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| BTB7150 | Dynamics of Pelagic Fishes | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To make students learn all characteristics of pelagic fishes |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | learn the characteristics of pelagic fishes. | 3,4 | 1,5 | | PO - 2 : | learn distributions. | 3,4 | 1.5 | | PO - 3 : | learn the behaviour. | 3,4 | 1.5 | | PO - 4 : | learn dynamics of pelagic fishes. | 3,4 | 1.5 | | PO - 5 : | carry out a case study. | 3,4 | 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 | | |
| Characteristics of pelagic fishes, distribution, dynamics and behaviour, case study |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Diversity of marine animals | | | Week 2 | Ecology of pelagic fishes | | | Week 3 | Environmental adaptation of pelagic fishes | | | Week 4 | Feeding | | | Week 5 | Bioenergetics | | | Week 6 | Growth | | | Week 7 | Reproduction, life history strategies | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | case study | | | Week 10 | case study | | | Week 11 | case study | | | Week 12 | case study | | | Week 13 | Student powerpoint presentation 1. Pelagic fishes in the Black Sea and their life strategies
An example of Anchovy | | | Week 14 | Student powerpoint presentation 2. Pelagic fishes in the Black Sea and their life strategies
An example of mackerel and sprat | | | Week 15 | Student powerpoint presentation 3. Pelagic fishes in the world and their life history strategies | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Fuiman and Werner, 2002 , Fishery Science: Blacwell Science,326P. | | | 2 | Wootton, R. Ecology of Teleost Fishes, 1990, Champman and Hall, Fish and Fisheries Series, 404 p. | | | |
| 1 | Seyhan K., Unpublished Lecture Notes, KTU | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 08/03/2012 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 3/06/2012 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 12 | 60 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 10 | 40 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 15 | 45 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 213 |
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