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| BTBL7180 | Primary Production in the Ocean | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring 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, Lab work | | 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 give students the concept of primary production, to give information about the primary production measurements methods |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Know the stage of photosynthesis | 1 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | identify the group contribution to primary production | 1,3 | 1,4 | | PO - 3 : | Knows the importance of nutrient in primary production | 3 | 1 | | PO - 4 : | interpret the distribution of primary production in the ocean | 1 | 1 | | PO - 5 : | explain the effects of environmental parameters on primary production | 1,3,4 | 1 | | PO - 6 : | understand the microbial loop in the ocean | 1,2 | 1 | | PO - 7 : | determine the increase in biomass | 1,4,6 | 1.4 | | 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 | | |
| The concept of primary production, the groups which contribut to primary production, distribution of primary production in the sea, primary production in the black sea, primary production measurement methods. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Primary productivity and history of primary producty studies | | | Week 2 | Photosynthesis | | | Week 3 | Methods for measurement of primary productivity | | | Week 4 | Phytoplankton groups (Cynophyta, diatom) | | | Week 5 | Phytoplankton groups (Dinoflgellates, Silicolgellates, Coccolitophor) | | | Week 6 | Supply and uptake of inorganic nutrient | | | Week 7 | Distribution of Primary produktivity at global level | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | İnterannual variability of primary productivity in marine and fresh wter environment | | | Week 10 | Mikrobial loop | | | Week 11 | Field study (Ligth, CTD, turbidity, ligth attenution,in situ chlorophyll estimation) | | | Week 12 | Methods used for mesurement fiotocentetic pigment | | | Week 13 | Methods used for mesurement chlorophyll | | | Week 14 | Primary productivity in Black Sea | | | Week 15 | Aquatic photosynthesis in material cycle | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Williams P J. le B. , Thomas, D N. , Reynolds C., S. 2003. Phytoplankton Productivity, Blackwell Publishind, 386 sayfa | | | |
| 1 | Falkowski, P. ve Knoll A. H. 2007. Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea, Academic Pres, 457 sayfa | | | 2 | Falkowski, P. ve Raven J A. 2007. Aquatic Photosynthesis, Princeton University Pres,500 sayfa | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 22/11/2012 | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 10/01/2012 | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 7 | 14 | 98 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 3 | 3 | 9 | | Total work load | | | 107 |
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