Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
FBT672	AQUARIUM FISH DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC METHODS AND LABORATORY TECHNIQUES	Compulsory	1	1	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To have laboratory practices and methods for the recognition and identification of diseases which commonly seen in freshwater and saltwater aquarium fishes.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ebru YILMAZ

Learning Outcomes

1	Akvaryum balıklarında görülen hastalıkları hakkında bilgi sahibidir.
2	Tatlı su ve Tuzlu su akvaryum balıklarının hastalıklarının teşhis yöntemlerini bilir.
3	Tatlı su ve Tuzlu su akvaryum balıklarının hastalıklarının tedavi yöntemleri hakkında bilgi sahibidir.
4	Have knowledge about the disease in aquarium fish.
5	Know diagnostic methods of Freshwater and Saltwater aquarium fish diseases.
6	Have knowledge about the methods of treatment of Freshwater and Saltwater aquarium fish diseases.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Natural defense and immunization, bacterial diseases of Freshwater aquarium fishes, ways of spread bacterial infections, bacterial-viral diseases of aquarium fishes, parasitic and fungal diseases of aquarium fishes, treatment of diseases, identification of pathogenic diseases in aquarium fishes, fish preparation and diagnostic laboratory autopsy.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Natural Defense and Immunization
2	Common Diseases of Freshwater and Saltwater Aquarium Fish Species
3	Pathogenesis of Bacterial Diseases in Aquarium Fishes
4	Ways of Spread Bacterial Infections
5	Viral Diseases of Aquarium Fishes
6	Viral Diseases of Aquarium Fishes
7	Parasitic and Fungal Diseases of Aquarium Fishes
8	Midterm exam
9	Parasitic and Fungal Diseases of Aquarium Fishes
10	Macroscopic and Microscopic Examination Methods
11	Autopsy Technique
12	Aquarium Fish Diseases Treatment Methods
13	Aquarium Fish Diseases Treatment Methods
14	Salt Water Aquarium Fish Species and Observed Diseases
15	Observed Diseases in Salt Water Aquarium Fish Species and Treatment Methods
16	Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Sandford, G., 2010. Akvaryum Sahibinin El Kitabı. Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım, İstanbul, 256s. Çelebi,Y. ve Ünsal, B., 2007. Deniz Akvaryumu. Asil Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara, 339 s. Alpbaz, A., 2000. Akvaryum Balıkları Ansiklopedisi. Alp Yayınevi, İstanbul, 214 s. Arda, M., Seçer, S. ve Sarıeyyüpoğlu, M., 2005. Balık Hastalıkları. Medisan Yayınevi, Ankara, 230s. Timur, G. ve Timur, M., 2003. Balık Hastalıkları. İstanbul Üniversitesi Su Ürünleri Fakültesi Yayın no: 5, İstanbul, 538s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Practice	14	1	14
Laboratory	14	1	14
Question-Answer	14	1	14
Experiment	6	2	12
Observation	0	0	0
Report Preparation	5	3	15
Report Presentation	1	1	1
Project Presentation	0	0	0
Self Study	7	3	21
Individual Study for Homework Problems	5	5	25
Report	5	5	25
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			185

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12
LO1	3	1	1	4	4	1	2	1	1	1	3	1
LO2	3	1	1	4	4	1	2	1	1	1	3	1
LO3	3	1	1	4	4	1	2	1	1	1	3	1
LO4
LO5
LO6

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High