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| IFGK411 | Evolution | 2+0+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students to discuss Darwinian evolution and present scientific evidence for evolution, to describe the evolution of new species, to summarize the evolutionary history of the life on earth, to discuss the evolution of the primates. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | discuss the historical development of the theory of evolution | 2 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | compare the synthetic theory of evolution with Darwins original theory of evolution | 2 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | summarize the evidence for evolution obtained from the fossil record | 2 | 1;3 | | LO - 4 : | explain how evolutionary hypothesis can be tested experimentally | 2 | 1;5 | | LO - 5 : | summarize how adaptation, variation, migration and mutation help evolution | 2 | 1 | | LO - 6 : | explain the evidences for evolution derived from anatomy, morphology, biochemistry and embryology | 2 | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Definition of the evolution, development of the evolution concept, evidences of the evolution, evolution theory of Darwin and new synthesis theory, chemical evolution, evolution of plants and animals, adaptation, variation, the sources of variation, mutation, recombination, migration, definition of genetic variation, cross pollination, artificial selection, natural selection, habitat, isolation mechanisms, post zygotic isolation mechanisms, hybrid sterility, formations of the species, phylogeny, divergence and convergence, origin of the species, the evolution of man, examples to this subjects from daily life. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction, explanation of content, introduction of source books | | | Week 2 | Definition of the evolution | | | Week 3 | Development of the evolution concept | | | Week 4 | Evidences of the evolution | | | Week 5 | Evolution theory of Darwin and new synthesis theory | | | Week 6 | Chemical evolution | | | Week 7 | Evolution of plants and animals | | | Week 8 | Adaptation, variation, the sources of variation, mutation, recombination, migration, | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Definition of genetic variation, cross pollination | | | Week 11 | Artificial selection, natural selection | | | Week 12 | Habitat, isolation mechanisms, post zygotic isolation mechanisms | | | Week 13 | Mechanism of Postzygotic isolation, Zygotic mortality, Hybrid mortality, Hybrid sterility, F mortality and sterility | | | Week 14 | Formations of the species, phylogeny, divergence and convergence, origin of the species, the evolution of man | | | Week 15 | Examples to this subjects from daily life | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Demirsoy, A. 1984; Kalıtım ve Evrim, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Ankara. | | | |
| 1 | Solomon, E. P. , Berg, L. R. , Martin, D. W. 1999; Biology, Sounders College Publishing, Florida. | | | 2 | Ville, A.W. 1976. Biology, Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı, Ankara. | | | 3 | Futuyma, D. J. 2000; Evrim, (Çeviren: Aykut Kence - A.Nihat Bozcuk). 1.Baskı, Palme Yayinevi, Ankara. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 22/11/2013 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 10/01/2014 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 7 | 21 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 3 | 4 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 5 | 7 | 35 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 126 |
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