COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ZOOGEOGRAPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYL 5068 ZOOGEOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÇETIN ILGAZ

Offered to

Ph.D. in Biology
Biology

Course Objective

Teach basic knowledge on zoogeography, introduction to animal geography, the effects of ecological factors at animal distribution, ecosystems, theories which used in explaining the distribution of Animals, glaciations and formation of land bridges, distribution patterns of animals, zoogeographical regions and fauna, animal migrations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn about the animal geography terms
2   To be able to learn of the effect of ecological factors distribution animals
3   To be able to learn Ecosystems
4   To be able to learn of theory which explain the spread of animals
5   To be able to learn of land bridge formation which is use to spread of animals and glaciation
6   To be able to learn distribution patterns of animals

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Learning the terms of animal geography
2 The effects of abiotic ecological factors on animal distribution
3 The effects of biotic ecological factors on animal distribution
4 Biogeographical regions Tundra, Taiga, Silva, Hylae and their animals
5 Biogeographic regions of Sklerea, steppe, deserts and their animals
6 Biogeographical regions, Litoral, Seas, Inland Waters and their animals
7 The theories used in the explanation of animal spread
8 Glacial formation and sea level change
9 Midterm Examination
10 Formation of land bridges, distribution of animals
11 Zoogeographical regions 1-Holarktik
12 Zoogeographical regions 2-Ethiopia-Orientalis
13 Zoogeographical regions 3-Neotropic
14 Zoogeographical regions 4-Notogea, 5-Antarctica, animal distribution
15 Final Examination

Recomended or Required Reading

Demirsoy, A. 2002: Genel ve Türkiye Zoocoğrafyası "Hayvan Coğrafyası", Metaksan, Ankara.
Özkan, M. 2006: Hayvan Coğrafyası. Alfa Aktüel, Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned for that week and presented to open a discussion session

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with midterm exams, quiz, homework presentation and final exam

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 and homework 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.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

cetin.ilgaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 14 1 14
Preparing presentations 6 1 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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