| 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 |
| Instructors |
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 | Verbal Expression Field Work Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research Visual Presentation |
| 2. Week | Biotic and abiotic factors that cause diversity in honey bees and other living groups | Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Practice Other Activities Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation 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.) | Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Field Work |
| 4. Week | Type concepts (holotype, paratype, neotype, topotype, plastotype etc. | Field Work Practice Research Course Hours Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study |
| 5. Week | Isolation models, character differentiations | Preparation, After Class Study Research Visual Presentation Field Work Practice Other Activities Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 6. Week | How to select taxonomic characters, phylogenetic approaches to character selection and types of variations | Visual Presentation Research Other Activities Practice Verbal Expression Field Work Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study |
| 7. Week | How are taxon definitions made? Methods to be followed in solving taxonomic problems | Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Field Work Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study |
| 8. Week | Phylogenetic approaches and terminology in the honey bee | Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Research Field Work Practice |
| 9. Week | Midterm | Course Hours |
| 10. Week | Methodological and statistical methods used in honey bee systematics-I | Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Field Work Visual Presentation Course Hours Practice |
| 11. Week | Methodological and statistical methods used in honey bee systematics-II | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Field Work Research Other Activities Practice Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours |
| 12. Week | Types of systematic publications | Field Work Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Practice Course Hours Visual Presentation |
| 13. Week | Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN)-I | Visual Presentation Field Work Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression 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 | ||
