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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 577 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL 577 Course Title: MARINE PROTECTED AREAS 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 ERDOĞAN ÇİÇEK (erdogancicek@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Giving introduction about marine living resources, utilization from this resources and sustainability from resources, marine protected areas.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 explain biological importance of marine protected areas 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-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 describe importance of marine protected areas on biodiversity 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-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
Presentation
Performance Project
LO-3 can describe importance of marine protected areas on yield-production balance 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-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
LO-4 can explain sustainability of natural reservoir 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-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
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Marine living resources, population biologies of this resources, facility of utilizatin from resources, status analysis of resources, living resource and the importance of marine protected areas sustainabiltiy of resources
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Systematic of marine environment Classroom lessons, question and answer
2 Systematic of marine organisms Classroom lessons, question and answer
3 Main ecologic factors for marine organisms Classroom lessons, question and answer
4 Environmental factors for marine organisms Classroom lessons, question and answer
5 Protection and protected area Classroom lessons, question and answer
6 Relationship between sustainability and protected areas Classroom lessons, question and answer
7 sustainability of natural resources Classroom lessons, question and answer
8 mid-term exam
9 biological diversity and protection Classroom lessons, question and answer
10 Marine protected areas in Turkey Classroom lessons, question and answer
11 Marine and coast protected areas Classroom lessons, question and answer
12 Special environment protected areas Classroom lessons, question and answer
13 Protection of marine biodiversity Classroom lessons, question and answer
14 Overall rating Classroom lessons, question and answer
15 Overall rating Classroom lessons, question and answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Kocataş, A. 1992, Ekoloji ve Çevre Bilimi. Ege Üniv. Mat.
2 Kocataş, A. (1993). Oseanoloji. Deniz Bilimlerine Giriş
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