COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDITERRANEAN ECOSYSTEM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMB 5023 MEDITERRANEAN ECOSYSTEM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

: The primary objective of the course in general, the Mediterranean Basin, specifically the part of Turkey's Mediterranean coast, and to provide detailed information about terrestrial ecosystems. Within this framework, primarily focused on the existing plant formations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Course objectives, scope and contents of the universal science of signification according to the rules.
2   Access to information and issues to evaluate in light of the relevant literature.
3   Put forward a scientific problem and to develop research strategies.
4   Information on the types of scientific writing
5   As a scientific study to provide written and verbal.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Description of ecosystem
2 Distinguishing factors among ecosystems, general characteristics and classification of world ecosystems
3 Distinguishing factors among ecosystems, general characteristics and classification of world ecosystems
4 Terrestrial ecosystems
5 Terrestrial ecosystems
6 General characteristics of Mediterranean climate
7 Mediterranean ecosystems in the world
8 Mid-term exam
9 General vegetation structures of Mediterranean vegetations
10 General vegetation structures of Mediterranean vegetations
11 Physical geography of Mediterranean area
12 Maquis vegetation and structure
13 Maquis vegetation and structure
14 Other phytogeographic regions which is effected to the region and their climates
15 Global and regional problems of Mediterranean Basin
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Akman Y (1990) Iklim ve Biyoiklim. Palme Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
2. Atalay I (1994). Vegetation Geography of Turkey. Izmir: Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi.
3. Atalay I (1997). Türkiye Coğrafyası, (5. Bask ). Izmir: Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi.
4. Başlar S, Doğan Y, Mert HH (1998) Karasal Ekosistemler ve Bitkiler. Farklı
Ekosistemlerde Uygulamalı Çevre Eğitimi Semineri, Çev-Kor, 9 Mayıs 1998, Ankara, 18-30.
5. Lavorel S (1999) Ecological diversity and resilience of Mediterranean vegetation to disturbance. Diversity and Distributions 5: 3 13
6. Le Houerou NH (2000) Restoration and Rehabilitation of Arid and Semiarid Mediterranean Ecosystems in North Africa and West Asia: Areview. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation, 14 :3­ 14.
7. Nahal I (1981) The Mediterranean climate from a biological viewpoint. pp. 63-86. In: Castri F., Woodall D, Fspecht RL (eds), Mediterranean Type Shrublands of the World, Ecosystems of the World 11. New York.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, individual work, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

: Paper/Presentation, written examination

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 3 39
Pre Class Self Study 13 5 65
Midterm Preparation 1 10 10
Final Preparation 1 15 15
Paper Preparation 2 15 30
Research Presentation 2 15 30
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 191

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.13215
LO.2234
LO.35344
LO.4144533
LO.5222352

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