ZO441 : Insect Taxonomy

Compulsory

· Determination of clinical signs of infection in fish populations that live in nature or in confined spaces such as aquaculture.

· Identify common diseases of fish using appropriate diagnostic procedures

· Know the most important causes of fish diseases and how to distinguish them.

A.1	Student is to be familiar with the basic principles of taxonomy & scientific nomenclature.
A.2	Student is to be familiar with the different groups of insects in their taxonomical orders, name and their identifying morphological characters directly or using taxonomical keys.

· Theoretical lectures.

· Laboratory lessons.

· Two field visits.

· Entomological collection (each student collects, preserves and classifies a collection of insect samples).

Methods of assessments

Evaluation number	Evaluation methods	Evaluation period	Evaluation weight	percentage	Rating date (week)	Notes
First evaluation	Midterm 1 (theoretical)	1 hour	13	13%	6th week	Theoretical
Second evaluation	Midterm 1 (practical)	1 hour	7	7%	7th week	practical
Third evaluation	Midterm 2 (theoretical)	1 hour	13	13%	9th week	Theoretical
Fourth evaluation	Midterm 2 (practical)	1 hour	7	7%	10th week	practical
Fifth evaluation	Insect collection	3 months	10	10%	14th week	practical
Sixth evaluation	Final exam (practical)	2 hour	10	10%	14th week	practical
Seventh evaluation	Final exam (theoretical)	2 hour	40	40%	16th week	practical
The total			100 degrees	100%