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| BIY5190 | Herpetology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ufuk BÜLBÜL | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Bilal KUTRUP | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge on the amphibian and reptilian species in Turkey and World, to enable them to understand the anatomical structures, ecological behaviors, economical benefit such as venomous snakes and interaction with each others, to help them use their knowledge to understand and learning the their body function |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | describe the amphibians and reptilian species living around | 1,4 | 1,3,5, | | PO - 2 : | contribute to conservation of the amphibians and reptilian species which show red list criteria and also be aware of their benefit in the environment process. | 1,4 | 1,3,5, | | PO - 3 : | apply various techniques in search of the amphibians and reptilian species body | 1,4 | 1,3,5, | | PO - 4 : | explain the declaying of reptiles and amphibians | 1,4 | 1,3,5, | | 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 | | |
| Introduction to Herpetology Scientists, more contribution to the herpetology science. Amphibians General characteristics of body structures of toads, brown frogs, common frogs, tree frogs and salamanders, development and reproduction periods, distributions of species in world, population structures. ReptiliansGeneral characteristics of body structures of turtles, Lacertlia such as Agama, Hemitactilus, true lizards, Ophidia venomous or non venomous snakes, development and reproduction periods, distributions of species in world, population structures, and their relations with environment. Enemies. Collections and fixations of herpeto fauna members. Classifications of reptilia and amphibia. Preservations some snake and frogs species. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction | | | Week 2 | Salamandridae | | | Week 3 | Bufonidae | | | Week 4 | Ranidae | | | Week 5 | Hylidae | | | Week 6 | Chelonidae | | | Week 7 | Emydidae | | | Week 8 | Testudinidae | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Agamidae, Anguidae and Chamelonidae | | | Week 11 | Gekkonidae and Lacertidae | | | Week 12 | Varanidae, Boidae and Colubridae
Viperidae | | | Week 13 | Laboratory | | | Week 14 | Presentation of homework | | | Week 15 | Field study | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Baran, İ, Atatür, M, 2001, Türkiye Herpetofaunası, Çevre Bak. Yay. Ankara | | | |
| 1 | Tarknisvilli.D. 1999. The amphibians of the caucasus. vol 4. Pensoft press. Moskov. Russia. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 25/11/2021 | 1 | 30 | | Presentation | 14 | 05/01/2022 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 19/01/2022 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 7 | 21 | | Arasınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Uygulama | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Ödev | 4 | 5 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 5 | 10 | 50 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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