GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

ECOTOXICOLOGY/FTO-5040

COURSE INFORMATION

-- (CATALOG CONTENT)

-- (TEXTBOOK)

-- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)

-- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- COURSE OBJECTIVES

-- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course students will be able to analyze ecotoxicological problems around them

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	The ecotoxicology concept- introduction
2. Week	Sources, types and properties of ecotoxicants
3. Week	Sources, types and properties of ecotoxicants
4. Week	Distribution and transformation of chemicals in the environment
5. Week	Molecular, biomolecular, physiological and behavioral responses of organisms
6. Week	Biomonitoring and biomarkers of hazards in the ecosystems
7. Week	Important environmental disasters.
8. Week	Homework and midterm
9. Week	Effects of population and community in ecosystem
10. Week	Effects of population and community in ecosystem
11. Week	Quantifying and measuring ecotoxicological effects
12. Week	Ecological risk assessment
13. Week	Ecotoxicology and management of chemicals
14. Week	Case stories and ecosystem surveys
15. Week	Case stories and ecosystem surveys, homework
16. Week	Final

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	25
Assignment	1	25
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	2	10	20
Searching in Internet and Library	2	10	20
Material Design and Implementation			0
Report Preparing	2	10	20
Preparing a Presentation	2	10	20
Presentation	2	9	18
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	1	18	18
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	1	30	30
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			188
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.52
Course Credit (ECTS):			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Prof.Dr.İsmet ÇOK)

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

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-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(ismetc@gazi.edu.tr)

Gazi University