COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE AMPHIBIANS OF TURKEY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYL 5066 THE AMPHIBIANS OF TURKEY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÇETIN ILGAZ

Offered to

Ph.D. in Biology
Biology

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with the biology, systematics, morphologies and ecologies of the amphibians of Turkey.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to classify the amphibians by their appearance
2   To be able to have knowledge about the biology, ecology and morphology of amphibians in Turkey
3   To be able to learn to be aware of amphibians collecting in nature

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Systematic position of the amphibians and their characteristics, introduction to the key for identification
2 Divergence of Amphibians in orders and their geographic distributions, Examination of urodeles species inhabited in Turkey
3 Systematic positions of the Turkish species, Examination of urodeles species inhabited in Turkey
4 Introduction to urodeles (Urodela) their morphological, ecological and biological properties, examination of urodeles species inhabited in Turkey
5 Introduction to urodeles (Urodela) their morphological, ecological and biological properties, examination of urodeles species inhabited in Turkey
6 Comparison of three Triturus species inhabited in Turkey in terms of their ranges, biotopes and life cycles, examination of anuran species inhabited in Turkey
7 Introduction to anuran (Anura) species, their morphological, ecological and biological properties, examination of anuran species inhabited in Turkey
8 Introduction to anuran (Anura) species, their morphological, ecological and biological properties, examination of anuran species inhabited in Turkey
9 Midterm Examination
10 Introduction to anuran (Anura) species, their morphological, ecological and biological properties, methods for collecting and preserving amphibians
11 Introduction to anuran (Anura) species, their morphological, ecological and biological properties collecting the amphibian samples from the nature
12 Geographic distributions of the species and their localities in Turkey, preparing the samples as scientific specimens
13 Doing the collection of amphibians and the methods of keeping, collecting the amphibian samples from the nature
14 Present status of amphibian species in Turkey and related studies, preparing the samples as scientific specimens
15 Final Examination

Recomended or Required Reading

Türkiye Herpetofaunası (Kurbağa ve Sürüngenler), Baran, I. ve M. K. Atatür, Çevre Bakanlığı
yayını, Ankara, 975 7347 37 - X, 214 pp, 1998.
Türkiye Amfibi ve Sürüngenleri, Baran, I.; Ilgaz, Ç.; Avcı, A.; Kumlutaş, Y. ve Olgun, K. Tübitak Yayınları, Ankara, 204 pp, 2013.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned for that week and presented to open a discussion session.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 QUZ QUIZ
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + QUZ * 0.10 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + QUZ * 0.10 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


*** 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 exams, quiz, homework presentation and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

cetin.ilgaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparation for quiz etc. 4 3 12
Preparing assignments 14 1 14
Preparing presentations 6 1 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 4 1 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 110

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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