COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

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

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YUSUF KUMLUTAŞ

Offered to

Ph.D. in Biology
Biology

Course Objective

It aims to convey the ways to identify and protect biodiversity.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the basic elements used in conservation biology.
2   Knows the importance of determining biodiversity.
3   Can be ensured the elimination of living things by recognizing the main factors in their extinction.
4   Knows the use of genetic information in conservation biology.
5   Knows the importance of ethical values in conservation studies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Meaning and scope of conservation biology
2 Biodiversity: geographic distribution of species and species richness
3 Detection of biodiversity
4 Factors constraining biodiversity
5 Impact of habitat loss on biodiversity
6 Impact of habitat fragmentation on biodiversity
7 Impact of invasive species on biodiversity
8 overview
9 Impact of climate change on biodiversity
10 Conservation strategies for endangered species
11 Protected areas
12 Use of genetic information in conservation studies
13 Methods applied in conservation studies
14 Ethical values in conservation biology

Recomended or Required Reading

-Zachos F.E. and Habel J.C. 2011, Biodiversity Hotspots, Springer.
-Allendorf F.W. and Luikart G. 2007, Conservation and the Genetics of Populations, Blackwell Publishing.
-Frankham R., Ballou J.D. and Briscoe D.A. 2002, Introduction to Conservation Genetics, Cambridge University Press.
-Primack R.B. and Sher A. 2016, An Introduction to Conservation Biology, Sinauer Associates.
-Scientific articles

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will consist of lectures, class discussions, presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

mid-term and final exams

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 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)

yusuf.kumlutas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 17 17
Preparing assignments 6 6 36
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 160

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.155454
LO.2554543
LO.3554345
LO.455553453
LO.55554

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

Copyright 2015 DEÜ. BİD

HOME / ABOUT US / DEGREE PROGRAMMES / GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS