COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIY 2015 INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY COMPULSORY 0 2 0 2

Offered By

Biology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR YUSUF KUMLUTAŞ

Offered to

Biology

Course Objective

Properties of single-celled and multicellular invertebrate animals, provide information on the systematics and classification.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To gain the basic concepts of invertebrate animals
2   To gain the rules for naming of species
3   To be able to understand the characteristics of the systematic branches of invertebrate animals.
4   To acquire reproductive, circulatory, excretory, digestive, skeletal, muscular, learn anatomical features such as motion of invert
5   To adapt to contemporary life with biology of invertebrates

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Some of the concepts used in systematic, Preparation and culture of Protozoa.
2 Methods of collection and storage of samples belonging to the phylum of Protista and
3 The examination of the specimens of cultures of protists
4 The examination of specimens belonging to Porifera.
5 The examination of specimens belonging to Cnidaria.
6 Examination of microscobic and macroscobic specimens belonging to phylum Plathelminthes.
7 Examination of microscobic and macroscobic specimens belonging to phylum Nemathelminthes.
8 Midterm
9 Examination of microscobic specimens belonging to phylum Acanthocephala.
10 Examination of macroscobic specimens belonging to phylum Annelida.
11 Examination of macroscobic specimens belonging to phylum Mollusca.
12 Examination of macroscobic specimens belonging to classis Crustacea.
13 Morphological characteristics of the phylum Arthropoda
14 Morphological characteristics of the phylum Arthropoda

Recomended or Required Reading

Demirsoy A. Yaşamın Temel Kuralları Cilt-II Kısım-I Hacettepe Üniv . Yayınları No:A41 886 pp. 1982.

Meglitsch, P.A. Invertebrate Zoology. Second Edition. Drake University. Oxford Univ Press. 834p. 1972.

Pearse, V. Buchsbaum, M. Living Invertebrates. Blackwell Scientific Publications, California,848 p. 1987.

Hegner, R.W. ve Engemann, J.G. Invertebrate Zoology. Second Edition. Copyright The Macmillan Company. New York. 619p. 1968.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question & Answer, Practice, Face to Face

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with midterm exams, homework Assignments/Presentation/Oral Exam and final exam.

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 and homework delivery must be 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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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