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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / BIY 354 - BIOLOGY

Code: BIY 354 Course Title: EVOLUTION Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department BIOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ERDOĞAN ÇİÇEK (erdogancicek@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) AYSEL KEKİLLİOĞLU,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Genetical populations (alleles or genes) that cause a change, the basic evolutionary mechanism to identify the biological diversity of these mechanisms is reacting against or show how to understand not

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Evolutionary ideas to understand and interpret ideas Evolution and related disciplines can establish a relationship between Issues related to the evolution of this hypothesis building and hypothesis-solving skills to interpret for Species and species that can grasp the fact of how the emerging 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
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
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
What is the concept of evolution? Students' thoughts on evolution are so far? Misconceptions about evolution Evolutionary history of thought Formation and life history of the world's short story Gene pool, Micro and Macro evolution Evidence of evolution Mechanisms of evolution: Mutations
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 What is the concept of evolution? Students' thoughts on evolution are so far?
2 Misconceptions about evolution
3 Evolutionary history of thought
4 Formation and life history of the world's short story
5 Gene pool, Micro and Macro evolution
6 Evidence of evolution
7 Mechanisms of evolution: Mutations
8 mid-term exam
9 Mechanisms of Evolution: Natural selection I
10 Mechanisms of Evolution: Natural selection II
11 Population Genetics I
12 Population genetics II
13 Evolutionary Genetic Drift and Migration
14 Species and speciation
15 Mechanisms of speciation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials
Compiled from different sources and grades

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 6 6
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 7 7
       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 3 6 18
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 3 9 27
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 90