COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EYÜP MÜMTAZ TIRAŞIN

Offered to

MARINE LIVING RESOURCES

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to teach the contemporary knowledge and methods on appraisal of the marine fisheries resources. The course will also include instruction sessions on how to use personal computer statistical packages for some applications of current stock assessment procedures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook:

Gunderson, D. R. 1993. Surveys of Fisheries Resources. John Willey & Sons Inc., New York, USA.

Reference books:

Galucci, V. F., Saila, S., Gustafson, D. J. and Rothschild, B. J. 1996. Stock Assessment. Lewis Publishers, New York, USA.
Guy, C. S., Blankenship, H. L. and Nielsen, L. A. 1996. Tagging and Marking. In: Fisheries Techniques, 2nd Ed. (B. R. Murphy and W. D. Willis, Eds.). American Fisheries Society, Maryland, USA, 353-383.
Hayes, D. B., Ferreri, C. P. and Taylor, W. W. 1996. Active Fish Capture Techniques. In: Fisheries Techniques, 2nd Ed. (B. R. Murphy and W. D. Willis, Eds.). American Fisheries Society, Maryland, USA, 193-220.
Hubert, W. A. 1996. Passive Capture Methods. In: Fisheries Techniques, 2nd Ed. (B. R. Murphy and W. D. Willis, Eds.). American Fisheries Society, Maryland, USA, 157-192.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
Class lectures are carried out in a highly interactive format. The instructor prompts students for response to questions posed and solicits their thoughts on issues discussed. Lectures will focus on the real world applications, and additional elaboration and illustration will be provided for better comprehension.
2. Class Discussions
In-class assignments and homework assignments are the basis of problems to be solved in classroom discussions. Individual participation by students in classroom discussions will be strongly encouraged.
3. Computer Applications
The statistical software R will be introduced to perform analyses of data and to produce graphics.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Regular attendance is essential for satisfactory completion of this course. If you have excessive absences, you cannot develop to your fullest potential in the course.
2. The student is responsible for all homework assignments, changes in assignments or other verbal information given in the class, whether in attendance or not.
3. Homework assignments must be delivered at the beginning of the lesson on the date they are due.
4. Student presentations must be carried out on the dates mutually agreed upon.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. E. Mümtaz TIRAŞIN
Dokuz Eylül University, Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology,
Inciraltı 35340, Balçova - Izmir.
Phone:(+90) 232 2785565 /165
Fax: (+90) 232 2785082
E-mail: mumtaz.tirasin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes