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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
BIY 3015	GENERAL ECOLOGY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4

Offered By

Biology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR YUSUF KUMLUTAŞ

Offered to

Biology

Course Objective

Aim of the course is to teach structure and function of ecosystems with the relationship of matter and energy, ecological relationships, ecological factors and their role in the development, the biosphere and ecosystems varieties, structure reveal problems of ecology, the effects of environmental factors on ecosystems and organisms.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To teach structure and function of ecosystems with the relationship of matter and energy
2	To understand ecological relationships
3	To know ecological factors and their role in the development
4	To know the biosphere and ecosystems varieties
5	To understand structure reveal problems of ecology
6	To know the importance and function of ecosystems
7	To know the problems related to ecology
8	To understand the effects of environmental factors on ecosystems and organisms.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	An introduction to ecology and biosphere factors affecting the distribution of organisms
2	Aquatic ecosystems
3	Terrestrial ecosystems
4	Population ecology
5	Features of the populations
6	Population growth, population limiting factor
7	The community, inter-species relationships and community structure.
8	Midterm exam
9	Biogeographic factors affecting the biodiversity of the community.
10	Ecosystems
11	Cycle of chemical elements in ecosystems
12	The impact on ecosystems and biosphere of human.
13	Biodiversity
14	Protection of population and species level.

Recomended or Required Reading

Şişli, N. N. Çevre Bilim- Ekoloji, Yeni Fersa Matbaacılık, Ankara, 1-492. 1996.
Kocataş, A. Ekoloji ve Çevre Biyolojisi, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Izmir, 1-564. 1997.
Campbell, N.A. ve Reece, J.B. Biyoloji. (Eds: Gündüz, E., Demirsoy, A., Türkan, I.). Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara. 2006.
Odum, E.P. ve Barrett G.W. Ekoloji nin Temel Ilkeleri. (Eds: Işık, K.) Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture format, discussion, problem solving and question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

m.nakipoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	13	13
Preparing assignments	2	4	8
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			100

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	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	3	3
LO.2	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	3	3
LO.3	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	3
LO.4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	3
LO.5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	3
LO.6	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3
LO.7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3
LO.8	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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