GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

ADVANCED ECOLOGY/5061325

Course Title:	ADVANCED 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

Learning the structure and function of the natural systems.
Reaching the level of evaluating natural systems.
Having the ability of implementing ecological studies.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Scientific method and ecology. Feedback mechanisms and natural systems.
2. Week	Important concepts in Ecology. Evolution and ecology. Biodiversity and importance.
3. Week	The structure and functions of ecocystems. Food chain and food pyramid. Energy and nutriens flow through living sistems
4. Week	Ecosystems energy butgets and productivity.
5. Week	The effects of physical-chemical factors on ecologycal systems-1: light, temperature
6. Week	The effects of physical-chemical factors-2: The effects of physical-chemical factors : humidity, biogenetic nutrients, soil, fire
7. Week	Population ecology: Factors affecting population growth.
8. Week	MIDTERM EXAM
9. Week	Population growth patterns. Population density. Life tables.
10. Week	Community ecology and interrelations with other species. Co-evolution.
11. Week	Interrelations of species. Competition and stress. Distribution, Dispersal and Habitat selection.
12. Week	Terrestial ecosystems. Aquatic ecosystems.
13. Week	Metacommunity. Metapopulation.
14. Week	Ecological Fıeld Observation
15. Week	FINAL EXAM
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	0	0
Reading Tasks	12	2	24
Searching in Internet and Library	12	2	24
Material Design and Implementation	12	2	24
Report Preparing	2	3	6
Preparing a Presentation	12	3	36
Presentation	12	1	12
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	1	4	4
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	1	4	4
Other (should be emphasized)	12	1	12
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			188
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.52
Course Credit (ECTS):			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1					X
2					X
3				X
4				X
5				X
6					X
7					X
8				X
9					X
10				X
11			X
12				X
13				X
14			X
15			X
16				X
17			X

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Ass. Prof. Dr. Feriha Yıldırım)

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

(http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/fyildirim)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(ferihayildirim@gmail.com , fyildirim@gazi.edu.tr)

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