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Pesticides and Analytical Procedures

Course Code	: VFT503
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 1
Prt.	: 2
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 4

Objectives of the Course

The structure of pesticides, mechanisms of action to give information about the classification and analysis.

Course Content

Pesticides in human and animal health, and their place in Toxicology, structure-activity relationship of chemical structure-source relationship, and pesticides are classified according to the kind of interference assumed to act insecticides, molluscisids, fungicides and herbicides by examining the effects of their domain, forms, methods of analysis to their clinical use shapes and their practical evaluation.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Murat BOYACIOĞLU

Learning Outcomes

1.	To obtain information on pesticides.
2.	Learn about the methods and methods of analysis of pesticides.
3.	To obtain information on the classification of pesticides.
4.	To learn knowledge and propose suggestions on the area
5.	To find out and use resources about the profession in the area.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Hayes, WA (2007) Prenciples and Methods of Toxicology, 5th Edition, Taylor and Francis, London.
2.	Klaassen, C. (2008) Casarett & Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill Companies, USA.
3.	Hodgson, E (2010) A textbook of modern toxicology, 4 th Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Hoboken, Canada.
4.	Casarett & Doull's Toxicology - The Basic Science of Poison. McGraw-Hill Press

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Practice

Laboratory safety and materials (thin layer chromatography (TLC) system, high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) system, spectrophotometers, sterilizers, refrigerated centrifuge, rotavapor, distilled water, equipment, incubators, precision scales, water bath, routine tools and equipment, etc.), presentation , use and disclosure

Week 2 - Theoretical

General information about pesticides

Week 2 - Practice

Precision weighing, unit conversion, to prepare the solution for analysis, and calculation of the amount of the assay done-I

Week 3 - Theoretical

Mechanism of action of pesticides

Week 3 - Practice

From the laboratory processing of samples for analysis, evaluation and preparation of reports

Week 4 - Theoretical

Classification of pesticides

Week 4 - Practice

Pesticide analytical methods-1

Week 5 - Theoretical

Organophosphate insecticides

Week 5 - Practice

Pesticide analytical methods-2

Week 6 - Theoretical

Organochlorine insecticides

Week 6 - Practice

Pesticide analytical methods-3

Week 7 - Theoretical

Ivermectins

Week 7 - Practice

Analysis of organophosphorus pesticide-I

Week 8 - Theoretical

Analysis of organophosphorus insecticides (Midterm exam)

Week 9 - Practice

Analysis of organophosphorus insecticide-II

Week 10 - Theoretical

Pyrethroids

Week 11 - Practice

Analysis of organochlorine pesticide-II

Week 12 - Theoretical

Analysis of ivermectins

Week 13 - Practice

Analysis of ivermectins-I

Week 14 - Theoretical

Analysis of pyrethroids

Week 15 - Final Exam

Final exam

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%30
Final Examination	1	%70

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	1	42
Lecture - Practice	15	1	2	45
Midterm Examination	1	3	1	4
Final Examination	1	2	1	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				94

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11	PÇ-12
OÇ-1	5	4			4			4			5
OÇ-2	5				5			5			5
OÇ-3	5	4			4			4		5
OÇ-4			5	4					5
OÇ-5						5	4		5

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