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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / BIY 453 - BIOLOGY

Code: BIY 453 Course Title: HERPETOLOGY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Fall 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 ERDOĞAN ÇİÇEK (erdogancicek@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To give basic information about the importance of biodiversity, amphibia and reptiles

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can give information about biodiversity and classification PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs
PO-2 Transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Biology to other disciplines
PO-4 Have the skills to define, model and solve the biological problems in the field of Biology and related fields
Examination
LO-2 can explain the features of amphibians PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs
Examination
LO-3 can explain the features of reptiles PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Biodiversity, general characteristics of amphibians, general characteristics of reptiles
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The importance of biological diversity Explanation
2 The importance of systematics Explanation
3 Place of systematics in biology Explanation
4 General characteristics of amphibians Explanation
5 General characteristics of reptiles Explanation
6 Morphological structures of amphibians Explanation
7 Morphological structures of reptiles Explanation
8 mid-term exam
9 Systematically places amphibians Explanation
10 Systematically places reptiles Explanation
11 Determination of species of amphibians Explanation
12 Determination of species of reptiles Explanation
13 Relationships between people and amphibians Explanation
14 Relationships between people and reptiles Explanation
15 The continuity of the relationship between the environment and live Explanation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Türkiye Sürüngenleri kısım II, Muhtar Başoğlu, İbrahim Baran, Ege Üniv. Fen Fak. 1980.
Required Course instruments and materials
Turkish Reptiles Part II, Muhtar Basoglu, Ibrahim Baran, Ege Üniv. Fen Fak. 1980.

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 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       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 5 15
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 3 5 15
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 90