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| BIY5870 | Microbial Control | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Zihni DEMİRBAĞ | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To inform students about the structures and functions of proteins |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Have knowledge about insect pathology and utilization of these pathogens for biological control | 1,2,4,5 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | Do detail literature research on a specific topic including its significance in agriculture and/or forestry | 1,2,4,5 | 3, 5, 6 | | PO - 3 : | Discuss several topics with his/her classmates | 1,2,4,5 | 5 | | PO - 4 : | Gain experiences to prepare a scientific project on a specific area of microbial control | 1,2,4,5 | 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 to biological control; the significance of the microbial control in biological control systems; the historical perspective of microbiological control; general futures, isolation, identification and preparation as microbial control agent of insect related pathogenic microorganisms (virus, bacteria, nemathode, protozoa and fungi) ; biotechnological control and biotechnology of insect related microorganisms; advantages and disadvantages of microbial control; microbial control in Turkey |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to biological control
| | | Week 2 | Biological control agents
| | | Week 3 | The significance of the microbial control in biological control systems
| | | Week 4 | The historical perspective of microbiological control
| | | Week 5 | General futures, isolation, identification and preparation as microbial control agent of insect related viruses | | | Week 6 | General futures, isolation, identification and preparation as microbial control agent of insect related bacteria
| | | Week 7 | General futures, isolation, identification and preparation as microbial control agent of insect related fungi
| | | Week 8 | General futures, isolation, identification and preparation as microbial control agent of insect related nematodes
| | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | General futures, isolation, identification and preparation as microbial control agent of insect related protozoans
| | | Week 11 | Current topics in microbial control I | | | Week 12 | Current topics in microbial control II
| | | Week 13 | Current topics in microbial control III
| | | Week 14 | Biotechnological control and biotechnology of insect related microorganisms
| | | Week 15 | Advantages and disadvantages of microbial control; microbial control in Turkey
| | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Demirbağ, Z. 2008. Entomopatojenler ve Biyolojik Mücadele. Gündüz Ofset Matbaacılık. Trabzon | | | |
| 1 | Decon, J. 1983. Microbial Control of Plant Pests and Disease. USA | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 10 | 10/04/2022 | 1 | 30 | | Presentation | 13 | 04/05/2022 | 0,3 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 17 | 21/05/2022 | 1 | 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 | 15 | 45 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 16 | 48 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 8 | 32 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 5 | 10 | 50 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 8 | 48 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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