GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY/BCK-412
Course Title: CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 8 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students have information about factors that threaten biodiversity, extinct and critically endangered species.
Students make planning about habitats, conservation of populations and species.
Students acquire basic knowledge about conservation strategies, gain the ability to develop new strategies.
Students have information about habitat restoration techniques.
The awareness about the sustainable use of living resources.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
   The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Conservation Biology-related terms, concepts and legal framework.
2. Week  National and international dimensions of the usage and conservation of natural resources.
3. Week  Threats towards biodiversity and habitats and species requiring protection.
4. Week  The design and establishment of protected areas.
5. Week  Management of protected areas
6. Week  Habitat protection.
7. Week  Population and species-level protection.
8. Week  Population and species-level protection, Mid-term exam
9. Week  Protected areas and types in Turkey.
10. Week  Conservation except protected areas and ecological restoration techniques.
11. Week  Duties of a conservation biologist.
12. Week  Analysis of conservation projects.
13. Week  Field studies on conservation projects
14. Week  Student presentations. Testing the overall assessment and learning outcomes.
15. Week  Final exam
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
10
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
3
6
18
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
4
8
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
2
4
8
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
64
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.56
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- 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.X
11Inside and outside the field of multidisciplinary studies of duties and responsibilities.X
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.X
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.X
19Work safety and health issues will have sufficient awareness.X
20Ethical values​​, which individuals would have a relationship of trust between stakeholdersX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Hayri Duman , Prof. Zeki Aytaç , Prof. Murat Ekici , Assoc. Prof. M. Erkan Uzunhisarcıklı , Prof. Selma Seven Çalışkan)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/duman , http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/zaytac , http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/mekici , http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/merkan http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/selma , )
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (hduman@gazi.edu.tr , zaytac@gazi.edu.tr , mekici@gazi.edu.tr , merkan@gazi.edu.tr , selma@gazi.edu.tr , )