Yozgat Bozok 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
ZBK712	URBAN ENTOMOLOGY	Elective	3	6	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Damages and control methods of insects and other animals, which are present in the living areas of people and are directly or indirectly harmful, will be tought.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Gamze PEKBEY

Learning Outcomes

1	To learn morphological properties, biology, damages and control methods of Arachnids such as mites, ticks, spiders
2	Recognition of some insects and animals which were present in living areas of people
3	To learn morphological properties, biology, damages and control methods of insects such as mosquito, housefly, horsefly
4	To learn morphological properties, biology, damages and control methods of insects such as cockroaches, lice, fleas, bed bugs
5	To learn some morphological properties, biology, damages and control methods of animals such as snake, centipede, scorpion, mouse, rat
6	To learn control methods against insects and animals which were present in living areas of people

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

In this course, damages of insects such as flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, lice, fleas, chinch, and ticks, snake, centipede, scorpion, and other animals, which are present in the living areas of people and are directly or indirectly harmful, will be tought.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Morphological features, biology, harms and control methods of mosquitoes
2	Morphological features, biology, damage and control methods of houseflies and sandflies
3	Morphological features, biology, harms and control methods of sandflies and horseflies
4	Morphological features, biology, damage and control methods of bedbugs
5	Morphological features, biology, damage and control methods of lice
6	Morphological features, biology, damage and control methods of fleas
7	Morphological features, biology, damage and control methods of cockroaches
8	Morphological characteristics, biology, damage and control methods of wasps, ants and earwigs
9	Mites, scorpions, spiders that cause allergies and scabies
10	Morphological features, biology, harms and control methods of ticks
11	Morphological features, biology, harms and control methods of centipedes, mice and snakes
12	Needs to be done before deciding to control of pests for public health
13	Cultural measures
14	General Control Methods

Recommended or Required Reading

Yıldırım, E., 2009. Kentsel Entomoloji. 2. Baskı. Halk Sağlığı ve Haşere Kontrolü Derneği Yayınları No:1, Yavuzlar Matbaası, İstanbul, 106 s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	50
Quiz	1	30
Homework	1	20
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Quiz	1	1	1
Discussion	14	1	14
Question-Answer	14	1	14
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	7	7
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	10	10
Reading	14	1	14
Individual Study for Quiz	1	3	3
Homework	1	24	24
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			89

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		2			1					3
LO2	2									4
LO3				3	2			3
LO4			4			2				3		4
LO5
LO6	5	3					3

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