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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / BIY 470 - BIOLOGY

Code: BIY 470 Course Title: EUTROFICATION Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 4 / 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 HANİFE ÖZBAY (hanifeozbay@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach fundemental knowledge about eutrophication.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can say basic knowledge in associated area PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs
 		Examination
LO-2 can do about practical work in associated area PO-4 Have the skills to define, model and solve the biological problems in the field of Biology and related fields
 		Examination
LO-3 can solve the problems with analytical methods 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
LO-4 can solve basic problems in associated area 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
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Introduction and terminology; On living in water; The chemical birth of freshwaters; Lakes, Pool and other standing waters: Some basic features of their productivity; The birth, development and extinction of lakes; Source of nutrients; Definition of eutrophication and historical cases; General effects of eutrophication; Community interactions and eutrophication; Experiments within lakes; Moddelling eutrophication; Freshwaters, the world and the future; Controlling eutrophication.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction and terminology Explanation
2 On living in water Explanation
3 The chemical birth of freshwaters Explanation
4 Lakes, Pool and other standing waters: Some basic features of their productivity Explanation
5 The birth, development and extinction of lakes Explanation
6 Source of nutrients Explanation
7 Definition of eutrophication and historical cases Explanation
8 mid-term exam
9 General effects of eutrophication Explanation
10 Community interactions and eutrophication Explanation
11 Experiments within lakes Explanation
12 Freshwaters, the world and the future Explanation
13 Moddelling eutrophication Explanation
14 Controlling eutrophication Explanation
15 Accuse Exam
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Ders Kitapları:
2 1.Ecology of Freshwaters: Man and Medium, Past to Futture ( Brian Moss, 3rd ed., 1998, Blackweel, UK) 2.Biology of Freshwater Pollution (C. F. Mason, 3rd ed., 1996, Longman Ltd, England)
Required Course instruments and materials
Text books: 1.Ecology of Freshwaters: Man and Medium, Past to Futture ( Brian Moss, 3rd ed., 1998, Blackweel, UK) 2.Biology of Freshwater Pollution (C. F. Mason, 3rd ed., 1996, Longman Ltd, England)

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