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Course Description Course Name : Introduction to Ihtiyoplankton Course Code : SUF226 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 2 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 3 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. DURSUN AVŞAR Learning Outcomes of the Course : He/She distinguishes the ichtyoplankton from the planktonik organizms. He/She defines the shape and morphological characteristics of fish eggs. He/She defines the shape and morphological characteristics of fish larvae. He/She identically indicates the sampling of fish eggs and larvae. He/She expresses the behaviour of fish larvae. He/She distinguishes the migratory pattern of adults together with fish eggs and larvae. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : The aim of this course is to inform students about planktonic organisms and ichthyoplankton and provide them basic abilities on understand embriyonic and larval stages peculiarities of fishes. Course Contents : The contents of this course is to be informed about the planktonic organisms and ihtiyoplankton, fish eggs, identification, classification, type and morphological characteristics, fecundity and related parameters, developmental stages of the eggs, larval development, identification of fish larvae, sampling of the ihtiyoplankton, preservation and keeping of eggs and larvae, larval behaviour, distribution and their migration. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classrooms of Fisheries Faculty   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Introduction, Planktonic Organisms Lecture Notes, pages 1-3 will have been read. Lecture 2 Ichthyoplankton Lecture Notes, pages 3-14 will have been read. Lecture 3 Shape and Morphology of Eggs Lecture Notes, pages 14-18 will have been read. Lecture and Interpretation 4 Classification of Eggs Lecture Notes, pages 19-24 will have been read. Lecture and Interpretation 5 Developmental Stages of Eggs Lecture Notes, pages 25-36 will have been read. Lecture and Interpretation 6 Collecting Eggs Lecture Notes, pages 36-42 will have been read. Lecture 7 Larval Development Lecture Notes, pages 42-49 will have been read. Lecture and Interpretation 8 Visa Exam Study for Visa Exam 9 Properties of Larvae Lecture Notes, pages 49-52 will have been read. Lecture 10 Identification of Larvae Lecture Notes, pages 52-61 will have been read. Lecture 11 Sampling Ichthyoplankton Lecture Notes, pages 62-72 will have been read. Lecture 12 Sampling, handling keeping and preservation Lecture Notes, pages 73-79 will have been read. Lecture 13 Larval Behaviors in Fishes and Quiz Lecture Notes, pages 80-86 will have been read Lecture 14 Dispersals of Fish Egg and Larvae Lecture Notes, pages 87-92 will have been read. Düz Anlatım 15 Migrations of Larvae Lecture Notes, pages 93-98 will have been read. Düz Anlatım 16/17 Final Exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  MATER, S., ÇOKER, T., 2002. Türkiye Denizleri İhtiyoplankton Atlası (Yardımcı Ders Kitabı). Ege Üniv. Su Ür. Fak. Yayınları. No: 71, Yardımcı Ders Kitapları Dizini No: 12. Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Bornova-İzmir, 211s.  BIANCO, S.L., 1969. Fauna and Flora of the Bay of Naples. Monograph No: 38. Eggs, Larvae and Juvenile Stages of Teleostei-Material collected and classified by Salvatore Lo Bianco, Parts I and II. Translated from Italian, 417p. Required Course Material(s)  AVŞAR, D., 1998. Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği. Ç.Ü. Su Ürünleri Fakültesi, Ders Kitabı No: 5, Baki Kitap ve Yayınevi, Adana, 303s.  DEMİRSOY, A., 1993. Omurgalılar (Anamniyota) (Yaşamın Temel Kuralları). Cilt 3, Kısım 1, Meteksan Yay., Meteksan Basımevi, Ankara, 700s.+ 409 Şekil.  FAHAY, M.P., 1983. Guide to the Early Stages of Marine Fishes Occurring in the Western North Atlantic Ocean, Cope Hatteras to the Southern Scotion Shelf. J. Northw. All. Fish. Sci. Vol:4, 13-24.  YÜKSEK, A., 1993. Marmara Denizi’nin Kuzey Bölgesindeki Teleost Balıkların Pelajik Yumurta ve Larvalarının Dağılımı ve Bolluğu (Bakırköy-Marmara Ereğlisi). Ph. D. Thesis, İ.Ü. Deniz Bilimleri ve İşletmeciliği Enst., İstanbul.  YÜKSEK, A., GÜCÜ, A.C., 1994. Balık yumurtaları tayini için bir bilgisayar yazılımı. Karedeniz Pelajik Yumurtaları (Sürüm 1.2). Karadeniz Eğitim-Kültür ve Çevre Vakfı. 61s.   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 100     Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Using the informatics and communicating technology 3 2 Gaining competence to determine the current status of aquatic resources and its sustainable use, water pollution and control, and biotechnology areas. 1 3 Ability to act in accordance with the regulation, social, scientific, cultural, and ethical values on fisheries field 1 4 Having knowledge on “natural and applied sciences” and “basic engineering”; combination of their theoretical and practical knowledge on fisheries engineering applications. 0 5 assessment of data scientifically on fisheries engineering, determining and solving the problems 2 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 7 Collecting data in fisheries science, making the basic experimental studies, evaluating the results, identifying the problems and developing methods of solution 4 8 Having plan any study related to fisheries science as an individually, managing and consulting 3 9 Learning the knowledge by the determining learning needs; developing positive attitude towards lifelong learning 2 10 Communicating oral and written in expertise field, monitoring the seminars and meeting in expertise field, following the foreign language publication 2 11 Improving life-long learning attitude and using the information to the public interest. 0 12 Having skills to apply modern techniques and computational tools necessary for engineering applications. 2 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 0 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 4 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).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 8 16     Final Exam 1 10 10 Total Workload: 82 Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.28 ECTS Credit: 3