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| YHEY2004 | Amphibians and Reptiles | 1+2+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring 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 - 1 hour of lectures and 2 hours of practicals per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Şağdan BAŞKAYA | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of course is to give the general characteristics of amphibians and reptiles primarily and to provide the student form of the distribution of these species and to give criteria of IUCN and BERN.
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| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Evaluate current status of Amphibians and Reptiles according to ecotoxicological researches
| 4,7,8 | 1,5 | | LO - 2 : | Comprehend what are toxic materials affecting amphibians and reptiles and which precaution could be put into practice
| 4,7,8 | 1,5 | | LO - 3 : | Comprehend why it is important to prevent amphibians and reptiles which have critical role in the ecological balance | 4,7,8 | 1,5 | | 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 | | |
| The origin of amphibians, body structure, nutrition, sensory organs, arrest, preparations, parasites, enemies, economic importance, the factors threatening amphibians, amphibian species living in Turkey presentation. The origin of reptiles, body structure, skin structures, digestive-respiratory-urogenital-neuro-endocrine systems, development, reproduction, behavior, distribution, and seasonal functions in their places, enemies, people, relationships, and the collection and making toplanmalrı, reptiles threatening factors, classification of species of reptile living in Turkey and in the presentation.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The origin of amphibians | | | Week 2 | Body structures | | | Week 3 | Feedings | | | Week 4 | Sensory organs of amphibians, arrest, preparations, parasites, enemies of economic importance | | | Week 5 | The factors threatening amphibians | | | Week 6 | Introduction of amphibian species in Turkey | | | Week 7 | The origin of reptiles, body structures, data structures, digestive-respiratory-reproductive-neuro-endocrine systems | | | Week 8 | Development of amphibians and reptiles, reproduction, behavior, distribution | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | where are the places of amphibians and reptiles and seasonal functions | | | Week 11 | Enemies of amphibians and reptiles | | | Week 12 | Presantation | | | Week 13 | Reptiles threatening factors, classification and identification of reptile species living in Turkey. | | | Week 14 | Relationships of amphibians and reptiles with people | | | Week 15 | The collection of amphibians and reptiles and their collection numbers | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Türkiye Amfibi ve Sürüngenleri, Baran, İ., TÜBİTAK Popüler Bilim Kitapları, Pelin Matbaası, Ankara, 2005. | | | |
| 1 | Reptiles and Amphibians ?Expedition Field Techniques?, Daniel Bennett,160pp. Chimaira, Germany, 2004. | | | 2 | Türkiye Omurgalıları (Sürüngenler), Türkiye Omurgalı Faunasının Sistematik ve Biyolojik Özelliklerinin Araştırılası ve Koruma Önlemlerinin Saptanması, Demirsoy, A., Çevre Bakanlığı, Proje No: 90-K-1000-90, 1996. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 19/04/2022 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 10/06/2022 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 8 | 3 | 24 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 4 | 32 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 108 |
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