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  Course Description
Course Name : BIVALVE AND CRUSTACEAN FARMING

Course Code : SUF308

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 3

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 4

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. METİN KUMLU

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Students are aware of global production of crustaceans and bivalves
Students know general culture techniques of crustaceans
Students gained knowledge about biology and culture techniques of shrimp
Students know prawn species and their culture methods
Students learned culture potential and farming techniques of European, American and Australian crayfish species
Students learned culturing methods of clawed and spiny lobsters
Students know biology and farming methods of commonly cultured mussels
Students know biology and culture methods of oysters
Students gained knowledge about biology and farming practices of clams and pectenids

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To teach biology and culture techniques of most commonly farmed commercial crustaceans such as shrimp, prawn, crayfish, lobster, as well as bivalves such as mussel, clams, pektenids

Course Contents : In this lecture, from Crustaceans; Shrimp Biology, Maturation and Spawning in Shrimps, Shrimp Larvae Culture Techniques, Live Feed Production for the Larvae Culture of Shrimps, Shrimp Growout Techniques, and from Bivalves; Biology and Culture of Mussels, Biology and Culture of Oysters, Biology and Culture of Clams, Biology and Culture of Pectenids will be thought

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Lectures will be held in faculty classrooms; practicals in faculty labs; field works in farms of the faculty


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 General Introduction Preparation for theTopic Presentation & Discussion
2 Shrimp Biology Preparation for theTopic Presentation & Discussion & Lab Practical
3 Maturation & Spawning of Shrimps Preparation for theTopic Presentation & Discussion & Field Work
4 Shrimp Larval Culture Preparation for theTopic Presentation & Discussion & Field Work
5 Live Feeds Used in Larval Feeding Preparation for theTopic Presentation & Discussion & Lab Practical
6 Shrimp Grow-out Methods Preparation for theTopic Presentation & Discussion & Field Work
7 Prawn Biology and Farming Techniques Preparation for theTopic Presentation & Discussion
8 Mid-term Exam Preparation for the Exam Written Exam
9 Crayfish Biology and Farming Techniques Preparation for theTopic Presentation & Discussion & Lab Practical
10 Lobster Biology and Culture Techniques Preparation for the Topic Presentation & Discussion
11 General Bivalves Farming Preparation for theTopic Presentation & Discussion
12 Oyster Biology and Farming Preparation for theTopic Presentation & Discussion
13 Oyster Biology and Farming Preparation for theTopic Presentation & Discussion
14 Clam Biology and Farming Preparation for theTopic Presentation & Field Work
15 Pectenids Biology and Farming Preparation for theTopic Presentation & Discussion
16/17 Final Exam Preparation for theTopic Written Exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Kumlu, M. 2001. Shrimp, Lobster & Mussel Farming. Ç.Ü. Faculty of Fisheries Books, No: 4, 305 p.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 40
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 14 60
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 2
2 Gaining competence to determine the current status of aquatic resources and its sustainable use, water pollution and control, and biotechnology areas. 3
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. 5
5 assessment of data scientifically on fisheries engineering, determining and solving the problems 4
6 Uses theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of fisheries to design; investigates and interprets events and phenomena usig scientific methods and techniques. 4
7 Collecting data in fisheries science, making the basic experimental studies, evaluating the results, identifying the problems and developing methods of solution 3
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. 1
12 Having skills to apply modern techniques and computational tools necessary for engineering applications. 3
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 4
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 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 14 1 14
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 6 6
    Final Exam 1 6 6
Total Workload: 96
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.84
ECTS Credit: 4