Information Of Programmes

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / GM-768 - FOOD ENGINEERING (DOCTORATE DEGREE)

Code: GM-768

Course Title: ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE MECHANISMS

Theoretical+Practice: 3+0

ECTS: 6

Year/Semester of Study

1 / Spring Semester

Level of Course

2nd Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Optional

Department

FOOD ENGINEERING (DOCTORATE DEGREE)

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

HİLAL YILDIZ (hilalyildiz@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

To learn research topics at an advanced level on antimicrobial agents.

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	Explains and classification of antimicrobial agents.	PO-1 Has the skills of accessing, evaluating, interpreting and applying the knowledge in the area of engineering	Examination Performance Project
LO-2	Explains antimicrobial resistance mechanisms.	PO-1 Has the skills of accessing, evaluating, interpreting and applying the knowledge in the area of engineering	Examination Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Principles of antibiotics, agar-based tests, broth-based tests, anaerobic antimikrobials, antimycobacterials, antifungals, antimibials to atypic microorganisms, antimicrobial resistance, antivirogram, antivirals, resistance to disinfectant and antiseptics, antimicrobial tests by animal, antimikrobial resistance epidemiology.
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	Antimicrobial resistance and its causes	Lecture, discussion
2	Antimicrobial resistance and its causes	Lecture, discussion
3	Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance mechanisms	Lecture, discussion
4	Resistance to disinfectants and antiseptics	Lecture, discussion
5	Methods for Detecting Antimicrobial Resistance	Lecture, discussion
6	Conventional Methods a.Phenotypic Methods: Agar dilution, disk diffusion, and broth microdilution b. Molecular-Based Methods: PCR, DNA microarrays	Lecture, discussion
7	Conventional Methods a.Phenotypic Methods: Agar dilution, disk diffusion, and broth microdilution b. Molecular-Based Methods: PCR, DNA microarrays	Lecture, discussion
8	mid-term exam
9	Microfluidic methods	Lecture, discussion
10	Spectroscopy-Based techniques	Lecture, discussion
11	Colorimetric-Based techniques	Lecture, discussion
12	pH-Based techniques	Lecture, discussion
13	Antimicrobial resistance: present and future	Lecture, discussion
14	Antimicrobial resistance: present and future	Lecture, discussion
15	Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance	Lecture, discussion
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	Frontiers in Anrimicrobial resistance . White DG, Alekshun MN, McDermott PF (ed), 2005 ASM Press Washington DC
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment	Week	Hours	Weight(%)
mid-term exam	7	3	40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam	14	3	60

Student Work Load
Type of Work	Weekly Hours	Number of Weeks	Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice)	3	14	42
Outside Class
a) Reading			0
b) Search in internet/Library			0
c) Performance Project	3	2	6
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report			0
e) Term paper/Project			0
Oral Examination			0
Quiz			0
Laboratory exam			0
Own study for mid-term exam	4	5	20
mid-term exam	10	5	50
Own study for final exam	5	5	25
final exam	10	5	50
			0
			0
Total work load;			193