COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TAXONOMY OF MARINE MEIOFUANA

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CDK 5053 TAXONOMY OF MARINE MEIOFUANA ELECTIVE 2 0 2 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR NURAN ÖZLEM YILDIZ

Offered to

MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
MARINE LIVING RESOURCES

Course Objective

This course is aimed to sampling methods, imaging techniques and species-level identification of marine meiofauna organisms.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn current approach in taxonomy.
2   Knowledge about the taxonomically important characters of marine meiofauna.
3   Learn sampling method and prepairing for imaging and imaging techniques of marine meiofauna organisms.
4   Knowledge to how to identify basic meiofauna groups (Copepoda, Kinorhyncha, Tardigrada, Nematoda, Priapulida)
5   Learn the necessary pre-knowledge of writing taxonomical manuscript.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to meiofauna, the class Copepoda meiofaunal animal and their biology and ecology.
2 Phylum Kinorhyncha their biology and ecology
3 Phylum Tardigrada meiofaunal animal and their biology and ecology
4 Sampling methods of meiofaunal animals.
5 Taxonomy of Copepoda, taxonomical characters
6 Taxonomy of Kinorhyncha, taxonomical characters
7 Taxonomy of Tardigrada, taxonomical characters
8 Midterm Exam
9 Scanning electron microscopy techniques of meiofanul animals
10 Drawing techniques used in taxonomical publications.
11 Drawing techniques used in taxonomical publications.
12 Current approaches in taxonomy
13 Current approaches in taxonomy
14 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Andreas Schmidt- Rhaesa (2020) Guide to the Identification of Meiofauna Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil.

Huys R., Boxshall G.,(1991) Copepod Evolution, The Ray Society

Giere O (2009) Meiobenthology.

Wells JBJ., (2007) An annotated checklist and keys to the species of Copepoda Harpacticoida (Crustacea). Zootaxa

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face
Theorotical lessons and and lab session.

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

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam
Final exam
Homework

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assist Prof Dr. Nuran Özlem YILDIZ

Dokuz Eylül University Institute of Marine Science and Technology
Inciraltı/ Balçova/Izmir

nuranozlem.yildiz@deu.edu.tr
nozlemkoroglu@gmail.com

Office Hours

tuesday 09:00- 17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 12 2 24
Labratory 6 7 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 3 5 15
Preparation for final exam 3 5 15
Preparing assignments 2 5 10
Preparing presentations 4 5 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 176

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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