Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| 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) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| To give basic information about population and its structural features. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | can count basic knowledges about population ecology |
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 |
Examination |
| LO-2 | can give information about biotic and abiotic factors |
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 |
Examination |
| LO-3 | can explain ecosystems and their kinds |
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 |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| The concept of population, structural characteristics of the populations, factors affecting the distribution and development of population | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | The concept of population | Explanation |
| 2 | Definition of ecology and environmental sciences | Explanation |
| 3 | Some of the basic theories and concepts (environment, habitat, biotope, ecological niche, population, community, ecosystem) | Explanation |
| 4 | Biome, the biosphere, Ecosphere, ecological relationships, Liebig minimum law, law of tolerance, the optimal and limiting factor | Explanation |
| 5 | Ecology of individual | Explanation |
| 6 | Abiotic factors | Explanation |
| 7 | Biotic factors | Explanation |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Intraspecific and interspecific relationships | Explanation |
| 10 | Population and structural properties | Explanation |
| 11 | Population dynamics | Explanation |
| 12 | Community ecology | Explanation |
| 13 | Properties of the ecosystem | Explanation |
| 14 | Earth's largest ecosystems and their distributions | Explanation |
| 15 | Terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, special ecosystems | Explanation |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Kocataş A, 2003, Ekoloji, Çevre Biyolojisi, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, İzmir | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Kocatas A, 2003, Ecology, Environmental Biology, Ege University Press, Izmir | ||
| 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 | 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 | ||