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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FPE 0051 BIOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Faculty Of Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KEREM CANLI

Offered to

Biology Chemistry Computer Science Statistics Mathematics Physics Faculty Of Science

Course Objective

Climate change is one of the most profound problems of our times, influencing every aspect of the world around us. This course focuses on biological impacts of climate change.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding what is Ecology. 2   Understanding what is Environment. 3   Perceiving climate change 4   Understanding biological impacts of Climate Change

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Population, natural sources, pollution 2 Ecosystems and ecosystem mecanisms 3 Main ecosystems and their problems 4 Green House Effect 5 Global Warming 6 Impacts to plants 7 Impacts to plants 8 Mid-term examination 9 Impacts to insects 10 Impacts to microorganisms 11 Impacts to mammals 12 Future prediction 13 Solution suggestions 14 Nature ethics

Recomended or Required Reading

Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction - Mark Maslin - Oxford University Press

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will consist of lectures, class discussions, presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with midterm exam and final exam.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kerem.canli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 12 12 Preparing assignments 4 5 20 Preparing presentations 1 6 6 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 5 5 5 5 5 LO.2 5 5 5 5 5 LO.3 5 5 5 5 5 LO.4 5 5 4 5 5