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| BTBI7241 | Global Climate change and Oceanography | 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 | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Prof.Dr.Muzaffer Feyzioğlu | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to provide a knowledge of some environmental systems such as ocean, water, climate and biodiversity. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | learn the concept of environment and climate | | | | PO - 2 : | understand the relation between climate and oceanography | | | | PO - 3 : | comment on climate change impact on living earth | | | | PO - 4 : | understand the effects of fossil fuels | | | | PO - 5 : | learn how to monitor global climate change | | | | 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 aim of this course is to provide a knowledge of some environmental systems such as ocean, water, climate and biodiversity. Course topics will include the Greenhouse effect, Carbon cycling and Carbon reservoirs, Ocean circulation, El Nino and Southern Oscillation, conventional and sustainable use of natural resources, global warming and climate change, strategies and politics to mitigate global warming effect. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to climate change | | | Week 2 | Green house effect, aerosols and gases in the atmosphere | | | Week 3 | How you can measure climate change, how it occurs and possible impacts | | | Week 4 | Climate change and oceanography | | | Week 5 | Climate change effects on water resource and energy | | | Week 6 | A view point of different countries on the issue of climate change | | | Week 7 | Kyoto protocol | | | Week 8 | Mid term exam | | | Week 9 | Diminishing green house gas emission | | | Week 10 | The role of phytoplankton in climate change | | | Week 11 | Effects of climate change on living aquatic organisms | | | Week 12 | Climate change fossil fuels and alternative energy resources | | | Week 13 | Scenarios on climate change | | | Week 14 | Methods used for monitoring climate change | | | Week 15 | Political dimension of climate change | | | Week 16 | End of term exam | | | |
| 1 | Dessler, A. And Parson, E.A. (2009) the science and politics for global climate change, Cambridge University Press,232p., USA | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 75 | 30 | | Quiz | 10 | | 40 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 75 | 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 | 1 | 7 | 7 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 7 | 7 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 69 |
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