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| BIYL7361 | Animal Behaviour | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ufuk BÜLBÜL | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To get students to comprehend which genetical and environmental factors determine animal behaviour. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | comprehend reasons for animal behaviour | | | | PO - 2 : | comprehend proximate and ultimate causes affecting animal behaviour | | | | PO - 3 : | comprehend effects of genetic and environment on animal behavior | | | | 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 devolopment of behavior, The genetics and the evolution of behavior, Different types of behavior, Experience and behavior, The control of behavior, The organization of behavior, Adaptation and antipredator behavior. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Proximate and ultimate causes of of animal behaviour | | | Week 2 | Discovering causes of behavior scientifically | | | Week 3 | Understanding the proximate and ultimate causes of bird song | | | Week 4 | Understanding the proximate and ultimate causes of bird song | | | Week 5 | Development of behaviour | | | Week 6 | Development of behaviour | | | Week 7 | Development of behaviour | | | Week 8 | The control of behaviour | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | The control of behaviour | | | Week 11 | The control of behaviour | | | Week 12 | The organization of behaviour | | | Week 13 | The organization of behaviour | | | Week 14 | Presentations | | | Week 15 | Behavioral adaptations for survival | | | Week 16 | End-of-term-exam | | | |
| 1 | Alcock, J. 2005. Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach. Eighth edition. Sineaur Associates. Sunderland, Mass. 640 pp. | | | 2 | Scott, G. 2005. Essential Animal Behavior. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Malden, USA.202 pp. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 20/11/2018 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 10/01/2019 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 15 | 3 | 45 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 22 | 1 | 22 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Diğer 2 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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