Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| 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 | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Learns the concept of niche and its importance for the ecosystem. |
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 Performance Project |
| LO-2 | Understands the importance of species conservation |
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 |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | What is conservation biology? The aims and principles of conservation biology; Why is biodiversity conservation important? | |
| 2 | Reminding the basic concepts with ecology. | |
| 3 | What is biodiversity? What are the elements of biodiversity? How many species are there alive? Diversity patterns; Hot spots | |
| 4 | 31/5000 Threats to biological diversity | |
| 5 | Extinction; How do we know if a living thing is extinct? What brings the species to extinction? | |
| 6 | Extinction process | |
| 7 | IUCN categories and criteria | |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Habitat Destruction, Fragmentation and Degradation | |
| 10 | Population and species level conservation; Problems of small populations | |
| 11 | Creating new populations | |
| 12 | Protection strategies in the country | |
| 13 | Establishing protected areas | |
| 14 | Designing protection area networks | |
| 15 | Protection outside protected areas | |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Koruma Biyolojisi, Richard B.Primack - Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | |||
| 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 | |||
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | |||
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | |||
| b) Search in internet/Library | |||
| c) Performance Project | |||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | |||
| e) Term paper/Project | |||
| Oral Examination | |||
| Quiz | |||
| Laboratory exam | |||
| Own study for mid-term exam | |||
| mid-term exam | |||
| Own study for final exam | |||
| final exam | |||
| Total work load; | |||