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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / BIY 340 - BIOLOGY

Code: BIY 340 Course Title: FISHES OF TURKEY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BIOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SEVİL SUNGUR (sevilsungur@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Give introduction about Fish fauna of Turkey and zoogeographic dispersion.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 be able to give examples for fish species of Turkey PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs
PO-8 Are able to collaborate both intra- and interdisciplinary by planning and managing the activities regarding the development of the members subordinate to them
PO-10 Have the professional and ethical responsibility in the process of the collection, evaluation and implementation of the data in the field of study and publishing the results
PO-12 Make their knowledge regarding human health and environmental awareness available for the benefit of the society
Examination
LO-2 can explain zoogeographic distribuition of Turkey's fish fauna PO-4 Have the skills to define, model and solve the biological problems in the field of Biology and related fields
PO-8 Are able to collaborate both intra- and interdisciplinary by planning and managing the activities regarding the development of the members subordinate to them
PO-9 Are able to express themselves in verbal and written communication having the ability to work individually, take initiatives and make their own decisions
PO-10 Have the professional and ethical responsibility in the process of the collection, evaluation and implementation of the data in the field of study and publishing the results
PO-12 Make their knowledge regarding human health and environmental awareness available for the benefit of the society
Examination
LO-3 can explain habitats and location of fishes in Turkey PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs
PO-6 Are able to assess and evaluate the data making use of the advanced knowledge and skills that they have acquired in the field, to define and analyze the issues connected with current technological developments finding ways to offer solutions to those issues based on the researched and evidence
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Turkey's Fish fauna species list, zoogeographic dispersion, economically important species, endemic species, nearly treatened species.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 General Properties and species of Subfilum Agnatha Classroom lessons, question and answer
2 General Properties of Chondrichthyes Classroom lessons, question and answer
3 Habitats and location of Chondrichthyes in Turkey Classroom lessons, question and answer
4 Chondrichthyes species in Turkey Classroom lessons, question and answer
5 General Properties of Osteichthyes Classroom lessons, question and answer
6 The differences between Osteichthyes and Chondrichthyes Classroom lessons, question and answer
7 Habitats and location of Osteichthyes in Turkey Classroom lessons, question and answer
8 mid-term exam
9 türleri Family: Acipenseridae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae in Turkey Classroom lessons, question and answer
10 Family: Salmonidae in Turkey Classroom lessons, question and answer
11 Family: Thymallidae and Esocidae in Turkey Classroom lessons, question and answer
12 Ordo: Cypriniformes in Turkey Classroom lessons, question and answer
13 Ordo: Anguilliformes and Belonifermes in Turkey Classroom lessons, question and answer
14 Family: Cyprinodontidae, Poecilidae in Turkey Classroom lessons, question and answer
15 Ordo: Zeiformes, Perciformes, Mastacembeliformes in Turkey Classroom lessons, question and answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Geldiay, R. ve Balık, S. (1996). Türkiye Tatlısu Balıkları (II. Baskı), Ege Üniversitesi Su Ürünleri Fak. Yay., İzmir.
2 Kence, A. ve Bilgin C.C. (1996) Türkiye Omurgalılar Tür Listesi. Nurol Matbaacılık, Ankara.
Required Course instruments and materials
Lecture Notes, Books, Laboratory Samples, Figures, Video, Maps

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 14 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 14 14
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 8 1 8
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 12 1 12
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 80