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| YHEL5054 | Tracking With Signaling In Wildlife | 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 how to use signal tracking methods in different animal groups
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| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Know what kind of tracking device to use in which animals
| 5,6,10 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | Have information about signal tracking materials
| 5,6,10 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | Learns successful applications
| 5,6,10 | 1 | | PO - 4 : | Learn to collect data
| 5,6,10 | 1 | | PO - 5 : | Knows to analyze data
| 5,6,10 | 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 | | |
| Transmitters and receivers in signal monitoring, tracking by radio signal, tracking by satellite signal, collars with GPS-GSM, collars with satellite, monitoring with signaling techniques and tools according to wildlife species, Interpretation of obtained data, practice examples from around the world |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Receivers and transmitters for signal monitoring
| | | Week 2 | Tracking with radio signals
| | | Week 3 | Tracking with satellite signals
| | | Week 4 | GPS-GSM ribbons
| | | Week 5 | GPS-GSM ribbons
| | | Week 6 | Signal monitoring techniques according to wild animal species
| | | Week 7 | Signal monitoring techniques according to wild animal species
| | | Week 8 | Technological developments
| | | Week 9 | Mid Term Exam | | | Week 10 | Interpretation of obtained information
| | | Week 11 | Application examples from Turkey
| | | Week 12 | Application examples from the world
| | | Week 13 | Evaluation of innovative methods
| | | Week 14 | Student Presentation | | | Week 15 | Student Presentation | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Morgan, T., and Young, J., 2007. Animal Tracking Basics, Stackpole Books; 1St Edition edition, 304p. | | | |
| 1 | Millspaugh, J., and Marzluff, J. M., 2001. Radio Tracking and Animal Populations (IGN Outdoor Activities (Plein Air)), Academic Press; 1 edition, 474p. | | | 2 | Kenward, R. E., 2000.A Manual for Wildlife Radio Tagging, Second Edition (Biological Techniques), Academic Press; 2 edition, 311p. | | | 3 | Franklin, S., 2009. Remote Sensing for Biodiversity and Wildlife Management: Synthesis and Applications, McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition, 368p. | | | |
| 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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