COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CDK 6015 PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KEMAL CAN BIZSEL

Offered to

MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
MARINE LIVING RESOURCES

Course Objective

The course has been prepared on the bases of theroretical concepts and applications on the components and processes in the pelagic ecosystem which forms extensive subjects related with the marine ecology. örneklenerek sunulması temelinde hazırlanmıştır. The aim of the course is to have students to understand the relationship between the pelagic ecosystem and the world ecosystem in a concrete manner so that they can utilize these knowledge in the relevevant aspects within their own disciplines.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The physical and chemical components and processes in Pelagic systems
2   The biological components and processes in Pelagic systems
3   The relationship between scales and function in Pelagos
4   The interaction between pelagic ecosystem and climate

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The components of Pelagos and classification
2 The physical and chemical components of Pelagic system I
3 The physical and chemical components of Pelagic system II
4 The biological components of Pelagic system : Bakteria ve Phytoplankton
5 The biological components of Pelagic system : Zooplankton
6 Presentation I
7 The biological components of Pelagic system : Necton
8 Food Chain: Autotrophy I
9 Food Chain: Autotrophy II
10 Food Chain: Heterotrophy I
11 Food Chain: Heterotrophy II
12 Presentation II
13 Pelagic food web I
14 Pelagic food web II

Recomended or Required Reading

Tait, R.V. 1975. Elements of Marine Ecology: An Introductory Course, 2nd Ed, Butterworths, London, 314p.
Barnes, R.S.K. and R.N. Hughes 1986. An Introduction to Marine Ecology. Blackwell Scientific Publications, London, 339p.
Grahame, J. 1987. Plankton and Fisheries, Edward Arnold, London, 140p.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The main approach of the course is to present the theoretical aspects and to discuss on the selected topics. In addition, the students have to prepare and present two brief seminars on the selected complementary topics in the class for discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS 1 PRESENTATION 1
2 PRS 2 PRESENTATION 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS 1 * 0.20 + PRS 2 * 0.20 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRS 1 * 0.20 + PRS 2 * 0.20 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The final exam at the end of the term has been arranged by providing maximum four questions to be answered by free access informationand literature sources.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Presentations 2 3 6
Reading 12 2 24
Preperation of presentations 2 48 96
Final exam 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 166

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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