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| YHEL5047 | Bird Counting Techniques | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of WILDLIFE ECOLOGY and MANAGEMENT | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Şağdan BAŞKAYA | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Şağdan BAŞKAYA,
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Alptuğ SARI,
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ahmet ARPACIK | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To teach counting methods of different bird groups such as water birds, predators and songbirds.
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| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Count water birds
| 5,6 | 1,4, | | PO - 2 : | Counting birds of birds
| 5,6 | 1,4, | | PO - 3 : | Can make predatory count
| 5,6 | 1,4, | | PO - 4 : | Identify the territorial behavior of birds
| 5,6 | 1,4, | | PO - 5 : | Understand the habitat use of birds
| 5,6 | 1,4, | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Selecting appropriate technique for species, Bird watching and counting, data analysis, error sources, conducting domination field maps, transect counts, Remote counts, Point counting, marking and releasing techniques, investigation of the colony biology, distribution pattern detection, identification and quantification of bird habitats. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Bird observations
| | | Week 2 | Bird counting methods
| | | Week 3 | Selection of technique suitable for type and purpose
| | | Week 4 | Transect counts, Remote counting, Point counting
| | | Week 5 | Marking / ringing
| | | Week 6 | Analysis of data
| | | Week 7 | Error sources
| | | Week 8 | Technological developments
| | | Week 9 | Mid Term Exam | | | Week 10 | Making teritori maps
| | | Week 11 | Examination of colony biology, determination of distribution model
| | | Week 12 | Identification and measurement of bird habitats
| | | Week 13 | Presentation of Student Seminars
| | | Week 14 | Evaluation of innovative methods
| | | Week 15 | Presentation of Student Seminars
| | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Bibby, C. J., Burgess, N. D., Hill, D. A., and Mustoe, S., 2000. Bird Census Techniques, Second Edition, Academic Press; 2 edition, 302p. | | | |
| 1 | McCartney, P., and Himes D., 2010. Bird Watching, Princeton Architectural Press; 1 edition, 120p. | | | 2 | Thompson, W. L., White, G. C., and Gowan, C., 1998. Monitoring Vertebrate Populations. Academic Press, 432p. | | | 3 | Jenner, J. V. 1996. Birdwatching: Tips, Techniques, and Equipment for Understanding and Observing Birds, Friedman/Fairfax Pub, 128p. | | | 4 | Oğurlu, İ., 2003. Yaban Hayatında Envanter. T.C. Çevre ve Orman Bakanlığı Doğa Koruma ve Milli Parklar Genel Müdürlüğü Av ve Yaban Hayatı Dairesi Başkanlığı Yayınları, 208, Ankara. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 30 | | Presentation | 15 | | 10 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 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 | 1 | 16 | 16 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 20 |
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