| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Associate Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Instructor Elif Şeyma Bağdat
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Have general information about food toxicology,
2) Learn elemental, molecular and microbial toxic components in foods,
3) Comment about the source of toxic component.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | No |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Contains elemental, molecular and microbial toxic components in food |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Fundamental Concepts | | 2nd Week | Toxic Components in Herbal Foods | | 3rd Week | Toxic Components in Animal Foods | | 4th Week | Microbial Toxins in Foods | | 5th Week | Determination of Toxic Components in Foods | | 6th Week | Toxicity Tests | | 7th Week | Mid-term Exam | | 8th Week | Externally Toxic Contaminants | | 9th Week | Food Additives | | 10th Week | Toxic Components Formed in Food Processing | | 11th Week | Food Allergies and Sensitivity | | 12th Week | Metabolism of Toxic Components | | 13th Week | Food Safety | | 14th Week | General Evaluation |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Aylin AYAZ - Mine YURTTAGÜL Besinlerdeki Toksik Öğeler-I, Sağlık Bakanlığı, 2008.
Aylin AYAZ - Mine YURTTAGÜL Besinlerdeki Toksik Öğeler-II, Sağlık Bakanlığı, 2008.
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 50 | | Total(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 4 | 56 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 1 | 24 | 24 | | Total Workload | | | 150 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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