Information Package / Course Catalogue
Ultrastructure Of Protozoa
Course Code: TPR647
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Examinations and comparision of cytoplasm, cell wall,nucleus, mitochondria and other organels of important protozoas like Toxoplasma, Cyrptosporidium, Entamoeba, Giardia, Trichomonas, Trypanosoma, Leishmania, Plasmodium.

Course Content

Examinations and comparision of cytoplasm, cell wall,nucleus, mitochondria and other organels of important protozoas like Toxoplasma, Cyrptosporidium, Entamoeba, Giardia, Trichomonas, Trypanosoma, Leishmania, Plasmodium.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Have information about the ultrastructure of protozoans
2.To compare the ultrastructures of protozoans
3.To apply this information in other areas
4.Evaluation of enzymes used in protoozones
5.Cloning of cysteine proteases
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Özcel’in Tıbbi Parazit Hastalıkları, Literatürler,
2.Unat EK, Yücel A, Altaş K, Samastı M, 1991. Unat’ın Tıp Parazitolojisi İnsanın Ökaryonlu parazitleri ve bunlarla oluşan hastalıkları. Istanbul. Dördüncü Baskı. Istanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Yayınları. ISBN 975-404-217-9.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General ultrastructural features protozoans
Week 2 - Theoretical
The ultrastructure of Toxoplasma gondii
Week 3 - Theoretical
The ultrastructure of Plasmodium
Week 4 - Theoretical
The ultrastructure of Leishmania spp
Week 5 - Theoretical
The ultrastructure of Entamoeba spp
Week 6 - Theoretical
The ultrastructure of Giardia intestinalis
Week 7 - Theoretical
The ultrastructure of Cyrptosporidium spp
Week 8 - Theoretical
The ultrastructure of Trypanosoma spp Midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
The ultrastructure of Trypanosoma spp
Week 10 - Theoretical
The ultrastructure of Trichomonas vaginalis
Week 11 - Theoretical
The ultrastructure of Isospora belli
Week 12 - Theoretical
The ultrastructure of Cyclospora cayatanensis
Week 13 - Theoretical
The ultrastructure of Acanthamoeba spp and Naegleria spp
Week 14 - Theoretical
The ultrastructure of Babesia spp
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory150230
Assignment80432
Project1011
Studio Work150230
Quiz4014
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1022
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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
OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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2026