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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Animal Behaviors |
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| Course Code |
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ZTP358 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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3 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (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. NAZAN KOLUMAN DARCAN
Prof.Dr. SERAP GÖNCÜ KARAKÖK
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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knowledge about animal welfare
Improving the efficiency of removing animals etiogram
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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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Helping the undergraduate students in Department of Animal Science to contribute in the efficiency of enterprises by getting information about animal behavior,using the information about their manipulations and improving the theoretical and practical knowledge and awareness of animal husbandry. |
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| Course Contents |
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concepts and knowledge of animal behavior, and their relationship with the animal interaction, manipulations using the information about the theoretical and practical knowledge and awareness of animal husbandry practices and improving the efficiency of enterprises to contribute to the profit |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom |
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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 |
What is the behavior, environment ?the animal´s motivation and interaction between environmental factors |
No |
Visual presentation |
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2 |
Needs and desires of animals, animal welfare |
No |
Visual presentation |
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3 |
Motivational systems, internal and external stimulators affecting motivation |
No |
Visual presentation |
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4 |
Poultry social structure |
No |
Visual presentation |
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5 |
Feeding behavior, body care, research, and study the behavior of the hierarchy |
No |
Visual presentation |
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6 |
Rest and sleep, reproductive and maternal behavior |
No |
Visual presentation |
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7 |
exam |
3 hours studying |
Writen exam |
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8 |
Determination of the forms of animal behavior, observation method and its application to behaviour study |
No |
Visual presentation |
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9 |
Behavior and yield relations in poultry |
No |
Visual presentation |
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10 |
Cattle behavioral patterns and behavioral deviations |
No |
Visual presentation |
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11 |
Cattle herd instinct, gaming behavior, maternal instinct and the social order and the use of these issues in terms of herd management, |
No |
Visual presentation |
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12 |
Cattle herd management, housing and directing the use of the principles of behavior, |
No |
Visual presentation |
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13 |
intensive dairy cattle and livestock enterprises instruments and equipment to the cow comfort |
No |
Visual presentation |
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14 |
Behavior and yield relations in poultry |
No |
Visual presentation |
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15 |
General evaluation |
No |
Visual presentation |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
3 hours studying |
Writen exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Ders notları-Prof.Dr. Nazan Koluman Prof.Dr. Serap Göncü
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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 |
50 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
14 |
50 |
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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 information on alternative production systems |
5 |
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2 |
Has information on basic characteristics (anatomic, morphologic,physiological and biological) of farm animals, has information on planning animal housing for environmental aspects and animal species, about forage production and storage for environmental conditions and different species, making plans about animal breeding. |
5 |
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3 |
Has genetic and statistical information which can be the basis of animal improvement .Has adequate knowledge of industrial animal farming. |
5 |
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4 |
Uses IT to get new information in animal production |
5 |
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5 |
Transfers knowledge to people who work in the field at various levels, has communication skills,has the self -confidence in providing information and following technical developments. |
0 |
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6 |
Finds the reasons of the technical and economical problems that can adversely affect the quality and capacity levels desired in Animal Science and develops solutions. |
0 |
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7 |
To get technical knowledge in his/her field |
0 |
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8 |
-Trains qualified zootechnicians to fulfill the needs of Turkey
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5 |
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9 |
Obtains information in the field of Animal Science, researches, evaluates, records,consults,plans projects and applies. |
0 |
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10 |
Knows the techniques in Animal Breeding and applies. Has information about small cattle raising and poultry farming and nutrition and applies.Transfers genetic and statistical information that can be the basis of animal breeding to animal production. |
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 |
3 |
42 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
1 |
14 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
14 |
1 |
14 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Total Workload: | 72 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 2.88 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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