GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INVERTEBRATES/1310148
Course Title: INVERTEBRATES
Credits 3 ECTS 6
Course Semester 1 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
After completing this course, students could recognize and classify invertebrates.
After completing this course, students could distinguish the structure and function of various organ systems of invertebrates.
After completing this course, students could understand the functions of invertebrates in ecosystems.
After completing this course, students could assist in the development of awareness of nature conservation in the society.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Characteristics used in classification of animals(symmetry, cephalization, coelom, metamerism, types of egg and cleavage).
2. Week  Taxonomic system and its purpose, history of scientific taxonomic system, classification of invertebrates,
3. Week  Regnum Protista: Protozoa
4. Week  Regnum Protista: Protozoa
5. Week  Regnum Animalia: Porifera
6. Week  Cnidaria
7. Week  Platyhelminthes
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Nematoda
10. Week  Mollusca
11. Week  Annelida
12. Week  Arthropoda
13. Week  Arthropoda
14. Week  Arthropoda
15. Week  Echinodermata
16. Week  Final exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
1
60
 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
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
6
4
24
 Searching in Internet and Library
6
2
12
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
2
2
4
 Preparing a Presentation
3
4
12
 Presentation
14
1
14
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
20
20
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
22
22
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
150
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
6
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
6
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Improves, deepens and uses knowledge in the field of education with science-related theories, laws, cases, models and concepts.X
2integrates the knowledge about science and science education with the information coming from different disciplines functionally.X
3exposes a problem situation in the field of science education, develops solutions by using quantitative and qualitative research methods, collects data for it, analyzes and reports data by using appropriate techniques.X
4follows the literature related to science and science education, the current debates, projects and developments critically, and applies a lifelong learning policy to real life.X
5shares the findings of studies in the field of science education at the national and international level in an oral and written way.
6uses computer software, information and communication technologies at advanced level in order to get and share knowledge about his/her area.X
7interprets national strategies, policies and implementation plans about science education and evaluates the results obtained.X
8conducts research considering social, scientific and ethical values.X
9uses a foreign language to follow the international literature, to share and report oral and written information about his/her area.X
10conducts studies related to science education as an individual or takes responsibility in a team work.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Sönmez Girgin)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/sgirgin)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (sgirgin@gazi.edu.tr , sonmez.girgin@gmail.com)