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4 credits (60 class hours)
Offered - Second semester of each year
Objective - Address innovation and its relevance to science and technology. Application of scientific methodologies facilitating the assembly of research projects in the area of Veterinary Medicine, experimental procedures and trial design, analysis of results, and elaboration of scientific and/or technological publications. Overview of the history and implementation of Research Ethics in Brazil and worldwide, as well as Ethics in Animal Research. Encourage and develop a multidisciplinary and integrated vision of management and technological innovation.
Syllabus - Discussion on scientific research, its different phases and prerequisites; what is a research line; problem and scientific hypothesis definition; general discussion on experimental design and implementation of scientific research, as well as forms of dissemination (conference summaries, scientific articles, editorials, research projects, innovation projects, technical papers, product development, development of industrial property). Approach to the fundamentals of Research Ethics, including a brief history, conceptual bases and philosophical currents; international documents and national regulations on ethics in animal health research. General and basic concepts related to the management of technological innovation; technology as a source of competitiveness; industrial property management.
2 credits (30 class hours)
Offered - Second semester of each year
Objective - Promote knowledge about basic concepts of innovation, entrepreneurship and marketing with a focus on actions in animal health, aiming to pass on implementation skills of these concepts.
Syllabus - The discipline aims to provide a critical eye at the concepts of entrepreneurship and innovation from the study of: entrepreneurship backgrounds; behaviorist and neobehaviorist approaches; individual and corporate entrepreneurship; economic reactive entrepreneurship; proactive technological business entrepreneurship; creativity and entrepreneurial vision; new approaches to entrepreneurship; beginnings of innovation; Keynesian paradigm; Schumpeterian paradigm; Neo-Schumpeterian paradigm; innovation economy; innovation strategy; innovation management and new approaches to innovation. The discipline also aims to offer a broad approach to strategic marketing with the respective theories and applications that illustrate their interdependence. Conducting the study of strategic marketing from a decision-oriented perspective. Strategic marketing and ethics. The interface between marketing strategies and strategies from other functional areas. Discussion of examples to illustrate the utility of theories and concepts with data referring to companies, industries and countries. These concepts aim to develop skills and competencies for professionals who work in the area of animal health through examples and experiences.
4 credits (60 class hours)
Offered - First semester of each year
Objective - Create learning situations to enable the student to perform and apply the data observed through statistical methods to animal health.
Syllabus - The development of the discipline provides for the division of content into data description, sampling, measures of central tendency and dispersion, presentation in tables and graphs; probability and probability distributions; fundamentals of sampling; analysis of variance; correlation and regression; non-parametric tests; fundamentals of multivariate statistics, cluster analysis, discrimination, principal components and correspondence; and case studies. The dialogical expository method will be used through didactic procedures that may involve: critical reading and analysis of texts, directed studies in the classroom, case studies, presentation of research and reflection works, video exhibitions, analytical exercises, seminars and syntheses of proposed themes through reflective readings and use of everyday examples.
6 credits (90 class hours)
Offered - First and second semester of each year
Objective - Develop an active process of learning and dissemination of knowledge in which the student is the protagonist with the help of teachers.
Syllabus - Transform theoretical or practical knowledge into a useful tool for society, through the channels used for the educational process, such as lectures in public and private schools, companies and health care units, production of informative documents in printed and electronic means of communication. Lectures and face-to-face classes on topics related to animal health and public health. Promotion of workshops, academic weeks, thematic seminars and field days. Participation in routine procedures and veterinary emergencies at the UCS Veterinary Hospital Complex. Collaboration in a practical way in teaching, research and extension projects linked to the Program and the Veterinary Medicine course at UCS.
4 credits (60 class hours)
Offered - Second semester of each year
Objective - Create a teaching environment for reflection and understanding of the interconnectivity between human health, that of other living beings, and that of the environment, focusing on the profession of the veterinarian as a central articulator in the search for the one health connection.
Syllabus - The discipline will cover the definition of one health, the participation of the veterinarian in health surveillance and its interfaces with epidemiological surveillance, environmental surveillance, worker health surveillance and sanitary surveillance. Expertise in risk management, biosafety and communication with the community. The discipline will be divided into theoretical and practical content, with lectures, visits and group discussions, mainly analyzing issues observed in the visits and everyday events in other parts of Brazil presented by the media (articles, newspapers, television, etc.). There will also be presentations of works, seminars, scientific reading and discussion in forums through the web environment.
2 credits (30 class hours)
Offered - First semester of each year
Objective - Involve the graduate student in the development, promotion, discussion and presentation of proposals for the improvement of instruments, techniques and materials used in veterinary surgery. Encourage the student to exercise methodologies, research in books and periodicals and prepare bibliographical reviews; deepen research and implementation of alternatives for the clinical-surgical treatment of the hospital clinical routine, seeking improvement in various treatments. Discussion of clinical-surgical cases in diagnoses and treatments.
