BYL691 - WETLANDS IN BIOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WETLANDS IN BIOLOGY | BYL691 | 2nd 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 | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Wetlands definitions, human history and Usega Wetlands Biochemistry Biological Adaptation to Wetland Environment Plant Community Development in Wetlands Ecosystem Mechanism Wetland Classification Human Impacts on Wetlands Wetland Managment and Restoration Climate Changes and Wetlands Wetland Laws and Protection Ramsar site in Turkey and their legal protection status, usage and matter. | |||||
| References | Wetlands, 2007. William Mitsch ve James Gosselink, John Wiley and Sons., fouth edition. Wetland Ecology, Principles and Conservation, 2010. Paul A. Keddy. Cambridge University Press. Second edition. Important Bird Areas in Turkey. 1989. Doğal Hayatı Koruma Derneği Yayınları. The Ramsar Convension on Wetlands, www.ramsar.org | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Wetlands definitions, human history and Usega |
| Week 2 | Wetlands definitions, human history and Usega |
| Week 3 | Wetlands Biochemistry |
| Week 4 | Biological Adaptation to Wetland Environment |
| Week 5 | Biological Adaptation to Wetland Environment |
| Week 6 | Plant Community Development in Wetlands |
| Week 7 | Ecosystem Mechanism |
| Week 8 | Wetland Classification |
| Week 9 | Midterm |
| Week 10 | Human Impacts on Wetlands |
| Week 11 | Wetland Managment and Restoration |
| Week 12 | Climate Changes and Wetlands |
| Week 13 | Wetland Laws and Protection |
| Week 14 | Ramsar site in Turkey and their legal protection status, usage and matter. |
| 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 | 12 | 168 |
| 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 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 30 | 55 | 250 |
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