| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Plancton | BIO563 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Fall | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Halim Aytekin ERGÜL
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Describe general characteristics of the plankton
2) Describe outline of plankton sistematics
3) Describe the importance of the plankton
4) Describe feeding of planktonic organisms
5) Describe neuston and pleuston
6) Describe identifying phytoplanktonic organisms living in sea.
7) Describe determining evironmental relationships of pyhtoplankton.
9) Describe determinig reproductions of poisonous-harmful microalgae with planktonic indicator species
10) Describe daily and seasonal changes of plankton
11) Describe identifying zooplanktonic organisms living in sea
12) Describe determining evironmental relationships of zooplanktonic organisms
13) Describe fisheries relationships of plankton
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | |
| 2 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | |
| 3 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | 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 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | 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 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | 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 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | |
| 6 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | 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 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | |
| 7 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | 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 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | |
| 9 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | 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 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | |
| 10 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | 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 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | |
| 11 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | 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 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | |
| 12 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | 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 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | |
| 13 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | 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 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Hydrobiology, Hydrobiology laboratory
Course Contents
Definition and general characteristics of the plankton, and learning outline of plankton sistematics. Comprehending the importance of the zooplankton, classifying zooplanktonic organism living in sea, determining relationships between zooplanktonic organism, Feeding of planktonic organisms, daily and seasonal changes of plankton, neuston and pleuston, planktonic indicator species; methods used in the study of plankton; collecting of samples; studies on phytoplankton and zooplankton, fisheries relationships of plankton.
Weekly Schedule
1) General characteristics of the plankton2) Learning outline of plankton sistematics
3) Comprehending the importance of the plankton
4) Feeding of planktonic organisms
5) Neuston and pleuston
6) Identifying phytoplanktonic organisms living in sea.
7) Determining evironmental relationships of pyhtoplankton.
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Determinig reproductions of poisonous-harmful microalgae with planktonic indicator species
10) Daily and seasonal changes of plankton
11) Identifying zooplanktonic organisms living in sea
12) Determining evironmental relationships of zooplanktonic organisms
13) Fisheries relationships of plankton
14) Plankton and economic fishes
15) General assessment
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Discussion
3) Demonstration
4) Group Study
5) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
40% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required