Syllabus - The discipline will cover the techniques, materials, methods and instruments used in the operative routine in companion and production animals. Analysis of the development of conventional versus alternative methods, use of models, mechanical, computational and virtual reality simulators, interactive videos, in vitro experiments, studies of surgical anatomy in preserved cadavers, in the investigation, development and updating of new techniques and instruments of the veterinary surgical clinic. In the development of the discipline, the student must seek and present, in a theoretical and/or practical way, alternatives to the development of surgeries so that they can optimize their learning having as parameters the costs and benefits. Study and research specific pre-established themes, or ones suggested by the academic, presenting oral and written scientific work. In addition to seeking the development of ethical thinking, learning will be at the pace of each student, bringing the possibility of repeating procedures, favoring the improvement of skills and the absence of personal conflicts. The teaching methodology will be developed through theoretical and practical classes, discussion groups, round table discussions, formation of a surgical team, supervised directly by the professors in charge, complemented with critical reading and analysis of texts, studies conducted in the classroom, cases studies, presentation of research and reflection works, exhibition of films and documentaries, analytical exercises, seminars and syntheses of themes proposed through reflective readings and use of everyday examples.
2 credits (30 class hours)
Offered - Second semester of each year
Objective - Introduce the student to the methodologies for evaluating animals through diagnostic imaging tests, addressing patient preparation, techniques, calibration of devices, contrast-enhanced tests, characteristics of structures/organs, anatomical variations of each animal, individual protection equipment and relevant legislation, through X-ray and ultrasound examinations.
Syllabus - The discipline will cover the physical principles involving radiography and ultrasound examinations, topographic anatomy applied to diagnostic imaging, patient preparation topics, animal restraint and positioning techniques, types of contrast, identification of alterations, interventionist ultrasonography; legislation corresponding to the use of devices with ionizing radiation. Presentation of alterations found in each structure/organ, how to evaluate and discuss definitive or suggestive diagnoses. The discipline will be divided into theoretical and practical content, aiming to associate the knowledge acquired during the expositive classes with the practice during the exams carried out in the veterinary clinic of the University. There will be expository and practical classes (performing routine exams) and group discussions, as well as presentations of papers, seminars, scientific reading and discussion in forums through the web environment.
2 credits (30 class hours)
Offered - First semester of each year
Objective - Create learning situations so that the student understands the etiological aspects, epidemiology, clinical signs, diagnoses, treatments, prophylaxis and controls of parasitic and infectious diseases in animal health related to the most recent advances in the area of parasitology and infectious diseases.
Syllabus - The discipline will cover the topics of collection, storage and shipment of clinical samples; development of parasitological, immunological, pathological, microbiological and molecular diagnostic techniques for parasitic (endo and ectoparasites) and infectious (bacteriology, mycology and virology) diseases. In addition, control and prevention measures of the main diseases in the region will be addressed. The development of the discipline foresees the division of content into theoretical and practical, through the use of animals from the routine of the University's veterinary clinic and/or from the institution's partner veterinary clinics. Animals with clinical suspicion of parasitic and infectious diseases will be submitted to a complete clinical examination, with the aim of students developing an analysis plan to complete the diagnosis and consequent correct treatment. Visits to laboratories, zoonoses centers and veterinary clinics may also be carried out. The dialogical expository method will be used through didactic procedures that may involve: critical reading and analysis of texts, directed studies in the classroom, case studies, presentation of research and reflection works, exhibition of films and documentaries, analytical exercises, seminars and syntheses of proposed themes through reflective readings and use of everyday examples.
2 credits (30 class hours)
Offered - First semester of each year
Objective - Bring elements, for presentation and discussion in the classroom, capable of assisting in the organizational training of veterinarians.
Syllabus - Discussion topics in personal and professional development with a focus on working with companion animals. Personal communication and soft skills. Professional and ethical presentation in times of social networks. Problems and solutions related to communication. Importance of good relationship practices in promoting the health of companion animals. Organization as a tool to better serve the tutor and the animal.
2 credits (30 class hours)
Offered - First semester of each year
Objective - Create learning situations so that the student understands the clinical and epidemiological aspects for the diagnosis and control of diseases that affect domestic animals.
Syllabus - The discipline will include a discussion of the main diseases in the domestic animals medical clinic. The debate will focus on the clinical and epidemiological approaches. Study of the organic disorders of domestic animals. Means and methods of clinical exploration of large animals. Indications for complementary exams. Application of epidemiological studies. Evaluation of diagnostic methods as well as procedures for treatment, control and prophylaxis. The topics will be dynamically discussed with teaching and learning methods appropriate to the topic, exploring the practical-professional experience of the discipline's agents. The development of the discipline foresees the division of content into theory and practice, through the use of animals from the routine of the veterinary clinic for large animals at the University of Caxias do Sul and breeders in the region. The dialogical expository method will be used through didactic procedures that may involve: critical reading and analysis of texts, studies directed in the classroom, case studies, presentation of research and reflection works, exhibition of films and documentaries, analytical exercises, seminars and syntheses of themes proposed through reflective readings and use of everyday examples.
