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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
BYL 6001	DEFENSIVE BEHAVIORS OF ANIMALS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

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

This course aims to teach defensive behaviors in animals.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	The graduate is able to define behavior and comprehend the reasons of animal behaviors
2	The graduate is able to define behavior patterns and explain the organization of behavior
3	The graduate is able to comprehend the physiology of behavior
4	The graduate is able to define biotoxins, bioluminacence, mimicry and camouflage
5	The graduate is able to analyze the defensive behaviors in different animal groups.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Classification of animal behavior
2	Biotoxins, Bioluminacence
3	Mimicry
4	Camouflage
5	Defensive behaviors of Cnidarians
6	Defensive behaviors of Molluscs
7	Defensive behaviors of Arthropods
8	Defensive behaviors of Echinoderms
9	Midterm Examination
10	Defensive behaviors of Fishes
11	Defensive behaviors of Amphibians
12	Defensive behaviors of Reptiles
13	Defensive behaviors of Birds
14	Defensive behaviors of Mammals

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Etholoji, Meral Çakıroğlu. 2006. Medipres Yayıncılık Ltd.Şti. 169 sayfa
2. Hayvan davranışları. Ayla Öber. 2007. Nobel Yayınevi. 158 sayfa.
3. Hayvan Davranışları. Erdinç Demirören. 2007 Ege Ünv. Yayınları. 273 sayfa.
4. Animal Behaviour John ALCOCK ISBN: 0878930051
5. Biyoloji Davranış Biyolojisi - Neil CAMPBELL, Jane REECE ISBN:0805366245 - Behavioural Ecology and Conservation Biology Tim CARO ISBN: 0195104897
6. Behavioural Ecology: An Evolutionary Approach J.R. KREBS and N. B. DAVIES ISBN:

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	QUZ	QUIZ
3	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
4	FIN	FINAL EXAM
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE* 0.30 + QUZ * 0.10 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6	RST	RESIT
7	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE* 0.30 + QUZ * 0.10 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50

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. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://fbe.deu.edu.tr/

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	3	42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for midterm exam	1	20	20
Preparation for final exam	1	14	14
Preparation for quiz etc.	3	3	9
Preparing assignments	1	10	10
Preparing presentations	4	2	8
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
Quiz etc.	3	1	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			146

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11
LO.1		3	5	5	4		3	5	5	4
LO.2		4	5	5	4		4	5	5	4
LO.3	3	5	5	4	3	5	4	3	5	5	4
LO.4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	4
LO.5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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