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| BIYL7362 | Marking in Amphibians and Reptiles | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | 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 provide the students to comprehend the principles of marking, application and marking of animals, especially amphibians and reptiles. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | comprehend the principles of marking | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | comprehend the importance of marking amphibians and reptiles | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | determine how to use marking methods in future scientific studies and how they can achieve significant results in biology | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | 1 | | 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 | | |
| Description of marking reasons of animal marking, amphibian marking implementations, reptilian marking implementations, passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags, radio transmitter tagging. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Marking animals for research | | | Week 2 | Methods of capturing wild animals for identification | | | Week 3 | Methods of capturing wild animals for identification | | | Week 4 | Marking of zoo animals for identification | | | Week 5 | Marking of zoo animals for identification | | | Week 6 | Marking of reptiles | | | Week 7 | Marking of reptiles | | | Week 8 | Marking of snakes | | | Week 9 | Midterm exam | | | Week 10 | Marking of lizards | | | Week 11 | Marking of turtles | | | Week 12 | Marking of crocodiles | | | Week 13 | Marking of larval amphibians | | | Week 14 | Marking of frogs and toads | | | Week 15 | Marking of salamanders | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Stonehouese, B. (1978). Animal Marking. Recognition Marking of Animals in Research. The Macmillan Press Ltd. London and Basingtone. 257 pp. | | | 2 | Ferner, J.W. (2007). A Review of Marking and Individual Recognition Techniques for Amphibians and Reptiles. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Utah, USA. 72 pp. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 09/04/2019 | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 04/06/2019 | 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 | | 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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