TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	2
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Hilal Özgüneş Professor Ayşe Nurşen Başaran
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Natural toxins in food 2) Food contaminants 3) Food additives 4) Food-drug interactions
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The course covers following topics: Natural toxins in food, food contaminants food additives and food-drug interactios.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Basic conseps and definitions 2nd Week Natural toxins in food 3rd Week Mycotoxins 4th Week Mycotoxins 5th Week Mushroom poisoning 6th Week Food contaminants:Metals 7th Week Midterm examination 8th Week Food contaminants:Pesticides 9th Week Food contaminants:Nitrates and Nitrites 10th Week Food additives 11th Week Food poisoning 12th Week Carcinogenic substances found in food 13th Week Endocrine disruptors found in food 14th Week Final examination
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Hicks, M.R., Haven, M.C., Schenken, J.R., McWhorter, C.A., "Laboratory Instrumentation", Lippincott, 1987. 2. Hayes, A.W., "Principles and Methods of Toxicology", Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia, 2001. 3. Moffat, A.C, Osselton, M.D., Widdop, B., ?Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons?, Third Edition, eBook, Pharmaceutical Press, 2005.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 1 14 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 2 28 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 5 5 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 0 0 0 Total Workload 60 Total Workload / 30 2 ECTS Credits of the Course 2
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No