GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ANIMAL SYSTEMATICS/BİO-308
Course Title: ANIMAL SYSTEMATICS
Credits 6 ECTS 8
Course Semester 6 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students knows the general characteristics of animal kingdom, relationship between structure and function
Students comprehend and interpret the animal variety, origins and evolutive progress

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Invertebrates classification and affinity relationships, Protista, Porifera, Placozoa
2. Week  Entrance to hydrostatic skeleton, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Platyhelmintes, Mesozoa, possible affinity of Platyhelmintes
3. Week  Features of Gnathifera, Rotifera, Acantocephala and other small groups, Nemertini, Mollusca
4. Week  Annelida and Arthropoda.
5. Week  Anatomy, Systems, Reproduction and Classification of Insects
6. Week  Behavior of insects and their habitats
7. Week  Tardigrada and Onychophora.Nematode, possible phyla of nematodes. Gastrotricha, Chaetognatha and Cycliophora
8. Week  Tardigrada and Onychophora.Nematode, possible phyla of nematodes. Gastrotricha, Chaetognatha and Cycliophora. Mid-term exam
9. Week  Lophophorata, Echinodermata, Hemichordata, Intervebrate Chordatas, reproduction and development of Invertebrates. Assessment of the exam.
10. Week  Variety, function, evolution and classification of intervebrates. Vertebrates relationships and their basic structures. Origins of gnatha and agnatha
11. Week  Anamniota. Deployment of Chondrichthyes. Dominance of aquatic life. Origins and deployment of Tetrapods
12. Week  Sauropsida. Turtles and Lepidosaurias. Synapsids and Sauropsids. Two approachment of territorial life. Ecotherm
13. Week  Sauropsida. First evolution of flying. Bird specialisations.
14. Week  Synapsida. Mammals and their evolution. General assessment and testing the learning outcomes
15. Week  Final exam
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
1
10
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
6
84
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
12
8
96
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
5
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
2
8
16
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
206
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8.24
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Understands the structure and function relationships of living things.X
2Transfer of genetic information between species and populations will understand.X
3The structure and function of ecosystems understands the relationship between matter and energy.X
4Live diversity, understand the origin and evolutionary development and comments.X
5Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity executes the necessary work.X
6Understand the historical development of the science of biology synthesizes.X
7Acquired knowledge and skills in biology education, technology, industry, agriculture, forestry, health and environmental uses to solve problems.X
8Biological idea of ​​individual, social, economic, technological and environmental issues apply.X
9Universal values ​​of social justice and the environment will have.X
10Biological studies and other related sciences and foreign languages ​​are aware of the importance.
11Inside and outside the field of multidisciplinary studies of duties and responsibilities.
12Reveals problems related to biology, is unable to solve the hypothesis, results of analyzes, reviews and develops models.X
13Follows of the latest information on the biology and comments.X
14Biology related topics written, oral and presentation techniques can be transferred using.
15Provide effective communication in biology.X
16Sensitive to global issues with the knowledge and achievements of the country that represents the interests, researching and be productive individuals.X
17Biology laboratory techniques and devices used in application areas such uses.
18Developing technologies based on biological data is transferred to a computer and analyzed using the appropriate program.
19Work safety and health issues will have sufficient awareness.
20Ethical values​​, which individuals would have a relationship of trust between stakeholders
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Suat Kıyak , Prof. Abdullah Hasbenli , Prof. Selami Candan , Prof. Hüseyin Özdikmen , Prof. Selma Seven Çalışkan , Assoc. Prof. Burçin Aşkım Gümüş )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/skiyak/ , http://w3.gazi.edu.tr/hasbenli/ , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/scandan/ , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ozdikmen/ , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/selma/ , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/burcinaskim/)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (skiyak@gazi.edu.tr , hasbenli@gazi.edu.tr , scandan@gazi.edu.tr , ozdikmen@gazi.edu.tr , selma@gazi.edu.tr , burcinaskim@gazi.edu.tr )