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| BTB5170 | Fish Physiology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Nadir BAŞÇINAR | | Co-Lecturer | Prof.Dr. İlhan ALTINOK | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Provide an overview of the wonderful world of fishes and their morphological, physiological, behavioural, and ecological diversity, so that the student can be informed enough to make biologically sound judgments and decisions in fisheries management and aquaculture. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | know fish species. | | | | PO - 2 : | get knowledge about fish biology and be able to describe living area of them. | | | | 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 | | |
| Fish and fishes. General anatomy. Introduction to systematic. Skin and related structures. Swimming and buoyancy. Gills and respiration. Heart, blood vessels and circulation. Eye and vision. Inner ear and lateral line. Olfaction, taste and other sensory systems. Colour, light, sound and electric generation. Excretion system and water-ion balance. Digestive system, feeding and digestion. Reproductive system and strategies. Growth and age determination. Fish and man - future of fishes. |
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| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 7 | 21/11/2018 | 1 | 30 | | Quiz | 12 | 12/12/2018 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 17 | 09/01/2019 | 1 | 50 | | |
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