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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Animal Behaviors BIO514 Elective Master's degree 1 Spring 8

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Prof. Dr. Fevzi UÇKAN

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Expiain genetic basis of behavior
2) Expiain learned behavior and learning physiology.
3) Expiain social orgaizasyon and social behavior
4) Expiain instinctive behavior.
5) Expiain evolution of communication and the behavior.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Learning Outcomes
1 High No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation Low No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation Low No relation No relation No relation
2 High No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation Low No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
3 High No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation Low No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
4 High No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation Low No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
5 High No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation Low No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation Low No relation No relation No relation

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Behaviour and historical progress of behaviour, Physiological readiness, Appearence of a certain behaviour, Hereditary principals of behaviour, Instinctual behaviours, Promoter impulses and designation of these impulses, Acquired behaviors and learning physiology, Development and feeding behaviour during development, Environmental-related changes in behaviour, Biorhythms and factors controlling biorhythms

Weekly Schedule

1) The historical development of behavior and behavior
2) Physiological readiness
3) The emergence of a certain behavior.
4) Genetic basis of behavior
5) Instinctive behavior.
6) Determination of the starting impulses and impulses
7) Learned behavior and learning physiology.
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Behavior changes depending on the environment
10) Biyorihtimler and the factors that control them.
11) Monitoring, habit and learning through trial and error
12) Social orgaizasyon and social behavior
13) Communication and the evolution of behavior.
14) Behavioral issues to be considered during the work.
15) Behavioral issues to be considered during the work.
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Demonstration
6) Group Study
7) Problem Solving


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade

40%

 

Number

Percentage

Semester Studies

Midterm Examination

1

80%

Quiz

1

20%

 

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

60%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required