GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INSECT BEHAVIOUR/5891301
Course Title: INSECT BEHAVIOUR
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
Insects showed various behaviors according to the needs and the environment in which it resides.
The biological bases of behavior, neural and hormonal control has been observed in insects that are understands that interprets.
Insects that arise with differences in behavior between groups with sees social organization emerge.
The environment of insects as well as understand their relationship to one another.
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 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Biological bases of insect behavior; phylogeny of behavior, genetic and behavior
2. Week  Programming of behavior, neural and hormonal coordination mechanisms
3. Week  Locomotion
4. Week  Orientation
5. Week  Dispersal
6. Week  Thermo-regulation
7. Week  Feeding behavior
8. Week  Feeding behavior. Midterm Exam.
9. Week  Chemical communication
10. Week  Visual communication
11. Week  Mechanic communication
12. Week  Defense
13. Week  Sexual behavior
14. Week  Social organisation
15. Week  Final
16. Week  -
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
0
0
 Assignment
1
40
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 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
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
14
5
70
 Presentation
14
5
70
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
0
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
0
 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
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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.
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.
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. Hüseyin Özdikmen)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ozdikmen)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (ozdikmen@gazi.edu.tr)