COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMB 6045 MICROBIAL ECOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

The goal of the course is to help students learn about communities of microorganisms responsible for processes that are helpful to or sometimes essential for the health and survival of humans on Earth.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   know survey of mikroorganisms
2   explain evolution and structure of microbial communities
3   explain interactions between populations
4   : explain biochemical cycling and role of the microorganims in these cycles

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Survey of Microorganisms
2 Survey of Microorganisms
3 Interactions among microbial populations
4 Interactions between mikroorganisms and plants
5 Interactions between mikroorganisms and plants
6 Microbial interactions with animals
7 Measurement of numbers, biomass, and activities in microbial ecosystems
8 Mid-term exam
9 Effects of abiotik factors on microorganisms
10 Biogeochemical cycling: Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
11 Student Seminar
12 Student Seminar
13 Student Seminar
14 Biogeochemical cycling: Nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, iron, and other elements
15 Microorganisms and some novel pollution problems
16 End-of-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Aleksander M (1971) Microbial Ecology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.
Brock TD (1966) Principles of Microbial Ecology, Pentice-Hall, Inc./Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Higgins IJ, Burns RG (1975) Chemistry and Microbiology of Pollution. Academic Press, London.
Oner M (1987) Mikrobial Ekoloji. Ege Ünin. Fen Fak. Kitaplar Serisi No: 100, Ege Üniv. Basımevi, Izmir.
Atlas, R.M, Bartha,R., 1987, Microbial Ecology: Fundamentals and Applications, The Benjamin/Cumming Publishing Company, Inc, California

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
Preparation for final exam 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.5
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41

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