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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 522 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL 522 Course Title: VENOMOUS FISHES AND BIOLOGY OF TURKEY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring 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) ERDOĞAN ÇİÇEK,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Toxic fish species in Turkey and to inform.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 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-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
Examination
Presentation
LO-2 Poisonous fish in Turkey and the world situation PO-
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
What is poison? Organs of fish poison. Mechanisms of action of poisons Fish poisoning needs to be done. The safeguard measures Active Poisonous fishes Passive Poisonous fishes Poisonous Cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae family Myliobatidae family Rhinopteridae family Torpedinidae family Poisonous Bony fishes Callionymidae family Scorpaenidae family Siganidae family Trachinidae family Uronoscopidae family
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 What is poison? Organs of fish poison. Mechanisms of action of poisons oral presentation, ppt presantation, questioning and answering,
2 Fish poisoning needs to be done oral presentation, ppt presantation, questioning and answering,
3 Active Poisonous fishes oral presentation, ppt presantation, questioning and answering,
4 Passive Poisonous fishes oral presentation, ppt presantation, questioning and answering,
5 Poisonous Cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae family oral presentation, ppt presantation, questioning and answering,
6 Myliobatidae family oral presentation, ppt presantation, questioning and answering,
7 Rhinopteridae family oral presentation, ppt presantation, questioning and answering,
8 mid-term exam
9 Torpedinidae family oral presentation, ppt presantation, questioning and answering,
10 Poisonous Bony fishes Callionymidae family oral presentation, ppt presantation, questioning and answering,
11 Scorpaenidae family oral presentation, ppt presantation, questioning and answering,
12 Siganidae family oral presentation, ppt presantation, questioning and answering,
13 Trachinidae family oral presentation, ppt presantation, questioning and answering,
14 Uronoscopidae family oral presentation, ppt presantation, questioning and answering,
15 The safeguard measures oral presentation, ppt presantation, questioning and answering,
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Türkiye'nin zehirli balıklar?, Fethi Aksiray Türkiye Tatl? Su Balıkları, Prof. Dr. Remzi Geldiay,Prof. Dr. Süleymen Bal?k
Required Course instruments and materials
Türkiye'nin zehirli bal?klar?, Fethi Ak?iray Türkiye Tatl? Su Bal?klar?, Prof. Dr. Remzi Geldiay,Prof. Dr. Süleymen Bal?k

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation 10 1 10
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 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 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 14 42
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 3 7 21
       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 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 7 4 28
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 181