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COURSE DESCRIPTION

APPLIED ECOLOG/BIO3020

Course Title:	APPLIED ECOLOG
Credits	3	ECTS	4
Semester	6	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Prof. Güray UYAR

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/gurayuyar

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

gurayuyar@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Knows the energy change events and the material cycle in ecosystems.
Defines the ecological sensitive areas.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Introduction and general concepts related to applied ecology
2. Week	Natural resources and management
3. Week	Ecological problems which put pressure on natural resources, population growth, environmental pollution,
4. Week	Energy, carbon balance and global climate change
5. Week	Use of land and ecological impacts
6. Week	Ecological sensitivity, ecosystems and ecological sensitive areas
7. Week	People and ecosystems
8. Week	Midterm exam
9. Week	Problems which waiting people
10. Week	The potential to reduce ecological problems of ecosystems
11. Week	Global warming and forests
12. Week	Applied ecology and natural resource management
13. Week	Environmental impact assessment
14. Week	Ecological approaches to the management of forest ecosystems
15. Week	Protection of natural resources
16. Week	Final

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Newman, E. I. 2000. Applied ecology and environmental management. - 2nd ed. Blackwell Publishing, İngiltere Guy R. McPherson and Stephen DeStefano 2003. Applied Ecology and Natural Resource Management Josep G. Canadell ? Diane E. Pataki ? Louis F. Pitelka (Eds.) 2007. Terrestrial Ecosystems in a Changing World. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg Odum, E.P., Barret, G.W., 2008. Ekolojinin Temel İlkeleri. Beşinci Baskıdan Çeviri. Çeviri Editörü Prof.Dr. Kani IŞIK. Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, Türkiye

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	40
Assignment	0	0
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		60

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	14	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week	14	1	14
Reading			0
Searching in Internet and Library	14	2	28
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	6	6
Final and Studying for Final	1	10	10
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			100
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			4
ECTS:			4

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Develop thinking in terms of biology				X
2	Developing the experimental practicality			X
3	Problem solving and gain the ability to analyze			X
4	Gain the ability to analyze current problems with biological mind				X
5	Learning how to use the properties by looking at the relationship between the courses taught in other sections and your sections.				X
6	Develop the ability to modelling the natural phenomena by establishing a link between biology and chemistry			X
7	See biological side of the events occurring in nature and benefit from them				X
8	To inform the accurate information to followers in an environment that Biology-related events is spoken				X
9	To learn how to use the knowledge for development of the community				X
10	To compare the knowledge with similar institutions and create a racer personality to go further				X
11	Gain awareness of how to be useful with the gained knowledge to community				X
12	To have a confident personality in the international scientific arena				X
13	Following all developments related to the profession and gain the ability to use the knowledge gained				X
14	To raise people who be aware of scientific work will never end therefore it always should be studied				X

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