COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KEMAL CAN BIZSEL

Offered to

MARINE LIVING RESOURCES

Course Objective

The course aims to provide a general perpective on the concept of modelling and its application on the ecosystem structures and processes. To form a common language for the course is also given particular importance since the students who may interested in are usually from diverse graduates covering different disciplines of the natural and engineering sciences.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Platt, T. (1981). Mathematical Models in Biological Oceanography,
Unesco Publications 260, France, 156p.
Mann, K.H. and J.R.N. Lazier (1991). Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems: Biological-Physical Interactions in the Oceans,
Blackwell Scientific Publications, 466p.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is based on a series of interactive lectures partitioned in to chapters each which composed of theoretical discussions and relevant exercises. Students are also obliged to select two subject specific themes for preparing a brief seminar to be presented in the class during the term. At the end of the term, they have to take a final examination.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes