| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 4 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn different approaches in animal behavior studies.
2) Classify animal behaviors into wide range of different categories.
3) Understand the differences between species in used behavioral strategies.
4) Understand the difference between ultimate and proximate causes of different behaviors.
5) Learn the cost-benefit analysis of optimal behaviors and discuss their contribution to direct or indirect conformity.
6) Learn the role of species memory, individual experience and learning in shaping behavior.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | The Animal Behavior course provides information about the emergence of behavior and why and how animals behave. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Short history of behavioral sciences. | | 2nd Week | Different approaches to behavioral studies: ethology and behavioral ecology as an ultimate approach and behaviorism as a proximate approach. | | 3rd Week | Factors controlling animal behavior: stimuli, responses and channels of signaling. | | 4th Week | Communication and animal cognition: body language (bees and monkeys); language of bird song. | | 5th Week | Biorhythms. | | 6th Week | Habitat selection; animals creating their own habitat; nesting. | | 7th Week | Sharing habitat, interspecies relations: commensalism, mutualism, parasitism. | | 8th Week | Midterm exam | | 9th Week | Diet selection, feeding habits and food acquisition strategies. | | 10th Week | Defenses against predators. Spatial orientation and navigation: homing and migration. | | 11th Week | Reproduction: the evolution of sex and the sexes; sexual selection; mating systems: polygamy versus monogamy, costs and benefits; parental care; direct and indirect fitness. | | 12th Week | Sociality in animals: group living and evolution of cooperation. | | 13th Week | Agonistic behaviors: altruism and aggression. | | 14th Week | Development of behavior: maturation and learning. |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Drickamer LC, Vessey SH, Meikle D: Animal behaviour: mechanisms, ecology and evolution. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 35 | | Assignment | 1 | 10 | | Attendance | 1 | 5 | | Total(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | | | | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Course hours | 13 | 3 | 39 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 28 | 28 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Total Workload | | | 121 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 4,03 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 4 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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