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| YHEL7012 | USING TECHNOLOGY 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 | Doç. Dr. Alptuğ SARI | | 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: | | Giving information about the latest technological developments, tools and methodology used in wildlife studies |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | use GPS | 5,6 | 1,5 | | PO - 2 : | use camera trap | 5,6 | 1,5 | | PO - 3 : | know monitoring system | 5,6 | 1,5 | | PO - 4 : | know thermal camera | 5,6 | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Definitions and concepts, Technological tools used in wildlife, Compass use and navigation, Types of GPS, Use of GPS, Use of radio rangefinder and Track tracking, Photocopier types and photocopier inventory techniques, Dome system and its use, Use of thermal cameras in wildlife, In wildlife studies use of geographic information systems, methods of analysis of stomach, properties of land equipments used in wildlife studies |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Definitions and concepts | | | Week 2 | Technological tools used in wildlife | | | Week 3 | Compass use and direction finding | | | Week 4 | GPS types and usage | | | Week 5 | Radio telemetry usage and tracking | | | Week 6 | Camera-trap types and photocapan inventory techniques | | | Week 7 | Using thermal cameras in wildlife | | | Week 8 | Technological developments | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Using geographical information systems in wildlife studies | | | Week 11 | Wildlife and satellite systems | | | Week 12 | Methods and techniques used in wildlife studies in recent years | | | Week 13 | Evaluation of innovative methods | | | Week 14 | Student presantations | | | Week 15 | Student presantations | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Stutzenbaker, C. D., Scheil, B. J., Swan, M. K., and Jasper S. Lee, J. S., 1998. Wildlife Management: Science Technology Agriscience and Technology Series, Vero Media Inc, 500p. | | | |
| 1 | Silvy, N. J., 2012.The Wildlife Techniques Manual: Volume 1: Research. Volume 2: Management 2-vol. Set, The Johns Hopkins University Press; seventh edition edition, 1136p. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 30 | | Presentation | 14
15 | | 1 | 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 | 4 | 10 | 40 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 10 | 4 | 40 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 5 | 15 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 10 | 7 | 70 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 4 | 6 | 24 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 8 | 32 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 223 |
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