2 credits (30 class hours)
Offered - Second semester of each year
Objective - Create learning situations so that the student understands the principles, methodologies and applicability of modern biotechnology techniques applied to the reproduction of domestic animals. Understand and discuss the basics of reproductive biotechnologies applied in Veterinary Medicine.
Syllabus - The discipline will cover the topics of physiology and constitution of gametes (spermatozoon and oocytes); main reproductive biotechniques used in animals: artificial insemination; embryo transfer; gamete cryopreservation; fetal, spermatozoon and embryo sexing; in vitro fertilization; cloning; among others, relating the economic issue and commercial applicability of the discussed biotechnologies. Through a review of recent literature in the area of reproduction and reproductive biotechnologies, the discipline will address topics related to the reproduction of equine, bovine, ovine, canine and feline species. The discipline will be developed in theoretical-practical classes, carried out in the premises of the veterinary clinic and laboratories of the University of Caxias do Sul, as well as in field classes in rural properties in the region. In addition, modern advances in reproductive biotechnologies used in different species of domestic and wild animals will be discussed through the reading of scientific articles, stimulating the development of the potential to interpret and present scientific texts in the concentration area of the discipline.
2 credits (30 class hours)
Offered - Second semester of each year
Objectives - Provide participants with a solid theoretical foundation associated with practical application through clinical cases.
Syllabus - Neoplasms, inflammatory and/or infectious, degenerative and toxic diseases of the nervous system in dogs and cats will be addressed. At the end of the course, the student should be able to recognize the location of the lesions and diagnose them in the central and peripheral nervous system. In addition, a clinical correlation will be made with the pathological anatomy (macroscopic and histological findings) of the main diseases.
2 credits (30 class hours)
Offered - Second semester of each year
Objective - Create learning situations so that the student understands the challenges, particularities and different aspects involved in the farming systems of ruminants and horses of this region, providing training in critical thinking and ideas for implementing improvements and enhancement of these systems.
Syllabus - The discipline will include monitoring through periodic visits to rural properties by students, as well as participation in meetings with rural producers, producer associations or cooperatives. The student should, throughout the course, be able to identify obstacles and limitations in the different production systems, as well as develop recommendations and strategies for improvements in the most varied aspects of animal production, such as improving natural grasslands, pasture management, field supplementation, sanitary calendar, parasite control, diet formulation. The development of the discipline foresees the division of content into theory and practice, through visits to rural properties in the region, organized associations of rural producers and/or cooperative partners of the institution, seeking to promote advances and propose the implementation of technologies in production models, based on the most recent advances in the area. In classes, the dialogical expository method will be used through didactic procedures that may involve: critical reading and analysis of texts, directed studies in the classroom, case studies, presentation of research and reflection works, exhibition of films and documentaries, analytical exercises, seminars and syntheses of proposed themes through reflective readings and use of everyday examples.
2 credits (30 class hours)
Offered - First semester of each year
Objectives - The discipline aims to provide the veterinarian with the necessary knowledge to analyze the ante-mortem and post-mortem diagnostic methods present in the diagnosis routine in Animal Pathology. Generation of knowledge of diseases based on the identification of macroscopic lesions observed in the clinic and during the necropsy examination. Expand the knowledge of the veterinarian with the presentation of diseases of great importance in the diagnosis routine in the Serra Gaúcha Region.
Syllabus - Pathological diagnostic methods, interpretation of histological lesions, other tools to aid pathological diagnosis, systemic pathological findings that indicate failure in other organs, neoplasms in domestic animals, toxic plants in production animals and small animals, diseases without pathological changes, pathological findings of viral diseases, pathological findings of bacterial diseases, pathological findings of fungal diseases, fetal anomalies and abortions in domestic animals.
4 credits (60 class hours)
Offered - First semester of each year
Objective - Perform advanced techniques and discuss cases in the face of different clinical situations aimed at diagnosis in Clinical Analysis.
Syllabus - The discipline will cover the topics of collection, storage and shipment of biological samples; implementation and development of diagnostic techniques aimed at clinical analysis (hematology; clinical biochemistry; cerebrospinal fluid; hemostasis; urinalysis; myelogram; cytopathology). The development of the discipline foresees the division of content into theoretical and practical, through the use of animals from the routine of the University's veterinary clinic and/or from the institution's partner veterinary clinics. Animals with clinical suspicion of diseases that require laboratory analysis of clinical analysis will be subjected to a complete clinical examination, with the aim of students developing an analysis plan to complete the diagnosis. Visits to laboratories and veterinary clinics may also be carried out. The dialogical expository method will be used through didactic procedures that may involve: critical reading and analysis of texts, directed studies in the classroom, case studies, presentation of research and reflection works, exhibition of films and documentaries, analytical exercises, seminars and syntheses of proposed themes through reflective readings and use of everyday examples.
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