GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INSECT ECOLOGY/5641301
Course Title: INSECT ECOLOGY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
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
To teach of ecological relations of insects
To practise and learn of insects ecology
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  The life forms and biotops in İnsects.
2. Week  The homotypic relations in İnsects
3. Week  The Heterotypic relations in İnsects
4. Week  Tendency of social living in insects
5. Week  The enemies animals of insects
6. Week  The insects as infected porter
7. Week  The relations between plants and insects
8. Week  The Protective measures against to inimical effects in the İnsects. Midterm.
9. Week  The phylactic mimicry, semiphylactic mimicry, distinct sematophylactic mimicry of İnsects
10. Week  The relations with abiotic environment of İnsects
11. Week  The Reproduction capability and rate of mortality of insects
12. Week  The Abiotic factors and its effects
13. Week  The Biocoenosis and abiotic factors
14. Week  İnsects-human relations
15. Week  Final
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 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
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
10
2
20
 Preparing a Presentation
10
2
20
 Presentation
2
1
2
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
7
2
14
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
2
28
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
182
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.28
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Graduate qualification based on the current and advanced knowledge in the field of original thought and / or level of expertise in research to develop, deepen and to bring innovations to the field to reach the original definition.X
2Specializing in certain areas of biology research project design, development, implementation and evaluation of the results in the thesis to qualify.X
3Identify problems related to biology, synthesis and hypotheses for the solution of problems through various observational and experimental methods to gain the ability to solve hypothesis usingX
4Interdisciplinary interaction that is associated with the field of biology to comprehend; new and complex ideas, analysis, synthesis and evaluation requires expertise in using information to achieve specific results.X
5Current developments in the field and their work, supported by quantitative and qualitative data on the national and international media written, oral and visual forms to transfer.X
6Encountered in applications related to the field in order to solve complex and unpredictable problems and take responsibility to develop new strategic approaches to solutions.X
7In the field of computer software with the required level of information and communication technologies to use at an advanced level.X
8Related to the field of expertise and independent conduct a study to solve, and apply these to interpret the results.X
9A foreign language, to follow the publications in the field, to communicate in a foreign language and to produce scientific work to have the ability to use.X
10Related to the field of data collection, interpretation and dissemination stages of social, scientific and ethical values ​​to have competence.X
11Leadership in solving problems related to the field.X
12Uses the knowledge gained in the field of problem solving and application skills in interdisciplinary studies.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Suat KIYAK)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (www.gazi.edu.tr/~skiyak/)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (skiyak@gazi.edu.tr)