| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principles and Methods Used in Honeybee Taxonomic Studies | BIO514 | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator |
Assist. Prof. Dr. Münir UÇAK |
| Instructor(s) |
Münir UÇAK |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | To provide constitutional international taxonomy rules, taxonomic character analysis and article preparation techniques and experience for those who work on honey bee taxonomy. |
| Course Content | Evaluation of honey bee systematics according to continents Biotic and abiotic factors that cause diversity in honey bees and other living groups What is Systematics, Taxonomy? History. Systematic categories, Basic concepts and definitions (Species, Subspecies, Population, Twin Species etc.) Type concepts (holotype, paratype, neotype, topotype, plastotype etc.) Isolation models, character differentiations, How to select taxonomic characters, phylogenetic approaches to character selection and types of variations How are taxon definitions made? Methods to be followed in solving taxonomic problems Phylogenetic approaches and terminology in the honey bee Methodological and statistical methods used in honey bee systematics-I Methodological and statistical methods used in honey bee systematics-II Types of systematic publications Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN)-I Preparation of a systematic article -I Preparation of a systematic article -II |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Recognition and classification of honey bee populations distributed in different biogeographic regions of the world - Basic concepts and definitions, Type definitions, taxonomic character and analysis in honey bees - Types of systematic publications - Preparation of a systematic article, Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Evaluation of honey bee systematics according to continents | Practice Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Field Work Research Course Hours |
| 2. Week | Biotic and abiotic factors that cause diversity in honey bees and other living groups | Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Field Work |
| 3. Week | What is Systematics, Taxonomy? History. Systematic categories, Basic concepts and definitions (Species, Subspecies, Population, Twin Species etc.) Type concepts (holotype, paratype, neotype, topotype, plastotype etc.) | Course Hours Practice Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Field Work |
| 4. Week | Type concepts (holotype, paratype, neotype, topotype, plastotype etc. | Field Work Practice Course Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 5. Week | Isolation models, character differentiations | Field Work Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Practice |
| 6. Week | How to select taxonomic characters, phylogenetic approaches to character selection and types of variations | Visual Presentation Field Work Practice Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 7. Week | How are taxon definitions made? Methods to be followed in solving taxonomic problems | Visual Presentation Field Work Practice Course Hours Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study |
| 8. Week | Phylogenetic approaches and terminology in the honey bee | Visual Presentation Field Work Practice Course Hours Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Research |
| 9. Week | Midterm | Course Hours |
| 10. Week | Methodological and statistical methods used in honey bee systematics-I | Visual Presentation Field Work Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Practice |
| 11. Week | Methodological and statistical methods used in honey bee systematics-II | Visual Presentation Field Work Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression |
| 12. Week | Types of systematic publications | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Field Work Practice Research Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Course Hours |
| 13. Week | Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN)-I | Field Work Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Other Activities |
| 14. Week | Preparation of a systematic article | Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Field Work Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study |
| Michener C. The Bees of The World (second edition). The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2007. |
| Yılmaz, İ., 1997, Principles and Methods of Taxonomic Zoology, İzmir. |
| ICZN, 1999. The bulletin of Zoological nomeklature, Fourth Edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ISSN 0007-5167 |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| PY2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - |
| PY6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| PY8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| PY13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| PY16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Research | 18 | 3 | 54 |
| Other Activities | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Verbal Expression | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Practice | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 204 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 8.0 | ||
