FME702 - FIELD STUDIES IN BIOLOGY EDUCATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIELD STUDIES IN BIOLOGY EDUCATION | FME702 | Any Semester/Year | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Prequisites | -- | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Instructor | |||||
| Course objective | Preparation and execution of open space studies and gain the ability to work | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Field studies, Observations, Data collection methods, Data evaluation methods, Environmental components, Interactions that occur in nature, Nature education | |||||
| References | 1. Eugene, P.O., Barrett, W.G. (2010). Ekoloji?nin Temel İlkeleri, Çeviri Ed.; Kani IŞIK, Ankara; Palme Yayıncılık. 2. Kiziroğlu,İ. (2001). Ekolojik Potpuri.Tekav Yayınevi, Ankara, 397 S. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | On the place of open space studies in biology education |
| Week 3 | Preliminary preparation of open space studies |
| Week 4 | On selection of the study area and selection criteria |
| Week 5 | Students organisations on open space studies |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Safety precautions prior to field work, |
| Week 8 | Material and material selections on the open space studies |
| Week 9 | To determine biological components of study area |
| Week 10 | Considerations for the conduct of theopen space studies |
| Week 11 | Midterm exam |
| Week 12 | Giving general Flora information on the open space studies |
| Week 13 | Giving general Fauna information on the open space studies |
| Week 14 | On application of field work |
| Week 15 | On evaluation of the open space studies |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 50 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 2 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 25 | 50 |
| Project | 2 | 40 | 80 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 40 | 80 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 40 | 80 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 28 | 28 |
| Total Workload | 23 | 176 | 360 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. develop their advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the field considering undergraduate and master of science program qualifications. | X | ||||
| 2. combine the advanced current scientific knowledge and their perspectives related to the field and reach new definitions. | X | ||||
| 3. build complex relations between their field and other disciplines by using their knowledge and skills and, they may design new research questions. | X | ||||
| 4. increase their knowledge in the field and obtain original scientific findings by integrating analysis, synthesis and evaluation processes into their studies. | X | ||||
| 5. do research in science and mathematics education and classify the findings in order to do further research. | X | ||||
| 6. use qualitative and quantitative research methods, and design an original research problem in their fields or in other fields. Besides that they may begin studying on the problem. | X | ||||
| 7. analyze, synthesize and evaluate different ideas critically. | X | ||||
| 8. do research which is sufficiently well qualified to be published both in national and international refereed journals with the help of scientific research methods,. and they may be able to contribute to scientific research in field education. | X | ||||
| 9. participate in interdisciplinary studies independently or in a group to study on original research problems. | X | ||||
| 10. think creatively and critically in the process of providing solutions and making decisions and they may design new research problems related to the field and develop new methods to solve these problems. | X | ||||
| 11. develop and use different teaching strategies that increase students? knowledge and skills and make learning and teaching processes be easier. | X | ||||
| 12. speak a foreign language efficiently and communicate with their colleagues in oral or written form in the environment where subjects related to their fields or other fields take place. | X | ||||
| 13. . consider the social and cultural differences in their studies, behave in accordance with scientific and technical ethical values, and providing suggestions, they may believe that these values take place in national and international platforms permanently. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest