Information Of Programmes

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 552 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL 552

Course Title: EUTROPHICATION

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

HANİFE ÖZBAY (hanifeozbay@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

To teach expanded knowledge about eutrophication.

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	can say basic knowledge in Eutrophication	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	Examination
LO-2	can illustrate experimental design in associated area	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	Examination
LO-3	can solve the problems using analytical procedures	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	Examination
LO-4	can apply extended knowledge in Eutrophication	PO-5 Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning	Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
) Introduction and terminology; On living in water; The chemical birth of freshwaters; Lakes, Pool and other standing waters: Some basic features of their productivity; The birth, development and extinction of lakes; Source of nutrients; Definition of eutrophication and historical cases; General effects of eutrophication; Community interactions and eutrophication; Experiments within lakes; Moddelling eutrophication; Freshwaters, the world and the future; Controlling eutrophication.
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	Introduction and terminology	Explanation
2	On living in water	Explanation
3	The chemical birth of freshwaters	Explanation
4	Lakes, Pool and other standing waters: Some basic features of their productivity	Explanation
5	The birth, development and extinction of lakes	Explanation
6	Source of nutrients	Explanation
7	Definition of eutrophication and historical cases	Explanation
8	mid-term exam
9	General effects of eutrophication	Explanation
10	Community interactions and eutrophication
11	Experiments within lakes	Explanation
12	Freshwaters, the world and the future	Explanation
13	Moddelling eutrophication	Explanation
14	Controlling eutrophication	Explanation
15	Controlling eutrophication	Explanation
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	1.Ecology of Freshwaters: Man and Medium, Past to Futture ( Brian Moss, 3rd ed., 1998, Blackweel, UK) 2.Biology of Freshwater Pollution (C. F. Mason, 3rd ed., 1996, Longman Ltd, England)
Required Course instruments and materials
Text Books: 1.Ecology of Freshwaters: Man and Medium, Past to Futture ( Brian Moss, 3rd ed., 1998, Blackweel, UK) 2.Biology of Freshwater Pollution (C. F. Mason, 3rd ed., 1996, Longman Ltd, England)

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	3	13	39
b) Search in internet/Library			0
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	7	35
mid-term exam	2	1	2
Own study for final exam	5	12	60
final exam	2	1	2
			0
			0
Total work load;			180