COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT MARINE INVERTEBRATES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CDK 5046 ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT MARINE INVERTEBRATES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞERMIN AÇIK ÇINAR

Offered to

MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
MARINE LIVING RESOURCES

Course Objective

The main objective of the lecture is to understand the economical characteristics of invertebrates living in the marine environment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn economically important marine invertebrates.
2   To comprehend the importance of invertebrate species in the ecosystem.
3   To understand the negative environmental conditions affecting invertebrate species.
4   To comment on the general characteristics of economically important invertebrate species.
5   To learn alien economically important invertebrate species and understand their impacts on the ecosystem.
6   To analyse and discuss scientific studies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Description of species, history and principle of animal taxonomy.
2 Economically valuable species of classes Flagellata and Rhizopoda (Protozoa).
3 Economically valuable species of classes Sporozoa and Ciliata (Protozoa).
4 Economically valuable species of Porifera.
5 Economically valuable species of Cnidaria and Ctenophora.
6 Economically valuable species of Platyhelminthes and Aschelminthes.
7 MIDTERM
8 Economically valuable species of Annelida.
9 Economically valuable species of Arthropoda; Chelicerata, Branchiopoda, Ostracoda and Copepoda.
10 Economically valuable species of Cirripedia and Malacostraca.
11 Economically valuable species of Mollusca; Amphineura and Gastropoda.
12 Economically valuable species of Scaphopoda and Bivalvia.
13 Economically valuable species of Cephalopoda.
14 Economically valuable species of Echinodermata; Echinoidea and Asteroidea.
15 Economically valuable species of Ophiuroidea, Holothuroidea and Crinoidea.
16 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Salman S., 2011. Omurgasız Hayvanlar Biyolojisi. Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, 501s.
Demirsoy, A., 1998. Yaşamın Temel Kuralları (Omurgasızlar), Cilt 2, Kısım 1, Metaksan A. Ş. Ankara. 1210 sayfa.

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 the lecture and take part in the discussion sessions.

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 * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Exams
Two tests will be carried out during the period.
Midterm (30%)
Homework (20%)
Final exam (50%)
2. Homework
Students will prepare presentations on any subject related to the content of the course.

Assessment Criteria

MIDTERM %30 (LO1, LO2, LO4)
HOMEWORK %20 (LO1; LO4; LO5, LO6)
FINAL EXAM %50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Minimal limits of the total hours for this course : 75%

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: sermin.acikcinar@deu.edu.tr
Tel: +902322785565-142

Office Hours

Tuesday and Thursday; 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 11 11
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 18 18
In-class practices 1 18 18
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.151451555
LO.251431155
LO.351552255
LO.451332455
LO.555555225
LO.655555335

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