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| YHEY3007 | Geographic Information Systems in Wildlife | 2+1+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, Group study, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The importance of wildlife applications, Geographic Information Systems, and made gain basic knowledge about wildlife projects aimed at examining the relationship. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | The importance of GIS Applications in Wildlife | | | | LO - 2 : | The use of GIS to wildlife protect | | | | LO - 3 : | The use of GIS inventory of Wildlife | | | | 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 | | |
| What is Geographic Information Systems, GIS technology, population size and density mapping of wildlife, species distribution and habitat use in the creation of maps, monitoring of changes in habitats, biodiversity, removal of maps |
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| 1 | Natural Resources Management Practices: A Primer, Ffolliott, P.F., Bojorquez-Topia, L.A. and Hernandez-Narvaez, M., Blackwell Publishers, 2003. | | | |
| 1 | GIS Fundamentals: A First Textbook on Geographic Information Systems, Bolstad, P.V., Bookmasters Dist, 2002. | | | 2 | An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems, Heywood, I., Cornelius, S. and Carver, S., Prentice Hall, 2006. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | | 20 | | Practice | 6 | | | 20 | | Presentation | 10
12 | | | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 15
16 | | | 40 | | |
| 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 | 1.45 | 14 | 20.3 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 46.3 |
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