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BIY7152New Methods in Animal Taxonomy3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Group study, Practical
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Bilal KUTRUP
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge on new methods on taxonomic, to enable them to use and have experiences for this method
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : understand of new methods in taxonomy1,2,3,4,5,61,3,5
PO - 2 : aware of which methods are selected in taxonomical research1,2,3,4,5,63,5
PO - 3 : do DNA analysing in tissues of animals.1,3,4,54,5
PO - 4 : make the lineage tree by using Paup1,3,4,5,64,5
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

 
Contents of the Course
Taxonomic characters and how we select suitable character for researches. Variations which is genetic or not. Chemotaxonomy, Chromatography, Electrophoresis, DNA hybridization. Imminotaxonomy. To use of sound in taxonomy.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction
 Week 2Taxonomic category
 Week 3Taxonomik characteristics
 Week 4Variations
 Week 5Taxonomic methods (chemotaxonomy)
 Week 6Taxonomic methods (İmmunotaxonomy)
 Week 7Taxonomic methods (Using beheviours)
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Taxonomic methods (cytotaxonomy)
 Week 10Taxonomic methods (Numeric taxonomy)
 Week 11Taxonomic study
 Week 12Puplication types
 Week 13İdentification rules
 Week 14Homework
 Week 15presentation of students
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Yılmaz, İ; 1997, Taksonomik zoolojinin prensip ve metodları, Dokuz Eylül Üniv. Buca Eğit Fak .Yay. İzmir.
 
Recommended Reading
1Leps, J. 2003. Multivariate analysis os ecological data Cambridge Ün,v. Pres. USA.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 20/04/2016 1 30
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 15 30/05/2016 3 20
End-of-term exam 16 06/06/2016 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 4 11 44
Sınıf dışı çalışma 5 11 55
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 3 8 24
Arasınav 3 1 3
Uygulama 3 7 21
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 0 5 0
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 7 7 49
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 2 4
Diğer 1 5 2 10
Diğer 2 5 3 15
Total work load225