| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree With Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) To establish link between population growth and ecological problems in the World.
2) Gain knowledge what is the importance of sustainable sources usages.
3) Understand the importance of bodiversity.
4) Gains knowledge about the sustainable agriculture and food production.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | In this course, the students will learn the concept of evolution, the foundations of systematic and phylogenetics, prokaryote, plant and mushroom diversity and its place in the ecosystem, how to evaluate evaluation of the animal kingdom and animal diversity. In addition, the students will discuss the protection of nature and biodiversity, its importance for sustainable agriculture and food production. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | 1 Timeline, and concept of biodiversity | | 2nd Week | 2 Origins of life and molecular unity of life | | 3rd Week | 3 Concepts of evolution and molecular evolution | | 4th Week | 4 Fundamentals of evolution | | 5th Week | 5 Fundamentals taxonomy and phylogenetic | | 6th Week | 6 Diversity of prokaryotes and evolution of eukaryotes | | 7th Week | 7 Diversity of avascular and seedless plants | | 8th Week | 8 Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | 9 Diversity of vascular plants | | 10th Week | 10 Diversity of fungi and ecosystem implications | | 11th Week | 11 Introduction to diversity of animals an evolutionary perspective | | 12th Week | 12 Diversity of invertebrates | | 13th Week | 13 Diversity of vertebrates | | 14th Week | 14 Protection of biodiversity and implications | | 15th Week | |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Textbook of Biodiversity. K V Krishnamurthy. Science Publishers, 2003. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers, Yüz Yüze |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 45 | | Quiz | 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 | 1 | 45 | 45 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 90 | 90 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 71 | 71 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Homework | 1 | 45 | 45 | | Total Workload | | | 300 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 10 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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