | 2 | Botana, L. M. 2000; Seafood and Freshwater Toxins. farmacology, physiology and detection. Marcel and Dekker, Inc. USA. 798p | | | |
| 1 | Hui, Y. H., Kitts, D. ve Standfield, P. S. 2001; Foodborne Disease Handbook. second edition. Marcel and Dekker, Inc. USA. 660p | | | 2 | Huss, H. H. , Ababouch, L. ve Gram, L. 2004; FAO Fisheries Tech. Paper 444 | | | 3 | FDA Guide, 2008; Docket Number 93N-0195. U. S. Food and Drug Administration, Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305) Room 1-23, 12420 Parklawn Drive Rockville, MD 20857. (Florida Sea Grant, IFAS - Extension Bookstore, University of Florida, P. O. Box 110011, Gainesville, FL 32611-0011, 1-800-226-1764, USA. ) | | | 4 | FDA, 2008, http: //www. cfsan. fda. gov/ | | | 5 | Practical Manuels of practical immunoassay test kits for histamine | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 21/11/2013 | 2,5 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 09/01/2014 | 2,5 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 5 | 15 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 4 | 40 | | Arasınav | 3.5 | 1 | 3.5 | | Ödev | 5 | 5 | 25 | | Proje | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 15 | 4 | 60 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2.5 | 1 | 2.5 | | Total work load | | | 198 |
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