COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIY 2013 INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Biology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YUSUF KUMLUTAŞ

Offered to

Course Objective

Classification of invertebrate animals from primitive to developed, examination of identifying characteristics of each phylum, larval shape, the shape of the body in adults, nutrition, water regulation and excretion, movement, nervous system and sense organs, respiratory, circulatory-solo, reproduction and economic importance and characteristics of the species that cause disease in humans

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn to invertebrate classes
2   Understanding basic properties and biologies of invertebrate classes
3   To associate with invertebrate classes each others
4   To adapt to contemporary life with biology of invertebrates
5   To ensure the interface the query between invertebrate classes
6   To ensure the establishment of the connection between invertebrate classes and environmental conditions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Information
2 Kingdom: Protista; General Properties
3 Sponges Coelenterata I -Hydrozoa
4 Coelenterata II -Scyphozo - Anthozoa - Ctenophora
5 Platyhelminthes
6 Nematoda -Acanthocephala -Rotifera -Nematomorpha
7 Phylum: Mollusca: descriptive characteristics
8 Midterm
9 Phylum: Annelida: descriptive characteristics
10 Phylum: Echiura, Sipuncula, Pogonophora: descriptive characteristics
11 Phylum: Pentastomida, Tardigrada and Onycophora: descriptive characteristics
12 Phylum Arthropoda of the similarities and differences in annelids, arthropods general properties of the exoskeleton, molting, coloration, eyes, respiratory organs and classification.
13 Echinodermata I descriptive characteristics
14 Echinodermata II descriptive characteristics

Recomended or Required Reading

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.

Brusca,C.R., and Brusca,G.J., Invertebrates, Sinaues Associates, Inc.,Publishers Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA. 2002.

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

Lecture, Question & Answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


*** 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 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. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

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 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1,5 18
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.155554
LO.255554
LO.355554
LO.4553554
LO.555554
LO.6553554

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