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| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Ecology | BIO516 | Turkish | Compulsory | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Prof. Dr. Şerife Gülsün KIRANKAYA |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | To comprehend interrelationships among fish populations and interactions between fish populations and their environment |
| Course Content | Introduction, fish diversity and distribution, Abiotic environmental factors , Adaptation of fishes to abiotic environmental factors, Biotic inter-relationships among fishes: Intraspecific relationships, Biotic inter-relationships among fishes: Interspecific relationships, Biotic inter-relationships among fishes: Interspecific relationships Environmental factors affected reproduction and development in fishes, Environmental factors affected reproduction and development in fishes, Growth and environmental factors affected growth in fishes Foodstuffs and feeding, Feeding relationships among fish populations, Fish Migrations, Population dynamics The significance of fishes in the life of mankind and biological basis of fisheries |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | To be able to interpret the human impacts on fish populations |
| 2 | To able to interpret effects of abiotic environment on fish life |
| 3 | To able to interpret the interactions of fishes with their environment |
| 4 | To able to interpret tne adaptation processes of fish to environmental conditions |
| 5 | To able to define intra- and inter-specific competition and predation in fish populations |
| 6 | To know life cycles of fishes, to be able to define the environmental factors affected the life-history traits |
| 7 | To gain knowledge about fish population dynamics |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction, fish diversity and distribution | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 2. Week | Abiotic environmental factors | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 3. Week | Adaptation of fishes to abiotic environmental factors | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 4. Week | Biotic inter-relationships among fishes: Intraspecific relationships | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 5. Week | Biotic inter-relationships among fishes: Interspecific relationships | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 6. Week | Biotic inter-relationships among fishes: Interspecific relationships | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 7. Week | Environmental factors affected reproduction and development in fishes | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 8. Week | Midterm | Practice |
| 9. Week | Environmental factors affected reproduction and development in fishes | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 10. Week | Growth and environmental factors affected growth in fishes | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 11. Week | Foodstuffs and feeding | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 12. Week | Feeding relationships among fish populations | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 13. Week | Fish Migrations | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 14. Week | Population dynamics | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Improve the scientific knowledge in the field of Biology to a more advanced level. Use the advenced knowledge to innovate, interpret the results, to apply the results and to design unique projects. | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Gain the ability to identify scientific questions, compare, analyze and solve the problems independently. | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Gain the skills of using the modern laboratory techniques and analysis methods in the field of biology. | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Gain the ability to get the information by doing research, to evaluate, interpret and apply it. | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Gain the ability of discussion, synthesis and applying the scientific knowledge. | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | Gain the ability to design experimental studies, do the applications and analyse the complicated results using advanced skills, like critical thinking, problem solving and deciding. | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Use the scientific knowledge and apply the ability of problem solving, evaluate and analyse advanced concepts in interdiciplinary fields. | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Gain the scientific knowledge to set up communication with the collegues. Gain the ability to follow and use of the literature. Gain the ability to share or present the results of his/her own studies with the scientists during a scientific conference, workshop or seminar. | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Participate scientific collaborations effectively and lead a scientific study if necessary. | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Follow the innovations in the field of biology. Gain the ability to find resources and to use the databases. | ✔ | |||||
| 11 | Find new or strategical approaches to solve an unpredicted or advanced problems. | ✔ | |||||
| 12 | Improve scientific knowledge where there is a little or limited data present. Gain the ability to connect the information from different scientific diciplines. | ✔ | |||||
| 13 | Find unique ideas and get in contact with the professionals in scientific topics using his/her knowledge and skills. | ✔ | |||||
| 14 | Have the ability to read, understand, speak and write a foreign language in order to contact with the scientists from all over the World. | ✔ | |||||
| 15 | Follow novel developments in computational software and hardware systems related with biology, use this knowledge and skill in research. | ✔ | |||||
| 16 | Obey the ethical regulations and watch the ethical issues while designing a scientific study, collecting data, evaluating and publishing them. | ✔ | |||||
| 17 | Adopt life-long learning strategies during performing scientific studies. | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
|---|---|
| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
|
Ders Dışı |
Preparation, After Class Study | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Research | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 50 | 50 | |
| Homework 2 | 1 | 50 | 50 | |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 3 | 42 | |
| Total Workload | 204 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 8.0 | ||
