GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ECOLOGY/BİO-210
Course Title: ECOLOGY
Credits 4 ECTS 5
Course Semester 4 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Comprehends the structure and functions of ecosystem and its relation with matter and energy.
Recognize ecological relationships, ecological factors and their role in development, biosphere and ecosystem types, structure, function and importanc
Explains the ecological problems and knows the effects of environmental factors on ecosystem and living things.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  The scape of ecology and associate the relevant legal statues.
2. Week  An intoduction to ecology and biosphere facotrs affecting the distribution of organisms
3. Week  Aquatic and terrestrial biomes and spatial extent of spread
4. Week  Introduction to behavioral and behavioral ecology. Learning in animals, informatics in animals. Student presentations and visual presentations.
5. Week  Social behavior and sociobiology, population ecology. Student presentations and visual presentations.
6. Week  Features of the populations, their life stories. Student presentations and visual presentations.
7. Week  Population growth, population limiting factor. Student presentations and visual presentations.
8. Week  Student presentations and visual presentations. mid-term exam
9. Week  Community ecology: What is the community, inter-species relationships and community structure.
10. Week  Interventions and community structure, biogeographic factors affecting the biodiversity of the community.
11. Week  Ecosystems: the ecosystem approach,primary production in ecosystems, secondary production in ecosystems.
12. Week  Cycle of chemical elements in ecosystems. The impact on ecosystems and biosphere of human.
13. Week  Natural resource conservation biology: biodiversity crisis, protection of population and species level. Student presentations and visual presentations
14. Week  Protect to community, ecosystem and ecosystem group level. Student presentations and visual impressions on the subject.General evaluation and testing
15. Week  Final Exam
16. Week  
 -- 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
10
 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
4
56
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
4
3
12
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
4
3
12
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
4
4
16
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
5
6
30
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
126
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5.04
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Understands the structure and function relationships of living things.X
2Transfer of genetic information between species and populations will understand.X
3The structure and function of ecosystems understands the relationship between matter and energy.X
4Live diversity, understand the origin and evolutionary development and comments.X
5Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity executes the necessary work.X
6Understand the historical development of the science of biology synthesizes.X
7Acquired knowledge and skills in biology education, technology, industry, agriculture, forestry, health and environmental uses to solve problems.X
8Biological idea of ​​individual, social, economic, technological and environmental issues apply.X
9Universal values ​​of social justice and the environment will have.X
10Biological studies and other related sciences and foreign languages ​​are aware of the importance.X
11Inside and outside the field of multidisciplinary studies of duties and responsibilities.X
12Reveals problems related to biology, is unable to solve the hypothesis, results of analyzes, reviews and develops models.X
13Follows of the latest information on the biology and comments.X
14Biology related topics written, oral and presentation techniques can be transferred using.X
15Provide effective communication in biology.X
16Sensitive to global issues with the knowledge and achievements of the country that represents the interests, researching and be productive individuals.X
17Biology laboratory techniques and devices used in application areas such uses.
18Developing technologies based on biological data is transferred to a computer and analyzed using the appropriate program.X
19Work safety and health issues will have sufficient awareness.
20Ethical values​​, which individuals would have a relationship of trust between stakeholdersX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Zeki Aytaç , Prof. Dr. Hayri Duman , Doç. Dr. Selma Seven Çalışkan)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/zaytac , http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/hduman , http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/selma)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (zaytac@gazi.edu.tr , hduman@gazi.edu.tr , selma@gazi.edu.tr)