Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 1 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 2nd Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE) | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Physchal, chemical and biological characteristics of fresh water, water sustainability, conservancy devices, give information about fresh water community | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | can explain physicochemical and biological proporties of the water |
PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own PO-4 Have the qualification and capability to gain admission to doctoral programs, R&D units or occupations related to the field with the knowledge they have gathered in the field PO-5 Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning PO-9 Transfer in a systematical way the latest developments in Biology and their field of study reinforcing with qualitative and quantitative data to the groups either concerned with the field or not by verbal, visual and written means PO-10 Monitor and supervise the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting, implementing and publishing the data related to the field of Biology and teach those values |
Examination Presentation Performance Project |
| LO-2 | can explain water plant and animal with their habitats |
PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods PO-2 Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own PO-8 Evaluate how the important personalities, events and phenomena that have made essential contributions to the development of Biology that might have impact on their field of practice PO-9 Transfer in a systematical way the latest developments in Biology and their field of study reinforcing with qualitative and quantitative data to the groups either concerned with the field or not by verbal, visual and written means PO-10 Monitor and supervise the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting, implementing and publishing the data related to the field of Biology and teach those values |
Examination |
| LO-3 | can describe freshwater ecosystem |
PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods PO-2 Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field PO-9 Transfer in a systematical way the latest developments in Biology and their field of study reinforcing with qualitative and quantitative data to the groups either concerned with the field or not by verbal, visual and written means PO-10 Monitor and supervise the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting, implementing and publishing the data related to the field of Biology and teach those values |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Physchal, chemical and biological characteristics of fresh water, lake and river ecosystems, fresh water community, food pyramid and life cycles, water pollution and controle, water sustainability. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | General properties of water | Classroom lessons, question and answer |
| 2 | General characteristics of freshwater ecosystems | Classroom lessons, question and answer |
| 3 | Freshwater ecosystem elements (abiotic elements) | Classroom lessons, question and answer |
| 4 | Freshwater ecosystem elements (biotic elements) | Classroom lessons, question and answer |
| 5 | Ecological elements in the life | Classroom lessons, question and answer |
| 6 | Interactions between freshwater ecosystems | Classroom lessons, question and answer |
| 7 | Freshwater ecosystem structure | Classroom lessons, question and answer |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Freshwater ecosystem rhythms | Classroom lessons, question and answer |
| 10 | Ecosystem ecology | Classroom lessons, question and answer |
| 11 | Ecosystem production biology | Classroom lessons, question and answer |
| 12 | Freshwater organisms | Classroom lessons, question and answer |
| 13 | Freshwater ecosystem development | Classroom lessons, question and answer |
| 14 | World and our country are the main water | Classroom lessons, question and answer |
| 15 | Overall rating | Classroom lessons, question and answer |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Sular bilgisi/ Adem Yavuz SÖNMEZ, Olcay HİSAR, Mehmet KARATAŞ, Gökhan ARSLAN, M. Sıtkı ARAS. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. | |
| 2 | Tanyolaç, J. (2009). Limnoloji. | |
| 3 | Giller PS, Malmqvist B., 2000. The Biology of Streams and Rivers Oxford University Pres.. | |
| 4 | Seyhan K., Başusta N., Kıyısal Ekosistem (2008) | |
| 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 | 20 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| 6.Workshop | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| 7.Performance Project | 12 | 1 | 10 |
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 2 | 50 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| c) Performance Project | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| mid-term exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Own study for final exam | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| final exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 176 | ||