| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Ecology | OM207 | Turkish | Compulsory | 3. Semester | 2 + 1 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Doç. Dr. Hüseyin AMBARLI |
| Instructor(s) | Doç. Dr. Hüseyin AMBARLI (Güz) |
| Goals | Investigation of wildlife’s habitat requirements, behaviors, ranges, distributions, observation and counting techniques, conservation, administrating with the aim of game and tourism |
| Course Content | • Understanding unique concepts of wildlife • Learning the factors effective on wildlife • Knowing protection status of wildlife and conserved species • Getting information about the game species in Turkey • Learning behavior of animals • Learning hunting, tools required for hunting and related laws. • Learning the biology, food, range, distributions of wild animals. • Learning special areas for wild animals. • Understanding principles and ecologic problems of wildlife and getting the ability of discussion about wildlife. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | • Understanding unique concepts of wildlife |
| 2 | • Learning the factors effective on wildlife |
| 3 | • Knowing protection status of wildlife and conserved species |
| 4 | • Getting information about the game species in Turkey |
| 5 | • Learning behavior of animals |
| 6 | • Learning hunting, tools required for hunting and related laws. |
| 7 | • Learning the biology, food, range, distributions of wild animals. |
| 8 | • Learning special areas for wild animals. |
| 9 | • Understanding principles and ecologic problems of wildlife and getting the ability of discussion about wildlife. |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction to wildlife, habitats of wildlife and terminology | |
| 2. Week | Wildlife habitat requirements/Field study | |
| 3. Week | Intraspecific and interspecific relationships/Field study | |
| 4. Week | Concept of protected species and status of species/ Observation technique | |
| 5. Week | Protected wildlife animals in our country and their ecology/Visit to the wildlife museum | |
| 6. Week | Other wild animals in Turkey and their ecology, and quiz / Species observation | |
| 7. Week | Wildlife Photography/Taking photo in the field | |
| 8. Week | Midterm | |
| 9. Week | Special areas for wildlife (Wetlands, riparian areas, national parks, genetic reserve areas etc.)/Trip to wetland | |
| 10. Week | Survey in wildlife I/Bird observation and counting in sample plots | |
| 11. Week | Survey in wildlife I/Mammal observation and counting in sample plots | |
| 12. Week | Planning principles in wildlife/map using | |
| 13. Week | Biorestoration of habitats I/ Biorestoration application | |
| 14. Week | Game and hunting concepts, game tourism and hunting ground management/Trip to hunting ground |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Understanding of sustainable resource use | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Essential knowledge of flora, fauna, ecosystem and natural resource concerning forestry | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Essential knowledge about the administrative and legal structure, policy-making and planning processes, supply-demand relations, socio-economic situation concerning forest resources of Turkey | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Competence in defining, modelling and solving a problem concerning the field of forestry | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Skill of using contemporary techniques and instruments needed for forestry practices | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | Skill of applying the knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering in forestry problems | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Skill of designing and conducting experiments, analyzing the data, and interpreting the results | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Skill of team-work within the forestry discipline as well as with other disciplines | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Adequate knowledge and skill of foreign language to follow the facts and developments concerning forestry | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Skill of effective verbal and written communication | ✔ | |||||
| 11 | Competence in taking initiative and acting independently | ✔ | |||||
| 12 | Knowledge and consciousness of quality | ✔ | |||||
| 13 | Consciousness of life-time learning | ✔ | |||||
| 14 | Consciousness of professional ethics and social responsibility | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 | DK8 | DK9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
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| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | |
| Quiz 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | |
| Final | 1 | 25 | 25 | |
| Practice | 1 | 14 | 14 | |
| Classroom Activities | 12 | 3 | 36 | |
| Total Workload | 134 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 5.0 | ||
