BYL673 - THE PRINCIPLES of SYSTEMATICAL ZOOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PRINCIPLES of SYSTEMATICAL ZOOLOGY | BYL673 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 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) | Prof. Dr. Osman Sert | |||||
| Course objective | To teach the principles of systematics and to give general knowledge about the Mayr echol in systematics with also regarding to give some examples from related studies. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | History of taxonomy, taxonomic characters, methods and principles of zoological classification, the principles and application of zoological nomenclature. | |||||
| References | Mayr, E., and Ashlock, P. D., 1991, Principles of Systematic Zoology, Second Edt., McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 475p. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | General Concepts in Systematical Zoology |
| Week 2 | History of Systematical Zoology |
| Week 3 | Species concepts |
| Week 4 | Population concepts |
| Week 5 | Taxonomical categories |
| Week 6 | Taxonomical charachters |
| Week 7 | Midterm exam |
| Week 8 | Quantitative and qualitative analyses of variation |
| Week 9 | Taxonomical papers |
| Week 10 | Principles of zoological nomenclature |
| Week 11 | Methods in systematical zoology |
| Week 12 | Cladistics ? Phenetic Echol |
| Week 13 | Modern Approaches in systematical zoology |
| Week 14 | Natural History museums and insect collections |
| Week 15 | Preparing 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 2 | 20 |
| 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) | 12 | 10 | 120 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 30 | 65 | 226 |
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 and analyses by using the statistic methods and interprets them. | X | ||||
| 2. Uses theoretical and practical knowledge obtained from his/her field in proficiency level | X | ||||
| 3. Interprets the knowledge that obtained from his/her field with integrating the acquired knowledge from the other disciplines and comprises new knowledge. | X | ||||
| 4. Sorts out the encountered problems on his/her field by using the investigation methods. | X | ||||
| 5. Applies his/her results to field by using scientific methods. | X | ||||
| 6. Conducts a study which requires specialization in his/her field independently | X | ||||
| 7. Improves new strategies to solve encountered and unpredictable complex problems in his/her field by taking responsibility | X | ||||
| 8. Evaluates the proficiency level knowledge and skills in his/her field in a critical approach and processes his/her learning. | X | ||||
| 9. Uses informatics and communication technologies with the computer software required in his/her field | X | ||||
| 10. Has the ability of minding social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the levels of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the data in his/her field. | X | ||||
| 11. Evaluates the important people, events and cases by minding the results, which take in part in the improvement of his/her field. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest