BYL677 - FIELD STUDIES IN HYDROBIOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIELD STUDIES IN HYDROBIOLOGY | BYL677 | 2nd Semester | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Preparing and/or Presenting Reports Drill and Practice | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Program Lecturers | |||||
| Course objective | This course provides the necessary skill and knowledge to conduct a field study on the aquatic life in both running and still waters. It is aimed to teach the processes and methods for planning and conducting and evaluating the data of an aquatic field study . | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Among the topics covered in this course are; Study design, Aquatic Systems, Determination Of study Area, Map Reading, Sampling Stations, Sampling Methods, Equipment Determination, Equipment Preparation And Maintanence, Sampling Periods And Frequency, Safety Rules For Field Studies.Sampling, Observation, Potential field problems And Solutions. Sample Preservation, Classification of samples, Processing, Analyse, Evaluation And Process Methods for samples, and reporting | |||||
| References | 1- Bain MB and N.J.Stevenson,1999 , Aquatic habitat assesment: common methods.216p. 2-Tachet H., Bournaud M and Richoux P.,1980: ıntroduction a l?etude des macroinvertebres des eaux douces, assıc. Francaise de limnologie. 3- Chapman, D., Water Quality Assessment (A guide to the use of biota, sediments and water in environmental monitoring). E and FN SPON An imprint of Routledge, London and New York, 2003.626p 4- Hauer, F. R.; Lamberti, A. G., Methods in Stream Ecology, Academic Press, 2007, 878 p. 5- Cowx, I. G., Management and Ecology of Lake and Reservoir Fisheries. Blackwell Science, University of Hull, UK. 2002, 402 p. 6- Lowell, D. S., Freshwater Mussel Ecology. University of California Press, 1955, 204 p. 7- Kottelat, M.; Freyhof, J., Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes, Kottelat, Cornol, Switzerland and Freyhof, Berlin, Germany. 2007, 646 p. 8- Edmondson, W. T., Fresh-water Biology, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 1959, 1247 p. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Before Field Study: Study design in aquatic environments (T) Rules for practical works(P) |
| Week 2 | Aquatic Systems, Determination Of study Area, Map Reading, Sampling Stations, (T) Field study(P) |
| Week 3 | Sampling Methods (T) Demonstration and use of field equipment (P) |
| Week 4 | Field Equipment (T) Field study(P) |
| Week 5 | Equipment Preparation And Maintanence (T) Field study(P) |
| Week 6 | Sampling Periods And Frequency (T) Field study(P) |
| Week 7 | Safety Rules For Field Studies (T) Electric usage in field and electrofishing (P) |
| Week 8 | Field Study: Sampling, Observation (T) Field study(P) |
| Week 9 | Midterm exam |
| Week 10 | Potential field problems And SolutionsT) Field study(P) |
| Week 11 | After Field Work: Sample Preservation, Classification of samples, (T) Practices for sample Preservation, Classification of samples in lab.(P) |
| Week 12 | After Field Work: Sample Preservation, Processing, (T) Practices on Sample Preservation and Processing of collected samples(P) |
| Week 13 | Analyse, Evaluation And Process Methods for samples (T) Assignment-presentation |
| Week 14 | Basic rules for Reporting. (T) Assignment-presentation on reporting |
| Week 15 | Studying for final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 3 | 5 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 7 | 5 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 4 | 10 |
| Presentation | 4 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 20 | 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 | 1 | 14 |
| Laboratory | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| 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 | 4 | 56 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 4 | 10 | 40 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 4 | 10 | 40 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 52 | 61 | 264 |
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