BYL754 - BENEFICIAL INSECTS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENEFICIAL INSECTS | BYL754 | 3rd Semester | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Prequisites | - | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Demonstration | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Burcu ÅžabanoÄŸlu ÅžimÅŸek | |||||
| Course objective | To teach the beneficial insects that effect human life in many ways. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Insects that provide nutriment source, increase plant production yield, used in industry, used in biological control, used in academic researches, their importance in food chain, their roles in ecological cycles, their benefits as indicator. | |||||
| References | Borror, J.D., Triplehorn, A.C., Johnson, N.F., 1989. An intoduction to the study of Insects, 6th edition Öncüer C., 1991. Tarımsal Zararlılarla savaş yöntemleri ve ilaçları. Doğruluk Matbaacılık. İzmir.260 s | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Insect diversity in the World (T) Morphological inspection of insects (P) |
| Week 2 | Introduction to beneficial insects (T) Edible insects (P) |
| Week 3 | Beekeeping and bee products (T) Inspection of bee products (P) |
| Week 4 | Sericulture (T) Rearing and inspection of silk worm (P) |
| Week 5 | Beneficial species of Homoptera (T) Inspection of Homoptera species (P) |
| Week 6 | Indicator insect species (T) Inspection of plant galls (P) |
| Week 7 | Midterm exam |
| Week 8 | Introduction to Pollination Biology (T) Inspection of morphological adaptations for pollen and nectar gathering (P) |
| Week 9 | Using bees as pollinators in agriculture (T) Observations on the pollinator activities of bumblebees in greenhouse (P) |
| Week 10 | Honeybees as pollinators (T) Observations of the activities of honeybees (P) |
| Week 11 | Bumblebees as pollinators (T) Observations of the bumblebees in fruit gardens (P) |
| Week 12 | Solitary bees as pollinators (T) Observations of the solitary bees in nature (P) |
| Week 13 | Rearing bumblebees (T) Inspection of the colony chamber of bumblebees (P) |
| Week 14 | Other insects as pollinators (T) Observations of the other pollinator insects in nature (P) |
| Week 15 | Studying for final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 40 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 10 | 120 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 44 | 44 | 216 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Based on the graduate level proficiency improves and deepens the actual and advanced knowledge with original thought and/or research in the level of specialty. | X | ||||
| 2. Comprehends interdisciplinary interaction related with his/her field; performs analysis and synthesis of the new and complex ideas and reaches the original results by using expert knowledge in assessment. | X | ||||
| 3. Evaluates and uses knowledge with systematic approach in his/her field; makes critical analysis, synthesis, and assessment of knowledge and transfer it. | X | ||||
| 4. Develops a new idea, method, design and/or application for innovation in his/her field or performs a known idea, method, design and/or application to a different field. Researches an original subject; comprehends, designs, adapts and implements them | X | ||||
| 5. Possesses the high level skills in using research methods in his/her field | X | ||||
| 6. Publishes at least one article related with his/her field in national or international academic journals. | X | ||||
| 7. Works in situation, which requires to solving original and interdisciplinary problems | X | ||||
| 8. Develops new ideas and methods related to his/her field using upper level intellectual processes such as innovative and critical thinking, solving problems and enacting. | X | ||||
| 9. Makes a scientific research at national or international academic groups | X | ||||
| 10. Enables to apply the results of reseach to field. | X | ||||
| 11. Contributes the solution of the social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems in his/her field and supports the improvement of these values | X | ||||
| 12. Presents the scientific and technologic progresses in his/her field, contributes the processes of being an information society where he/she lives and continuation of this. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest