COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMB 6038 ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÇETIN ILGAZ

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

The main objectives of this course are to give information on economically important animal species

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand the significance of various parts of animals
2   Classify animals based on used parts
3   Explain the economic importance of animals

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Samples that belong to animal groups which live in different zoogeographical regions and their differences
2 Samples that belong to the fish species which are distributed throughout Turkey s freshwaters
3 Samples that belong to the fishes which are distributed throughout Turkey s seas
4 Samples that belong to the fishes which are distributed throughout Turkey s seas
5 Samples that belong to the Amphibians which are distributed in the Turkey
6 Samples that belong to the Reptiles which are distributed in the Turkey
7 Samples that belong to the Birds which are distributed in the Turkey
8 Midterm exam
9 Samples that belong to the Birds which are distributed in the Turkey
10 Samples that belong to the Mammals which are distributed in the Turkey
11 Samples that belong to the Mammals which are distributed in the Turkey
12 Samples that belong to the invertebrates which are distributed throughout Turkey s freshwater and sea
13 Samples that belong to the invertebrates which are distributed throughout Turkey s freshwater and sea
14 Samples that belong to the invertebrates which are distributed throughout Turkey s freshwater and sea
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Bronson, F.H. Mammalian Reproductive Biology, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London, 1989.
Kuru, M. Omurgalı Hayvanlar. Gazi Ünv. Yayın No: 186. Ankara. 1994.
Demirsoy, A. Yaşamın Temel Kuralları. Omurgalılar Cilt III, Kısım I-II. Meteksan Matbaası. Ankara. 1996.
Pough, F.H., Heiser, J.B. ve McFarland W.N. Vertebrate Life. Fourth ed. Prentice Hall International, Inc. 1996.Baran, I. ve Atatür, M.K. Turkish Herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles). Republic of Turkey, Ministry of the Environment, Ankara, 214 pp. 1998.
Başoğlu, M., Özeti, N. Türkiye Amfibileri. Ege Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisis, No. 151, Bornova-Izmir, The Amphibians of Turkey, 155 pp. 1973.
Başoğlu, M. ve Baran, I. Türkiye Sürüngenleri. Kısım I. Kaplumbağa ve Kertenkeleler. (The Reptiles of Turkey. Part I. The Turtles and Lizards). Ege Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi, No. 76, Bornova-Izmir (Ilker Matbaası), 272 sayfa. 1977.
Başoğlu, M. ve Baran, I. Türkiye Sürüngenleri, Kısım II, Yılanlar (Turkish Reptiles, Part II, Snakes). Ege Üniversitesi Kitaplar Serisi No: 81, Bornova-Izmir. 1980.
Yiğit, N., Saygılı F., Çolak, E., Sözen, M. ve Karataş, A. Ornitoloji (Kuş Bilimi) Ders Notları, Ankara, 2008.
Gill, B., F., Ornithology , Freeman, W. H. & Company, 720 s., USA
Kiziroğlu, I., Türkiye Kuşları , Orman Genel Müdürlüğü, Basım Tesisleri, Ankara, (1989). Atatür, M. K., Budak, A., Göçmen, B., Omurgasızlar Biyolojisi, Ege Üniversitesi, Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi, No: 187, 2009.
Pearse,V.,Pearse,J.,Buschbaum,M., Buschbaum,R., Living Invertebrates, Bleckwel Scientific Publications,California,USA, 1987.
Barnes, R.D. Invertebrate zoology 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa. : Saunders College, 1980.
Conn, D. B. Atlas of invertebrate reproduction and development / by David Bruce Conn. New York : Wiley-Liss, 1991.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, lecture, question and answer technique, homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


*** 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 exam, semester work and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students will attend presentation and lecture on the material covered in this course. Attendance is compulsory at both till %70, but the rules for the attendence up to the students and can be obtained from the web site of Graduate School of Sciences at http://www.ebe.deu.edu.tr/.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Çetin ILGAZ
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
Phone: (232) 3019536
E-mail: cetin.ilgaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesdays 5, 6

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 2 15 30
Preparing presentations 2 15 30
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 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