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| YHEY3001 | Wetland Ecology | 1+2+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of WILDLIFE ECOLOGY and MANAGEMENT | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 1 hour of lectures and 2 hours of practicals per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The purpose of this course is to emphasize the importance of wetlands and wetlands ecology, structure and function of the structure and functions of wetlands in wetland areas to teach the impact of living organisms.
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| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | In our country, will have information about wetlands
| 1,2,4,8 | | | LO - 2 : | Effectively participate in the activities of the protection of wetlands
| 1,2,4,8 | | | LO - 3 : | Can breeding in wetlands
| 1,2,4,8 | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| River, lake, pond, reservoir, peat, sea tribes, such as wetlands and streams (riparian), ecology, ecological balance, food chain, transfers of matter and energy, ecological issues, challenges and solutions.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Streams | | | Week 2 | Lakes | | | Week 3 | Ponds | | | Week 4 | Dam lakes and peat bogs | | | Week 5 | Seas | | | Week 6 | Ecology of wetlands such as marine | | | Week 7 | Stream (riparian) ecology | | | Week 8 | Ecological balance | | | Week 9 | Mid-Term Exam | | | Week 10 | Food chain | | | Week 11 | Matter and energy transfers | | | Week 12 | Presantation | | | Week 13 | Ecological problems | | | Week 14 | Ecological threats and solutions | | | Week 15 | Ecological threats and solutions | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Wetland and Riparian areas of the Intermountain West ?Ecology and Management?, Mckinstry, M.C., Hubert, W.A. and Anderson, S.H., Texas UP, USA, 2004. | | | |
| 1 | Wetland Ecology Principles and Conservation, Keddy, P.A., Cambridge University Pres, 2004. | | | 2 | Constructed Wetlands in the Sustainable Landscape, Campbell C.S. and Ogden, M., Wiley, 1999. | | | 3 | Ecology of Freshwater and Estuarine Wetlands, Batzer, D. and Sharitz, R.R., University of California Pres, 2007. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 17/11/2016 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 9/01/2017 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 8 | 14 | 112 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 130 |
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