COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

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

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

Today one of the most common points in conservation/sustainability is biological diversity. This term has been included as a target in conservation strategies since the conference in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. Biodiversity is considered to be a great capital asset worldwide with possible and sustainable benefits. The loss of biodiversity is global issue and it's being arranged with international regulations. If the nutrition need for the whole world's population is considered, plant derived genetic resources are really important for food and agriculture. Therefore, understanding these properties and analyzing them with a geographical perspective is the primary objective.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define biological diversity
2   Know means of diversity and Its protection and sustainable use
3   Require knowledge on geographical distribution of biological diversity

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Biosphere: Living resources
2 Biodiversity: Genetic diversity, species and species diversity, ecosystem diversity
3 How do we benefit from biodiversity (Drug sand medicines, economic, science and cultural benefits)
4 Human, food and biodiversity
5 Global distribution of biodiversity: Terrestrial biodiversity, factors that create diversity and distribution
6 Global distribution of biodiversity: Marine and inland water biodiversity
7 The areas of exceptionally high biodiversity, distribution and human impact
8 Mid-term exam
9 Centers of plant diversity, criteria, regional distribution
10 Threats induced by the loss of biodiversity-I
11 Threats induced by the loss of biodiversity-II
12 Biodiversity in Turkey and reasons
13 Biological globalization and case studies
14 Biodiversity and global warming
15 Globalization, Turkey and biodiversity
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

WWF & IUCN. 1994. Centers of Plant Diversity. A Guide and Strategy for their Conservation (Eds. S.D. DAVIS, V.H. HEYWOOD, & A.C. HAMILTON), 3 volumes IUCN Publications Unit, Cambridge, U.K.
GROOMBRIDGE, D. & JENKINS, M.D. 2002. World Atlas of Biodiversity, University of California Press, London.
HAILS, A. J. 1997. Wetlands, Biodiversity and the Ramsar Convention: the role of the convention on Wetlands in the Conservation and Wise use of Biodiversity, Gland, Switzerland.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, individual work, question-answer

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Paper/Presentation, written examination

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)
Theoretical 13 3 39
Pre Class Self Study 13 5 65
Midterm Preparation 1 10 10
Final Preparation 1 15 15
Paper Preparation 2 15 30
Research Presentation 2 15 30
Final Exam 1 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 191

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1322312
LO.2322312
LO.3322312

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