| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Define the concept of ecology and biotic and abiotic elements by giving examples.
- Define the concept of adaptation, figure out the plant and animal adaptations and tell their differences.
- Describe population characteristics, understand intra and interspecific species relationships, and answer topic-related questions by exemplifying.
- Comprehend community ecology and describe the ecosystem's energy, matter, and nutrients cycles.
- Distinguish and describe terrestrial, aquatic, coastal and freshwater ecosystems and explain with examples.
- Have information about climate change and its effects. Also, they can answer questions by making definitions.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | No |
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| Course Description | In this course, students learn about the relationships between organisms and their physical environment and thus, the adaptation abilities they have developed accordingly. They also acquire knowledge about the organization, ecological relations, energy and nutrient cycles, structures and properties of organisms at the species, population, community and ecosystem level. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to ecology and abiotic environment (climate, aquatic and terrestrial environments) |
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2nd Week |
Adaptations: plant adaptations to the environment |
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3rd Week |
Adaptations: animal adaptations to the environment |
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4th Week |
Populations: properties of populations and population growth |
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5th Week |
Populations: life history and intraspecific population regulation |
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6th Week |
Species interactions: population dynamics and natural selection |
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7th Week |
Species interactions: competition, predation, parasitism, and mutualism |
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8th Week |
Community ecology: community structure and factors influencing the structure of communities |
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9th Week |
Community ecology: community dynamics |
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10th Week |
Ecosystem ecology: ecosystem energetics, decomposition and nutrient cycling |
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11th Week |
Ecosystem ecology: biogeochemical cycles |
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12th Week |
Ecological biogeography: terrestrial, aquatic, wetland and coastal ecosystems |
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13th Week |
The ecology of climate change and its impacts |
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14th Week |
Discussion |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Elements of Ecology (9th edition) M. Smith ve Leo Smith, Pearson Education Limited, England.
Ecology (5th edition) Bowman ve Hacker, Sinauer Associates, New York, Oxford University Press.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Presentation
- Problem Solving
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Quiz |
2 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
2 |
5 |
10 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
1 |
14 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
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| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
|
|
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| Quiz |
2 |
0.5 |
1 |
| Total Work Load | 121 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.03 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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