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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Limnology |
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| Course Code |
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SUF205 |
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| Course Type |
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Compulsory |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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2 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. M.ZİYA LUGAL GÖKSU
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Defines Inland waters (rivers, lakes, dams, ponds, lagoons, groundwater)
Classifies the internal waters, makes a limnological land study.
Gives information about the evolution, efficiency and nutrient status of lakes.
Describes the movement of water in lakes and stratification events
Distinguishes eutrophication in lakes and colored water.
Provides information on evolution, nutrient status and efficiency of rivers.
Gives information about the distribution of fish in rivers
Acquires basic skills for working in aquatic studies.
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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Providing information about the properties and communities living in inland waters and aquatic life to gain the basic skills to work. |
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| Course Contents |
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Application field; characteristics of waters; aquatic organisms (algae, plankton, benthos, nekton); ecosystem, energy and productivity in inland waters; lentic and lotic ecosystems; lakes (structure, evolution, parameters, thermal stratification, water movements, classification, organisms); eutrophication; streams (characteristics, parameters, classification, organisms); limnological surveys and application technics; field works and laboratory experiments. |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Cukurova University, Faculty of Fisheries Classrooms and laboratories |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Introduction, definitions, application area, its history, Limnological study-phases |
Read the relevant chapter in the book. |
Lectures |
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2 |
Water features, dissolved substances, nutrient, sampling and analysis |
Read the relevant chapter in the book. |
Lectures |
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3 |
Inland waters, classification, wetland, Limnological study-phases, water features |
Read the relevant chapter in the book. |
Lectures and laboratory |
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4 |
Chemical properties of the lake water O2, CO2, H2S, CH4, N, P, and circulation |
Read the relevant chapter in the book. |
Lectures |
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5 |
Energy, light and temperature, circulation-stratification-stagnation and mapping |
Read the relevant chapter in the book. |
Lectures and processing solution |
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6 |
Water movements in lakes, plankton-benthos sampling and calculation |
Read the relevant chapter in the book. |
Lecture and processing solution |
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7 |
Structure of the lake, the lake regions, the calculation of the parameters and plankton-benthos |
Read the relevant chapter in the book. |
Lectures |
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8 |
MID-TERM EXAM |
Study for exam |
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9 |
Eutrophication, colored water events (red-tie, white-tie) |
Read the relevant chapter in the book. |
Lectures |
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10 |
Food chain, lakes, evolution, efficiency, lake evaluation index (GDI) |
Read the relevant chapter in the book. |
Lectures |
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11 |
Lakes classification (temperature, according to the geological formation), limnological study film |
Read the relevant chapter in the book. |
Lectures |
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12 |
Aquatic organisms and their classification (way of life according to their functions) |
Read the relevant chapter in the book. |
Lectures |
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13 |
Turkey lakes (natural, lagoon, dam lakes, ponds) and film (Lake Van) |
Read the relevant chapter in the book. |
Lectures and visual expression |
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14 |
Characteristics of streams, river-lake difference, water pollution |
Read the relevant chapter in the book. |
Lectures |
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15 |
Rivers of fish distribution, classification, Turkey streams, film |
Read the relevant chapter in the book. |
Lectures |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
Study for exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 EKİNGEN, G., 2001, Limnology. Mersin University, ISBN-975-6900-4. 208 p.
CİRİK, S.; CİRİK, Ş., 2005. University of the Aegean. Faculty of Fisheries Publications No. 21, ISBN: 975-483-103-3 E.Ü. Press, Bornova - Izmir, Turkey. 166 p.
TANYOLAÇ, J., 2004, Limnology. Hatiboğlu Pub., ISBN :975-752-746-6. 2.Bas., 239 p.
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| Required Course Material(s) |
GÖKSU, M.Z.L., 2003, Water Pollution, Cukurova University, Faculty of Fisheries, Issue No. 7, the Nobel Bookstore, ISBN-975-8561-24-3, London, 232 p.
MARGALEF, R., 1994, Limnology Now, New York. 553p.
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
2 |
100 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Using the informatics and communicating technology |
0 |
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2 |
Gaining competence to determine the current status of aquatic resources and its sustainable use, water pollution and control, and biotechnology areas. |
4 |
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3 |
Ability to act in accordance with the regulation, social, scientific, cultural, and ethical values on fisheries field |
2 |
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4 |
Having knowledge on “natural and applied sciences” and “basic engineering”; combination of their theoretical and practical knowledge on fisheries engineering applications. |
3 |
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5 |
assessment of data scientifically on fisheries engineering, determining and solving the problems |
4 |
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6 |
Uses theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of fisheries to design; investigates and interprets events and phenomena usig scientific methods and techniques. |
1 |
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7 |
Collecting data in fisheries science, making the basic experimental studies, evaluating the results, identifying the problems and developing methods of solution |
5 |
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8 |
Having plan any study related to fisheries science as an individually, managing and consulting |
4 |
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9 |
Learning the knowledge by the determining learning needs; developing positive attitude towards lifelong learning |
3 |
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10 |
Communicating oral and written in expertise field, monitoring the seminars and meeting in expertise field, following the foreign language publication |
3 |
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11 |
Improving life-long learning attitude and using the information to the public interest. |
1 |
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12 |
Having skills to apply modern techniques and computational tools necessary for engineering applications. |
1 |
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13 |
Having ability to promote the study about aquaculture techniques by saving the natural environment, fishery diseases, fishing and processing technology, structure of fishery sector, problems and solution of their expertise field |
2 |
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14 |
Having ability to promote the study about aquaculture techniques by saving the natural environment, fishery diseases, fishing and processing technology, structure of fishery sector, problems and solution of their expertise field |
0 |
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15 |
Improves constantly itself , as well as professional development scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities identifying needs of learning. |
0 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
2 |
8 |
16 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Total Workload: | 82 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.28 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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