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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 557 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL 557 Course Title: ENTOMOLOGIC METHODS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
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 AYSEL KEKİLLİOĞLU (akekillioglu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) AYSEL KEKİLLİOĞLU,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Insect collection techniques and museum material made to learn how to land the insect to recognize and to collect property to teach, according to the groups eligible sample site selection, sampling methods, data recording and statistical evaluation of teaching, insect diversity is calculated to teach

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Recognize equipment used to collect insects 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-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
Examination
LO-2 Apply the methods of collection and sampling insects. 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
Examination
LO-3 Insects can become museum material. 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-5 Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning
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
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Insects in the collection techniques and equipment, Insects preparation techniques, Storage and preservation of insects, Taxonomic characters used in insect, systematics, keys and diagnostic use, Terrestrial land application techniques: Sample site selection, sampling methods, Aquatic land application techniques: Sample site selection, sampling methods Public land application techniques: data collection and recording
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Insects in the collection techniques and equipment lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation
2 Insects preparation techniques lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation
3 Storage and preservation of insects lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation
4 Taxonomic characters used in insect systematics, keys and diagnostic use lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation
5 Terrestrial land application techniques: Sample site selection, sampling methods lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation
6 Aquatic land application techniques: Sample site selection, sampling methods lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation
7 Public land application techniques: data collection and recording lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation
8 mid-term exam
9 Laboratory techniques, I: preparation of samples lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation
10 Laboratory techniques II: Sample Diagnosis lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation
11 Saving data to a computer lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation
12 Statistical evaluation of data lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation
13 Land application lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples preparation
14 Land application lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, preparation
15 Laboratory application lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, preparation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 KIYAK, Suat, Entomolojik Müze Metodları, Gazi Ünv. Ankara, 2000.
Required Course instruments and materials
ALAOGLU, Ö., 2001. Entomoloji. Selçuk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Notlari 89 s.

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) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 13 26
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 13 13
       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 5 8 40
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 5 11 55
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 180