| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | ZBK705 | PESTICIDE RESIDUES AND RESISTANCE | Elective | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the reasons for the formation of pesticide residues, their importance for human health and prevention, the definition of pesticide resistance, its types, importance and prevention strategies. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç. Dr. Gamze PEKBEY |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Comprehend basic information on pesticide residues | | 2 | Comprehend adverse effects of pesticide residues on public health and environment | | 3 | Comprehend basic information on pesticide resistance | | 4 | Comprehend economical loses pesticide resistance | | 5 | Recommend strategies to prevent pesticide residues and resistance | | 6 | Organize the reports or projects related with the subject, and evaluate them |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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| Course Contents |
| Possible risks of pesticide use are to teach the environment, human health and non-target organism effects, endurance problems due to intensive pesticide use, fate and effective use of pesticides in the environment after use. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Introduction and history of pesticides and their use in the world and in Turkey | | | | 2 | Mechanisms of action, structure and classification of pesticides | | | | 3 | Formulation, licensing, label, prescription system, phytotoxicity | | | | 4 | The problem of resistance caused by pesticides | | | | 5 | Toxicity classes: definition and determination of dose, LD, LC, MT terms | | | | 6 | Definition and determination of the terms MRL, ADI and PHI | | | | 7 | Formation of pesticide residues | | | | 8 | Causes of residues on agricultural products | | | | 9 | The importance of pesticide residues in terms of human and environmental health | | | | 10 | Strategies for the prevention of pesticide residues | | | | 11 | Formation of resistance to pesticides | | | | 12 | Resistance to insecticides and acaricides to their action mechanism | | | | 13 | Resistance to fungicides by their mechanism of action | | | | 14 | Strategies to prevent resilience | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Ders Notu: • Öncüer, C. ve E. Durmuşoğlu, 2008. Tarımsal Zararlılarla Savaş Yöntemleri ve İlaçları. Genişletilmiş 6. Baskı. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Yayınları No:27, Aydın, 472 s. - Ware, G. W. & D. M. Whitacre, 2003. The Pesticide Book. Meisterpro Information Resources, Willoughby, OH, 488 pp. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 50 | | Quiz | 2 | 50 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 30 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 70 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Discussion | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Question-Answer | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Case Study | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Reading | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Individual Study for Quiz | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 5 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | LO2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | LO3 | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | LO4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | LO6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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