COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HYDROBIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYL 5010 HYDROBIOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

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

Historical development of marine biology, the effects of oceans and seas, ecological factors in seas and organisms; bioluminescence and bioaccumulation; living organisms living in the seas, biological characteristics of organisms living in the seas.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn Historical development of marine biology, learning the oceans and seas.
2   To be able to learn ecological factors and effects on organisms in seas.
3   To be able to learn the concepts of bioluminescence and bioaccumulation
4   To be able to learn the living, systematic and biological properties of seas.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Historical development of marine biology
2 Definition and general features of the oceans and seas
3 Ecological classification of marine organisms
4 PH, salinity, oxygen, pressure etc. affecting the water's vitality. features like
5 PH, salinity, oxygen, pressure etc. affecting the water's vitality. features like
6 The effects on the water creatures
7 Ecological factors in seas and their effects on organisms
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Ecological factors in seas and their effects on organisms
10 Bioluminescence and bioaccumulation
11 Bioluminescence and bioaccumulation
12 The living systems and systems living in the seas,
13 Biological characteristics of organisms living in the seas
14 Biological characteristics of organisms living in the seas
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Geldiay and Kocatas, Marine Biology, Nobel Book, 2012
Martens Koen, Developments in Hydrobiology, Springer, 2012

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, experiment, observation 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)

ridvan.kete@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparing presentations 1 13 13
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 97

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.134323322321
LO.233224434212
LO.342333553153
LO.443113532333