Information Package / Course Catalogue
Venomous Animals and Their Venoms
Course Code: BİO515
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to get the students acquainted with the venomous animals, especially snakes and their venoms

Course Content

İnvertebrated venomous animals, Vertebrate venomous animals, defensive mechanisms, chemical and physical structure of venom, Venomous animal in Turkey and first aid.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learns poisonous animals and their structures of poison.
2.Learns first aid in poisonous animal bites.
3.Learns the use of poison in medicine and economy.
4.Learns the defence mechanism of poisonous animals
5.Learns the habitats of poisonous animals.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Venomous Animals and Their Toxins, Habermehl, G. G., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1981
2.Venomous Snakes: ecology, evolution and snakebite, Thorpe, R. S., W. Wüster and A. Malhotra, ISBN: 0198549865, Oxford, The Zoological Society of London, 1997
3.Türkiye Herpetofaunası (Kurbağa ve Sürüngenler), Baran, İ. Ve M. K. Atatür, Çevre Bakanlığı yayını, Ankara, 975 – 7347 – 37 – X, 214 pp, 1998
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to venomous invertebrates in animal kingdom
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introduction to venomous invertebrates in animal kingdom
Week 3 - Theoretical
Introduction to venomous vertebrates in animal kingdom
Week 4 - Theoretical
Introduction to venomous vertebrates in animal kingdom
Week 5 - Theoretical
Their defense mechanisms
Week 6 - Theoretical
Physical and chemical characteristics of their venoms
Week 7 - Theoretical
Degrees of their effectiveness and principles of first aid
Week 8 - Theoretical
Degrees of their effectiveness and principles of first aid (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Introduction to the venomous snake species inhabited in Turkey
Week 10 - Theoretical
Introduction to the venomous snake species inhabited in Turkey
Week 11 - Theoretical
Introduction to the venomous snake species inhabited in Turkey
Week 12 - Theoretical
Physical and chemical characteristics of their venoms and their effectiveness
Week 13 - Theoretical
Precautions against snake bites and the first aid
Week 14 - Theoretical
Snake venoms as medicine
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Reading101120
Individual Work140342
Midterm Examination115217
Final Examination115217
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)152
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
OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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