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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS GNK 3022 ELECTIVE ANIMAL GEOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge on local animal species and their habitat requirements and also describe their distributions

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   identify a variety of local animal species and their habitat requirements 2   describe factors affecting local animal populations and behaviours. 3   demonstrate awareness of the social and economic value of forest animal 4   know the distribution of animals in the world.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Earth environment 2 Biosphere 3 Greenhouse effect 4 Biomes 5 terrestrial biomes 6 The Distribution of Major Terrestrial Biomes 7 Temperate deciduous forests and animals 8 Mid-term exam 9 Coniferous forests and animals 10 Tropical rain forests and animals 11 Temperate grasslands 12 Savannas 13 Tundra and their animal 14 Deserts 15 End-of-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Eric B. Taylor (2009). Introduction to Zoogeograph, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, England

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 VZ Ara Sınav 2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı 3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60 4 BUT Bütünleme Notu 5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 1 13 Tutorials 13 1 13 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13 Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5 Preparation for final exam 1 5 5 Midterm 1 1 1 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 51

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 4 2 LO.2 4 2 LO.3 4 2 LO.4 4 2