COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KEMAL CAN BIZSEL

Offered to

MARINE LIVING RESOURCES

Course Objective

The course is based on theoretical lectures and two presentations to be prepared by students during the term. The presentations will be prepared on the basis of literature published in the last two decades. The main purpose is to provide students basic oceanographic properties of the Turkish seas and their roles on the prevailing ecological conditions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Cushing, D.H. and J.J. Walsh (Eds), (1976). The Ecology of the Seas, Blackwell Scientific Publications, London, 467p.
Bingel, F., Özsoy, E. and Ü. Ünlüata (1993). A Review of the state of fisheries and the environment of the Northeastern Mediterranean (Northern Levantine Basin), FAO GFCM, Studies and Reviews 65, Rome, 74p.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is based on a comparative approach onthe fundamentals of marine ecology and the ecological properties of Turkish seas. Students will prepare and present two presentations on the selceted topics related with the rationale of the course. Each presentation will be discussion in the class.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes