ADB632 - SYSTEMATICS of FORENSICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYSTEMATICS of FORENSICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES | ADB632 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Observation Drill and Practice | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Osman SERT | |||||
| Course objective | Examining the morphological identification characters on species level, their habitats, development periods and in which geographic region would they be found will be explained for over hundred forensically important species which constitues the basis of Forensic Entomology. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Morphological characteristics of egg, larvae, pupae and adults of forensically important insects, identifications of specimens on species level using appropriate identification keys, their habitat, development periods and geographic distributions. | |||||
| References | 1. Greenberg, B., and J. C. Kunich. 2002. Entomology and the Law: Flies as Forensic Indicators. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 306 p. 2. Byrd, J. H., and J. L. Castner. 2001. Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations. CRC Press, Boca Raton. 440 p. 3. Gennard, E.D. 2007. Forensic Entomology: An Introduction. Wiley Press, West Sussex. 224 p. 4. Hall, D.G. 1948. The Blowflies of North America. Thomas Say Foundation, Baltimore,MD. 5. Özdemir, S., Sert, O., 2008, Systematic studies on male genitalia of Coleoptera species found on decomposing pig (Sus scrofa L.) carcasses at Ankara province, Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem., 36 (2), 137-161. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 1 | 25 |
| 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 | 1 | 25 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 44 | 52 | 260 |
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. Conducts a study which requires specialization in his/her field independently | X | ||||
| 6. Improves new strategies to solve encountered and unpredictable complex problems in his/her field by taking responsibility | X | ||||
| 7. Evaluates the proficiency level knowledge and skills in his/her field in a critical approach and processes his/her learning. | X | ||||
| 8. Uses informatics and communication technologies with the computer software required in his/her field | X | ||||
| 9. 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 | ||||
| 10. 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