Description of Individual Course Units
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Offered By |
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences |
Level of Course Unit |
Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree) |
Course Coordinator |
PROFESSOR DOCTOR FERHAT MATUR |
Offered to |
Ph.D. in Biology |
Course Objective |
The course will focus on the following topics: patterns and processes creating biological diversity; estimates of extinction rates; consequences of diversity losses; approaches to conserving diversity, including large-scale conservation planning; conservation biology tools, such as population viability analyses and conservation triage; and causes of diversity loss including habitat loss/fragmentation, invasive species, and climate change. |
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Mode of Delivery |
Face -to- Face |
Prerequisites and Co-requisites |
None |
Recomended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
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Recomended or Required Reading |
Wilkinson, D.M. 2004. Do we need a process-based approach to nature conservation Continuing the parable of Green Mountain Ascension Island. Journal of Biogeography 31: 2041-2042.
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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 |
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Further Notes About Assessment Methods |
None |
Assessment Criteria |
Student will be evaluated with presentations, homework presentation, final exam and attending class per week |
Language of Instruction |
Turkish |
Course Policies and Rules |
Attendance to at least 80% 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) |
ferhat.matur@deu.edu.tr |
Office Hours |
to be announced |
Work Placement(s) |
None |
Workload Calculation |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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