COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOLOGY IV

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEN 2102 BIOLOGY IV COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Science Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SUAT TÜRKOGUZ

Offered to

Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to enable science education teacher candidates to scientifically explain, using the theory of evolution and within the scope of their biology knowledge, the diversity of life forms, the similarities within this diversity, and the sequential changes in the fossil record as observable scientific facts; and to demonstrate, through anatomical and molecular evidence, that various lines of descent have branched off from one another, resulting from natural selection and adaptation to different environmental changes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning how does science works and what are the differences between scientific and non scientific
2   Understanding that evolution is change over time
3   Explaining the evidence for evolution
4   Understanding that genetic variation is essential for evolution
5   Explaining how evolution results from natural selection avting upon genetical variatin within a population
6   Knowing that adaptations are maintained in communities by natural selection.
7   Explaining that species are formed by natural selection on heritable traits in changing environments

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Description of evolution, development of evolution concept
2 Darwin's theory and new synthesis theory.
3 Anorganic evolution
4 Evolution of plant and animal, adaptation, variation
5 Origin of variation: mutation, recombination, migration
6 Determined of genetic variation: cross experiments
7 Artificial selection, natural selection
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Habitat, seasonal-ethologic-mechanic-physologic isolation (gametic mortalite) mechanisms
10 Postzygotic isolation mechanisms: zygotic mortalite, hybrid sterility,
11 Species formation approaches: seconder species
12 Primen spesies,
13 Allopatric species, sympatric species, parapatric species,
14 Human evolution
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Freeman, S., Herron, T.C. (2006). Evrimsel Analiz (Çeviri: S. Karaytuğ, I. Gündüz, B.Çıplak, H.H. Başıbüyük.). Palme Yayınevi
Demirsoy, A. (1994). Kalıtım ve Evrim, 1994

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Discussion
3. Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Basic concepts and principles of evolution will be evaluated with midterm exams, final exams and homework.
2. Situations encountered in daily life will be evaluated with homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons .
Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

agunay.balim@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Office hours will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 2 5 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 72

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.253554455
LO.353554455
LO.453554455
LO.553554455
LO.653554455
LO.753554455

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