BYL642 - MARINE BIOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARINE BIOLOGY | BYL642 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | NONE | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Demonstration | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Yasemin Saygı | |||||
| Course objective | To teach of the phsical, chemical and biological component of marine environment and marine life. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
| |||||
| Course Content | Introduction to marine biology, Scientific methods for Marine Biology: GIS, depth and some physical-chemical properties of water, sampling methods Classification of ocean and marine environment using topography, temperature, batimetry and ecological characteristics Ecological Classification of marine organisms Abiotic conditions in the sea: light, temperature, pressure, salinity, viscosity, acoustic, water movement, turbidity Biotic factors in the sea: nutrition and competition, its effect on the organisms Pelagic Community Benthic Community Primary and secondary productivity and organic substance cyle in the sea Utilization of marine resources and human impacts on the sea | |||||
| References | Remzi Geldiay ve Ahmet Kocataş, Deniz Biyolojisi, Dora Yayıncılık, 8. Baskı, 2012 Ahmet Kocataş, Genel Oseanoloji, Dora Yayıncılık, 10. Baskı, 2012 H.V. Thurman and H. H. Webber, Marine Biology, Ohio, USA, 1984. Sumich, J. An Introduction to the Biolgy of Marine Life, 4. edition, 1988. James Nybakken, Mark D. Bertness, 2005. Marine Biology and Ecological Approach, Sixth Edition, Pearson & Benjamin Cummings | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to Marine Biology, its history, devoloping, great scientific journey, scientific institute in the Marine Biology |
| Week 2 | Scientifik methods in Marine Biology: detection of GIS, depth, physical properties of sea water |
| Week 3 | Classify of ocean and marine environment using topography, temperature, batimetry, ecological characteristic |
| Week 4 | Classification to marine organism using ecologicaspects |
| Week 5 | Abiotic Condition in the sea: Light Temperature, Salinity, Pressure, Viscocity, Acuostic and Water Motion |
| Week 6 | Abiotic Condition in the sea: Dissolved Gases, Turbidity, Inorganic And Organic Substance |
| Week 7 | Biotic Condition in the seas: Nutrition and Competition and its effects on the marine organism |
| Week 8 | Midterm |
| Week 9 | Pelagic Community and its properties |
| Week 10 | Adaptation of living organism to pelagic |
| Week 11 | Benthic Community and its properties |
| Week 12 | Adaptation of living organism to benthic |
| Week 13 | Primary and Secondary Productivity in the seas |
| Week 14 | Utulization of marine resources and Human Impacts on the sea and |
| 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 | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| 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 | 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) | 14 | 10 | 140 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 30 | 63 | 232 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Improves knowledge in proficiency level based on the undergraduate level in biology or different disciplines by using scientific methods to analyse and interpret it. | X | ||||
| 2. Uses theoretical and practical knowledge obtained from his/her field in proficiency level | X | ||||
| 3. Interprets the knowledge obtained from his/her field with integrating the acquired knowledge from the other disciplines and synthesize new knowledge. | X | ||||
| 4. Gain ability to solve problems in his/her using research methods. | X | ||||
| 5. Gain ability to conduct study independently required in his/her field of specialization. | X | ||||
| 6. Improves new strategies to solve complex problems in the field of specialization | X | ||||
| 7. Uses acquired proficiency level knowledge and skills in processes of learning in his/her field | X | ||||
| 8. Uses computer software with computer technologies that is required in his/her field | X | ||||
| 9. Has the ability of minding social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the levels of collecting, interpreting and applying the data in his/her field | X | ||||
| 10. Evaluates the important events and cases by minding the results which take part in the development of his/her field | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest