COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ERKAN ÖZCAN

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To teach other disciplines as ecology subdivisions and the related basic concepts, ecological cycles, the relationship between population and kommunite are, biosphere, energy flow, nutrient cycles, biodiversity, flora and fauna in Turkey, endemic animal and plant species in Turkey; endangered species, endangered species, and biological control.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn subdivisions of ecology and related disciplines, and basic concepts.
2   To be able to learn ecological cycles, biosphere, energy flow, population and interrelationships between communities.
3   To be able to learn flora and fauna in Turkey, endemic animal and plant species in Turkey.
4   To be able to learn biological control with endangered species and ecology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definitions, subdivisions of ecology and other related disciplines
2 Basic concepts in ecology
3 Species, population, communities ecosystem, habitat and ecological niche; ecological cycles; population ecology, interactions between communities
4 Biosphere and its properties
5 Environmental factors: water, light, temperature, humidity, pressure and edaphic factors
6 Terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems and their features
7 Energy flow in ecosystems, food chain, food web, energy pyramid and thermodynamic laws
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Substance Cycles / Ecological Cycles
10 Ecosphere, eutrophication, bio-amplification, sucession, biodiversity and adaptation
11 The situation in Turkey, flora and fauna
12 Endemic animal and plant species in Turkey
13 Endangered species
14 Endangered species; biological control; misconceptions about these subjects
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Eugene P. Odum, Basic Principles of Ecology, Translation: Kani IŞIK, Palme Publishing, 2008
Kışlalıoğlu ve Berkes, Environment and Ecology, Remzi Bookstore, 2010
Kılınç ve Kutbay, Plant Ecology, Palme Publishing, 2008
Begon, Townsend and Harper, Ecology (From individuals to ecosystems), Fourth Edition, 2005
Manuel C. Molles, Ecology (Concepts and applications), Fifth Edition, 2009
Gary G. Mittelbach, Community Ecology, Oxford University Press, 2012

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, question-answer, cooperative learning techniques.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Course topics according to learning outcomes will be assessed via midterm, homeworks, and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendence rule is 70% for the lectures and 80% for the laboratory section.
Attemps to cheat may result in disciplinary actions.
The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes may be added to midterm and final grades. Students will be informed at the beginning of the semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

behlul.guler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 13:30-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 81

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.144315545323
LO.254214453314
LO.344115453323
LO.454114452334

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