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| YHEL5046 | Management of Invasive Species | 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: | | Turkey and the world to provide information about major invasive species and to teach methods of struggle.
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| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Learns about the world's and Turkey largest invasive species.
| 2,3,4 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | Learns the methods of struggle with the world's and Turkey largest invasive species.
| 2,3,4 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | Learn the management of invasive species.
| 2,3,4 | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| What are invasive species?, major invasive species of Turkey and world, forms of invasive species spread into new areas, ecology of invasive species, methods to combat and control of invasive species |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | What are invasive species? | | | Week 2 | Invasive species of Turkey | | | Week 3 | Forms of invasive species spread into new areas | | | Week 4 | Ecology of invasive species | | | Week 5 | Methods to combat of invasive species | | | Week 6 | Methods to control of invasive species | | | Week 7 | Invasive species of World | | | Week 8 | Technological developments
| | | Week 9 | Mid Term Exam | | | Week 10 | Effects of invasive species on other species
| | | Week 11 | Effects of invasive species on other species
| | | Week 12 | Effects of invasive species on other species
| | | Week 13 | Evaluation of innovative methods | | | Week 14 | Evaluation of innovative methods | | | Week 15 | Student Presentation | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Lowe, Sarah, et al. 100 of the world's worst invasive alien species: a selection from the global invasive species database. Vol. 12. Auckland: Invasive Species Specialist Group, 2000. | | | |
| 1 | Carlton, James. Invasive species: vectors and management strategies. Island Press, 2003. | | | 2 | McNeely, Jeffrey A., ed. The great reshuffling: human dimensions of invasive alien species. IUCN, 2001. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 30 | | Presentation | 15 | | 15 | 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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