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| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Fisheries Biology and Population Dynamics | BIO623 | 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 | The aim of this course is to enable students to explain the fundamental principles of fish population dynamics, growth models, feeding ecology, and reproductive biology, to analyze the structure and dynamics of fish populations, to evaluate the impacts of fisheries on these populations, and to develop scientific approaches for sustainable fisheries management. |
| Course Content | Theory of fish population dynamics and fisheries, Recruitment , egg-production , Quality of sex products, Course of Spawning, Growth and sexual maturation, Growth models, Variation of the growth parameters with age, Feeding, Food Supply and Food Relationships of Fish, The relationship between growth and food consumption and their dependence on population density, Total and natural mortality, Fishing mortality and effort, Effects of Fishing on Fish Populations, Basic Laws of Population Dynamics, Basic Laws of Population Dynamics, Mixed populations, The Analysis of Community Dynamics |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Analyze growth performance and growth models of fish populations. |
| 2 | Explain growth processes and stages of sexual maturity in fish. |
| 3 | Evaluate mechanisms controlling reproduction and reproductive success. |
| 4 | Analyze the structure and dynamics of fish populations. |
| 5 | Explain feeding ecology and trophic relationships of fish. |
| 6 | Evaluate the impacts of fisheries on fish populations. |
| 7 | Analyze mechanisms regulating population size and biomass. |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Theory of fish population dynamics and fisheries | Presentation (Preparation) |
| 2. Week | Recruitment , egg-production | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 3. Week | Quality of sex products, Course of Spawning | Research, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 4. Week | Growth and sexual maturation, | Preparation, After Class Study, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 5. Week | Growth models, Variation of the growth parameters with age | Preparation, After Class Study, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 6. Week | Feeding, Food Supply and Food Relationships of Fish | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 7. Week | The relationship between growth and food consumption and their dependence on population density | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 8. Week | The relationship between growth and food consumption and their dependence on population density | Preparation, After Class Study, Research |
| 9. Week | Total and natural mortality | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Practice |
| 10. Week | Fishing mortality and effort | Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Practice |
| 11. Week | Effects of Fishing on Fish Populations | Preparation, After Class Study, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 12. Week | Basic Laws of Population Dynamics | Presentation (Preparation) |
| 13. Week | Basic Laws of Population Dynamics | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 14. Week | Mixed populations, The Analysis of Community Dynamics | Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
|
Ders Dışı |
Preparation, After Class Study | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Research | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Homework | 1 | 50 | 50 | |
| Homework Preparation | 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 | ||
