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| YHEY4008 | Biological Museum Methods | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of WILDLIFE ECOLOGY and MANAGEMENT | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Lab work , Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Ahmet ARPACIK | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | to teach the materia for Wild animals to be transformed into a museum and museum material stored |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Learn the importance of museum studies | 4,5 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | Learn the lifting operation Land preservation and storage, information, registration, | 4,5 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | Prepare the museum material on invertebrates | 4,5 | 1 | | LO - 4 : | Learn about the ethical rules Animals brought into the collection and museum material | 4,5 | 1 | | 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 | | |
| Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Insects collection and storage methods. Embalming, tanning, disinfection sterilization-techniques, game trophies consisting evaluation and measurement, tools and materials used in the laboratory and sample storage procedures, and must be considered in museums. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Collection and storage methods in birds | | | Week 2 | Collection and storage methods in mammals | | | Week 3 | Collection and storage methods in fishes | | | Week 4 | Collection and storage methods in reptilas | | | Week 5 | Collection and storage methods in amphibian and insects. | | | Week 6 | Application | | | Week 7 | Embalming | | | Week 8 | Tanning animal skin | | | Week 9 | Mid-Term Exam | | | Week 10 | Presantation | | | Week 11 | Spraying techniques | | | Week 12 | Presantation | | | Week 13 | Evaluation and measurement of trophy | | | Week 14 | Tools and materials used, storage principles and issues that should be considered in laboratories and museums. | | | Week 15 | Tools and materials used, storage principles and issues that should be considered in laboratories and museums. | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Biological Museum Methods: Vertebrates, Hangay, G. and Dingley, M., Academic Press, 1986. | | | |
| 1 | Embalming: History, Theory, and Practice, Mayer, R.G., McGraw-Hill/Appleton and Lange, 2000. | | | 2 | Biyolojik Koleksiyonlar ve Laboratuvar Tekniği, Gülen, Ö.K., Gazi Eğitim Enst., Ankara, 1971. | | | 3 | Storage of Natural History Collections Ideas and Practical Solutions, Rose, C.L., Univ. Product Inc., 1992. | | | 4 | Making Your Own Nature Museum, Macfarlane, R.B., Scholastic Library Pub., 1989. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 18/04/2022 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 15/06/2022 | 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 | 8 | 14 | 112 | | 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 | | | 138 |
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