COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDITERRANEAN POLYPLACOPHORA SPECIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CDK 5049 MEDITERRANEAN POLYPLACOPHORA SPECIES ELECTIVE 2 0 2 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BANU BITLIS YIĞIT

Offered to

MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
MARINE LIVING RESOURCES

Course Objective

To recognize of the systematic groups in Mollusca phylum, the diversity of Mediterranean Polyplacophora species and improve information on the morphological, ecological and systematic characteristics of these species.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehend the systematic groups in Mollusca phylum.
2   Comprehend the biological characteristics of Polyplacophorans.
3   Comprehend the anatomical features of species in different taxonomic groups of Polyplacophorans.
4   Understand the morphological features and structures of species in different taxonomic groups of Polyplacophorans.
5   Remove and examine the shells from mantle by using different methods.
6   Comprehend the relationship between Polyplacophoran species and their ecological characteristics of the environment they live in.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Characteristics of systematic groups in Mollusca phylum
2 Distributions of Mediterranean Polyplacophorans and numerical changes
3 Biological features of Polyplacophorans, their nutrition and reproduction
4 Anatomical and morphological structures of Polyplacophorans
5 Remove and examine the shells of Polyplacophorans from mantle by using different methods.
6 Morphological and taxonomic features of Leptochitonidae species
7 Ecological features of Leptochitonidae species and their situation in the world
8 Midterm
9 Morphological and taxonomic features of Hanleyidae and Ischnochitonidae species
10 Ecological features of Hanleyidae and Ischnochitonidae species and their situation in the world
11 Morphological and taxonomic features of Callochitonidae and Chitonidae species
12 Ecological features of Lepidochitonidae and Acanthochitonidae species and their situation in the world
13 Morphological and taxonomic features of Lepidochitonidae and Acanthochitonidae species
14 Ecological features of Callochitonidae and Chitonidae species and their situation in the world

Recomended or Required Reading

Dell Angelo, B. ve Smriglio, C., Chitoni viventi del Mediterraneo. Edizione Evolver S.r.l, Roma, 1999.
Öztürk, B., Önen, M. ve Doğan, A., Türkiye Denizel Mollusca Türleri Tayin Atlası. TÜBITAK (TBAG 103 T 154), 468 p., 2008.

References:
Belle, R. van, The systematic classification of the chitons (Mollusca:Polyplacophora). Vita Marina, 124 pp, Scheveningen, 1983-1986.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The lesson is taught on a base of lecture, homework presentation and discussion. Investigation some Polyplacophoran species in laboratory. Preparing on homework presentations by different sources.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + ASG * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of students homework presentation, are measured by their success of laboratory works and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

banu.bitlis@deu.edu.tr; 0 232 278 55 65-161

Office Hours

-

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for final exam 1 32 32
Preparing assignments 1 23 23
Reading 13 1 13
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2423233
LO.3423233
LO.4423233
LO.5423233
LO.6423233

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