COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIY 3708 ANIMAL ECOLOGY ELECTIVE 4 0 0 4

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

The purpose of teaching the discipline is to identify students with the general patterns of the influence of environmental factors on animals, their role in morphology, behavior, as well as their complex impact on animals.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows how to characterize the characteristic features of the vital activity of animals
2   The distribution of animals, knows the diversity, is able to use the structure and dynamics of Associations of animals.
3   To determine the systematic state of animals by visually recognizing their representatives in the natural environment;
4   To the measures carried out by the state and the population for the protection of animals
5   It evaluates, evaluates and analyzes the characteristics of the habitat of animals.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction. The subject, issues and purpose of Animal Ecology .
2 General information about environmental factors .
3 The abiotic factors of the environment are temperature and light.
4 Biotic factors. Biocenoses. Nutrient relationships in the biocenosis.
5 Habitat of invertebrate animals
6 Ungulate animals in anthropogenic environments
7 Influence of extraneous species on fauna, introduction
8 Midterm exam
9 The ecological aspect of the geographical distribution of vertebrate animals
10 Zoogeography of Azerbaijan .
11 Behavior and lifestyle of vertebrate animals.Ecological groups of vertebrate animals.
12 Influence of population on vertebrate animals.
13 Vertebrate animals settled locally in Azerbaijan.
14 Rational use of vertebrate animals and their protection.Introduction of vertebrate animals to Azerbaijan.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. .M. Hümb tov, L. .Süleymanova "Onurğasız heyvanların ekologiyası. " Ali m kt bl r üçün d rslik. Bakı- 2015.
2. Hümb tov . M. Entomiologiya III hiss (H ş ratın ekologiyası v ziyanlı h ş ratla mübariz ). Bakı 2011
3. Quliyeva H.F. H ş ratların ekoloji fiziologiyası. Bakı, 2004.
4. Q.T.Mustafayev, N.A.Sadıqova, A.T.Mammadov, F.Z.Qarabayli "Onurğalı heyvanların ekologiyasi" (Ali m kt bl r üçün d rslik) Yenid n işl nmiş v t kmill şmiş ikinci n şr. Bakı-2011.
5. N c fov C. ., M mm dov Ç.A.., Hacıyev R. V. Balıqçılıq, balıqların yeml ndirilm si v ixtiopatologiya. Ali m kt bl rin bakalvr t dris pill si üçün d rslik Bakı 2019.
1. Vüqar M mm dov, Elman Yusibov Ekoloji menecment .Ali m kt bl r üçün d rs v saiti . I v II cild Bakı- 2014.
2. M . . Salmanov, A.A. M mm dov, . H. Öz r n, .M. C f rov. Ümumi v t tbibiqi ekologiyanın sasları. Bakı-2016.
3. Q.T. Mustafayev , N.A. M h rr mova Ornitologiya .d rs v saiti Çaşıoğlu 2005
2. Abbasov H.S., Hacıyev R.V. Ixtiologiya (d rslik) ll kı (BDU n şriyyatı ) 2007,
3. Hacıyev D.V., R hm tuli i.K. (red.). Azarbaycanın heyvanlar al mi ( nurğalılar). Bakı: Elm, 2004,

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, lecture, question and answer technique.
Expert method-video va audio lectures.
Research-research; project, group assessment.
Work in small groups, business Games.
Study and analysis of specific patterns.
Writing group work and performing test tasks.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with midterm exams and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Azerbaijani

Course Policies and Rules

70% of attendance during the semester belongs to the student. The time indicated for the presentation of the lesson time and homework must be observed. Measures will be taken within the framework of the relevant rules regarding unethical behavior that may occur in classes and exams. Subjects regulation on the principles of teaching and examination application of the faculty http://web.bkf.gdu.edu.az

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

vefa.mamedova74@mail.ru

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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