COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANIMAL SYSTEMATICS LABORATORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIY 1508 ANIMAL SYSTEMATICS LABORATORY COMPULSORY 0 2 0 2

Offered By

Biology (UOLP-Gence State University)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YUSUF KUMLUTAŞ

Offered to

Biology (UOLP-Gence State University)

Course Objective

Properties of single-celled and multicellular invertebrate animals, provide
information on the systematics and classification. Classify vertebrates from simple to
advanced, introducing different species of each classes, taxonomic and economic importance
of the teaching.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To gain the basic concepts of vertabrate and invertebrate animals
2   To gain the rules for naming of species
3   To be able to understand the characteristics of the systematic branches of vertabrate and invertebrate animals.
4   To acquire reproductive, circulatory, excretory, digestive, skeletal, muscular, learn anatomical features such as motion of invertabrate and vertabrate.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Some of the concepts used in systematic, Preparation and culture of Protozoa. The examination of specimens belonging to subphylum Tunicata ve Cephalochordata
2 Methods of collection and storage of samples belonging to the phylum of Protista and Examples of marine fishes
3 The examination of the specimens of cultures of protists Examples of freshwater fish
4 The examination of specimens belonging to Porifera. Tailed frogs examples
5 The examination of specimens belonging to Cnidaria.
6 Examination of microscobic and macroscobic specimens belonging to phylum Plathelminthes.
7 Examination of microscobic and macroscobic specimens belonging to phylum Nemathelminthes.
8 Overview
9 Introduction Systematics of Vertebrates.
10 Capturing and Storing vertebrates in Laboratory Conditions

Recomended or Required Reading

Demirsoy A. Yaşamın Temel Kuralları Cilt-II Kısım-I Hacettepe Üniv . Yayınları No:A41 886 pp.
1982.
Meglitsch, P.A. Invertebrate Zoology. Second Edition. Drake University. Oxford Univ Press.
834p. 1972.
Pearse, V. Buchsbaum, M. Living Invertebrates. Blackwell Scientific Publications, California,848
p. 1987.
Hegner, R.W. ve Engemann, J.G. Invertebrate Zoology. Second Edition. Copyright The
Macmillan Company. New York. 619p. 1968.
Kuru, M. Omurgalı Hayvanlar. Palme Yayincilik Ankara.1-841. 2000.
Wake, M.H. Hyman's Comparative Vertebrate, 1992.
Budak, A., Göçmen, B., Mermer, A., Kaya, U. Omurgalılar Sistematiği. Ege Üniversitesi, Fen
Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi, No: 181, Bornova-Izmir 2006.
Budak, A., Göçmen, B., Mermer, A., Ayaz, D., Çiçek,K., Omurgalılar Biyolojisi Uygulama
Kılavuzu. Ege Üniversitesi, Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi, No: 181, Bornova-Izmir 2006.
Kardong, K.V. Vertebrates: Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution. (4th ed.). McGrawHill
Comp.Inc.782pp 2006.
Demirsoy, A. Yaşamın Temel Kuralları, Omurgalılar/Anamniyota (Cilt 3, Kısım 1). Hacettepe
Üniversitesi Yayınları, A/55, Meteksan A.Ş., Ankara, 684 s 1988.
Demirsoy, A. Yaşamın Temel Kuralları, Omurgalılar/Amniyota (Cilt 3, Kısım 2). Meteksan A.Ş.,
Ankara, s. 942 1992.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question & Answer, Practice, Face to Face

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with midterm exams, homework
Assignments/Presentation/Oral Exam 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. You can find the undergraduate policy at
http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yusuf.kumlutas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 56

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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