COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MARINE BIOFOULING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CDK 5032 MARINE BIOFOULING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR FERAH KOÇAK

Offered to

MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
MARINE LIVING RESOURCES

Course Objective

To avoid fouling development on different kinds of hard substrate such as ship hulls, natural surfaces in the marine environment and in seawater cooling system, it is important to understand the causes of biological fouling accumulation and the factors encouraged this process and to know appropriate prevention technique.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to interpret how the factors (biotic and abiotic factors, larval abundance and distribution patterns) influence the behaviour of a larva
2   To comprehend fouling community development on hard substrate and have an ability to plan researches related with this subject
3   Utilizing commonly used methods and equipment while investigate fouling phenomena
4   To have knowledge of fouling development on ship hulls, any types of artificial substrates, oil platform and thermoelectric cooling system and offer suggestions about safe protection from them.
5   Generally to have knowledge of international and European Union regulations applied for marine antifouling
6   Be able to suggest ecologically safe protection technique and plan researches for the prevention of risk associated with biofouling in different system
7   To prevent the introduction of invasive marine species via hull fouling and ballast water.
8   Follow up national and international scientific developments and take responsibility for related problems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Larval development on hard substrate and environmental factors affecting their settlement
2 Settlement and behaviour of marine fouling organisms
3 Biofouling patterns with depth and epibiosis
4 Epiphytic organisms and environmental factors affecting settlement: A case study of Posidonia oceanica meadows along Mediterranean Sea.
5 Biofilm development and natural control of fouling
6 Fouling on artificial substrate and ship hulls and antifouling coatings
7 Midterm exam
8 Fouling and antifouling in aquaculture and oil platform
9 Fouling and antifouling in other industries
10 Environmental impacts of antifouling paints
11 Assignment presentation
12 International and European regulations for marine antifouling
13 Introduction of invasive organisms via fouling and their effects on marine ecosystem
14 Major components of fouling communities

Recomended or Required Reading


Dürr, S. and Thomason, J.C. (2010). Biofouling, John Wiley & Sons, United.Kingdom.

Railkin, I.A. (2004). Marine Biofouling, Colonization Processes and Defenses, CRC Press, London.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theorical lecture and assignment

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

Participation is obligatory 70% of lectures

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam (%30) LO 1, LO 2, LO 3,
Assignment (%20) LO 1, LO 2, LO 3, LO 4
Final exam (%50) LO 1, LO 2, LO 3, LO 4, LO.5, LO. 6, LO.7, LO. 8

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ferah.kocak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 6 72
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Reading 5 4 20
Field study 2 5 10
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 214

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1145344
LO.2343544
LO.3455544
LO.4355544
LO.5532544
LO.6435544
LO.7545544
LO.8535544

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