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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / BIY 478 - BIOLOGY

Code: BIY 478 Course Title: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL 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 AYSEL KEKİLLİOĞLU (akekillioglu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) AYSEL KEKİLLİOĞLU,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course of the war and the importance of biological pest battle teaching methods utilized in this war, this area is to prepare their working life.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 taught the importance of biological control of how the fight to against pest PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs
PO-5 Are dedicated to improve themselves by keeping abreast of the developments in science, technology and modern topics
PO-11 Observe the current national and international issues
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
Principles of the war against pests: the natural balance, the level of economic war, the economic damage threshold, the cost / benefit ratio of potential, forecasting and warning; pests methods Against War: Cultural measures, mechanical warfare, physical warfare, chemical warfare, quarantine measures, Biotechnical methods; biological Control: biological war, advantages, features of natural predators, the factors affecting the effectiveness of natural enemies, biological control methods against pests, living groups are used against pests; Microbial control, microbial toxins.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Principles of the war against pests: the natural balance, the level of economic war, the economic damage threshold
2 Cost / potential benefit ratio, forecasting and warning
3 Pest control methods: cultural measures, Mechanical warfare, physical warfare
4 Chemical control, quarantine measures,
5 Biotechnical methods; Biological Warfare: Advantages of biological
6 Properties of natural predators, the factors affecting the effectiveness of natural enemies
7 Biological control methods against pests,
8 mid-term exam
9 Animal groups used against pests;
10 Animal groups used against pests;
11 Animal groups used against pests;
12 Animal groups used against pests;
13 Microbial control
14 Mikroorganizma toksinleri.
15 Mikroorganizma toksinleri.
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Kılıç, A. Y. (2004), Biyolojik Mücadale ders notları.
Required Course instruments and materials
K?l?ç, A. Y. (2004), Biological counteracting lecture notes.

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