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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FMB 6041 POPULATION BIOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

The course aims to give the students the growth and structures of population, biological and environmental factors effect the population. Sampling methods ( random, stratified, re-capture, systematic) for determining the growth of the population and interaction among -between population

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   understand of the structures of the amphibian populations 2   aware of the biological and ecological factors effect the amphibians populations and ecosystem. 3   know how do sampling of populations 4   check the structures of populations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction: Population systems and their components What is population ecology 2 Models as analytical tools , Population system 3 Estimation of population density and size. Censusing a Whole Population 4 Simple Random or Systematic Sampling How Many Samples 5 Stratified Sampling Capture-Recapture and Removal Methods 6 Tree Types of Spatial Distribution Random Distribution 7 Statistical analysis of population dynamics. Correlation between population density and various factors 8 Mid-term exam 9 Correlation between factors 10 Reproducing populations: exponential and logistic growth. Exponential model Logistic model 11 Life-tables, k-values. Age-dependent life-tables Stage-dependent life-tables 12 Seminar 13 Seminar 14 Seminar 15 Laboratuvar study 16 End-of-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Lary and Rockwood, 2006 Introduction to population ecology, Black well publications, USA

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

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

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Application 0 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/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 LO.1 2 LO.2 2 LO.3 2 LO.4 2