GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ANIMAL ECOLOGY/BIO2014
Course Title: ANIMAL ECOLOGY
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Semester 4 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assist. Prof. ÜZEYİR ÇAĞLAR 
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ucaglar
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ucaglar@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learn about the features of the habitats
Learn about the effects of ecological factors on animal organisms
Learn about environmental pollution factors
learn about Intraspecific and interpersonal relationships
Learns about live-environment interactions that are important in the ecological cycle
Learn about methods about animal organisms that give more yield according to responses to ecological factors



 -- 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  Definition of ecology and history.Groups that Ecology is divided into . The relationship of ecology with other disciplines.
2. Week  Law of tolerance in ecology. Homeostasis. classification of organisms according to the tolerance to ecological factors
3. Week  Abiotic factors. Climatic abiotic factors. Heat-water temperature. Soil temperature
4. Week  Classification of livings according to the their tolerance of the temperature. Temperature effects on the animals.
5. Week  ecological importance of the Light.Light-dependent stratification in the aquatic environment. The efects of Light and Wavelength of light intensity a
6. Week  Precipitation and ecological importance. Temperature relationships and klimatogram of rain. The importance of water for life.The water balance of the
7. Week  Moisture effects on the animals on Ovulation on growth rate and time on behavior on geographical distribution and localization
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Abiotic factors. Salinity., salinity in water. Oxygen and ecological role. CO2 and ecological role.
10. Week  Pressure as ecological factors. Atmospheric pressure and ecological impact. Hydrostatic pressure. Ecological role of gravity.
11. Week  Sulfur and hydrogen sulphide, pH, nitrogen, potassium, silicon and oligo elements
12. Week  Edaphic factors: earth, fire, substratum, turbidity, and the effects of pollution
13. Week  Effects of air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution. Radio active contamination.
14. Week  Biotic factors. The effects of the amount of food.
15. Week  Biological relationships. Intra-species relationships. Inter-species relationships
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Kocataş, A., Ekoloji ve Çevre Biyolojisi, İzmir, 1994; Şişli, M. N. Ekoloji Ankara, 1999 Gökmen S. Genel Ekoloji Ankara 2007
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  absent
 -- 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
4
56
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
4
3
12
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
15
15
 Final and Studying for Final
1
18
18
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
101
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.04
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Develop thinking in terms of biologyX
2Developing the experimental practicalityX
3Problem solving and gain the ability to analyzeX
4Gain the ability to analyze current problems with biological mindX
5Learning how to use the properties by looking at the relationship between the courses taught in other sections and your sections.X
6Develop the ability to modelling the natural phenomena by establishing a link between biology and chemistryX
7See biological side of the events occurring in nature and benefit from themX
8To inform the accurate information to followers in an environment that Biology-related events is spokenX
9To learn how to use the knowledge for development of the communityX
10To compare the knowledge with similar institutions and create a racer personality to go furtherX
11Gain awareness of how to be useful with the gained knowledge to communityX
12To have a confident personality in the international scientific arenaX
13Following all developments related to the profession and gain the ability to use the knowledge gainedX
14To raise people who be aware of scientific work will never end therefore it always should be studiedX