| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 9105025121998 | Biological Diversity and Conservation | Elective | 1 | 2 | 8 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Language of Instruction |
| Turkish |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The aim of this course is to teach the students the importance of biological diversity and importance of it, also our world and our country's biodiversity resources. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç. Dr. Esra AKAT ÇÖMDEN |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Understanding of biological diversity and the importance of it | | 2 | To learn and understand the stability and functioning of ecosystems | | 3 | Determination of protection strategies | | 4 | The perception and implementation of the determining parameters of biodiversity | | 5 | The results of the use of biodiversity, and understanding the impact of human activity | | 6 | Perceiving the biological diversity of world and our country as relatively | | 7 | To learn the types of biological diversity awareness | | 8 | The causes of increase or decrease the diversity |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Face to Face |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Biodiversity and the importance of it, biodiversity types, functioning of ecosystems, defining parameters, protection strategies, our world and our country's biodiversity resources |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Biological diversity and the importance of it | | | | 2 | Types of biological diversity | | | | 3 | The increase or decrease diversity? | | | | 4 | Abundance and composition | | | | 5 | Stability and functioning of ecosystems | | | | 6 | Determining the parameters of biodiversity | | | | 7 | MID-TERM EXAM | | | | 8 | The use of biodiversity and the impact of human | | | | 9 | Priority conservation strategies | | | | 10 | Distribution of biodiversity in our country and the world | | | | 11 | The importance of wetlands | | | | 12 | Conservation of biological diversity | | | | 13 | International agreements in the field of nature conservation | | | | 14 | Environmental protection and legislation in Turkey | | | | 15 | Term project presentations | | | | 16 | FINAL EXAM | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| TÇV,1987. Biological Diversity of Turkey (in Turkish).
TÇV, 1987. Our common future (in Turkish).
G.Taylor Miller,1990.Living in the environment |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Project Preparation | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Project Presentation | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Self Study | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Reading | 14 | 8 | 112 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | LO2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | LO3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | LO4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | LO5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | LO6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | LO7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | LO8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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