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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Bioindicator İnsects |
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| Course Code |
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BK-594 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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1 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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6 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. EKREM ATAKAN
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Learns general characteristics of bioindicator insects
learns primary and secondary effects of pollutants on the bioindicator insects
learns role of honey bees and their importance at environmental pollution
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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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Waste of industrial and chemicals such as fertilizer, pesticides in agricultural areas that reach increasing levels. All pollutants ( industrial and waste of urban, organic or nonorganic chemicals used in agriculture), together cause occurrence of important problems in soils and waters. Bioindicator organisms show different sensitivity to various pollutants, and they are considered more important to keep environmental pollution under control rather than other classical measurements. |
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| Course Contents |
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This lesson consists of pollutants and their environmental effects, systematics of insects being used for pollution researches and their characteristics, various effect of pollutants on the insects and use of insects as bio-indicators for environmental pollution |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classrom |
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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 to Pollutants |
Literature review |
presentation (PP) |
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2 |
introduce to pollutants |
Literature review |
presentation (PP) |
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3 |
İdentification of bioindicator organism and their general l characteristics |
Literature review |
presentation (PP) |
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4 |
İdentification of bioindicator organism and their general l characteristics |
Literature review |
presentation (PP) and materials for practice |
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5 |
İdentification of bioindicator organism and their general l characteristics |
Literature review |
presentation (PP) |
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6 |
İdentification of bioindicator organism and their general l characteristics |
Literature review |
presentation (PP) |
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7 |
İdentification of bioindicator organism and their general l characteristics |
Literature review |
presentation (PP) and materials for practice |
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8 |
Field practice |
Literature review |
examination of water showing various characteristics |
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9 |
exam |
Exam preparation |
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10 |
primary effecs of pollutans on the bioindicator insects |
Literature review |
presentation (PP) |
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11 |
primary effecs of pollutans on the bioindicator insects |
Literature review |
presentation (PP) |
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12 |
secondary effecs of pollutans on the bioindicator insects |
Literature review |
presentation (PP) |
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13 |
secondary effecs of pollutans on the bioindicator insects |
Literature review |
presentation (PP) |
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14 |
Filed practice |
examination of insect collection material |
examination of water showing various characteristics |
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15 |
General evaluation |
Preparatory to subject, with reference books and notes |
Discuss subjects, with students |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
Preparation to final exam, with reference books and notes |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Önder at al., 1992. Çevre Kirliliği Araştırmalarında Bioindicatör Böceklerin rolü ve önemi. Ege Ünv Ziraat Fak. Derg. 29(1), 111-125
Zahou et al., 2008. Biomonitoring: an appealing tool for assessment of metal pollution in the aquatic ecosystem. Analytica Chimica Acta, 135-150
Önder at al., 1992. Roles and importance of bioindicator insects in detection of environmental pollution . Ege Ünv Ziraat Fak. Derg. 29(1), 111-125
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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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.) |
1 |
60 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
2 |
40 |
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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 |
Has knowledge on basic topics about general science, general agricultural engineering and plant production |
2 |
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2 |
Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants |
4 |
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3 |
Knows the identification and the biology of the diseases and how to control diseases,pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants in practice |
2 |
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4 |
Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods |
5 |
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5 |
Decides to the most useful control strategy to cope with the plant protection problems and gets them to be used correctly |
4 |
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Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports |
4 |
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Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations |
5 |
| * 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) |
16 |
2 |
32 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
10 |
8 |
80 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
2 |
8 |
16 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
15 |
15 |
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Total Workload: | 153 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 6.12 |
| ECTS Credit: | 6 |
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