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Course Description Course Name : Fish Biology Course Code : SUF209 Course Type : Compulsory Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 2 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 4 Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. MELTEM MANAŞIRLI Learning Outcomes of the Course : Morphology of fish. Biology of fishes. habitat of fish. Information about the breeding, feeding and respiratory systems of fish. To understand the importance of fish in ecosystems. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : To teach the description of fish biology, providing information about the functioning of biological systems of fish. Course Contents : Description of fish biology, the fish morphological characteristics, the general biological characteristics of fish, anadromous and catadromous fish, fish habitat, fish breeding, feeding and digestion, growth, factors affecting fish migration, environmental compliance, competition Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : C.U. Faculty of Fisheries classrooms and laboratories   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 What is fish and it is habitats A reading on course Lectures and presentation 2 Classification of fishes Reading and lecture notes on the subject of resources Lectures and presentation 3 Of fishes habitats Resources and lecture notes on the subject, reading in preparation for the laboratory Lectures and presentation 4 Morphological properties of fishes Resources and lecture notes on the subject, reading in preparation for the laboratory Lectures and presentation 5 Skeletals systems Resources and lecture notes on the subject, reading in preparation for the laboratory Lectures and presentation 6 Musculature Resources and lecture notes on the subject, reading in preparation for the laboratory Lectures and presentation 7 Respiratory system of fish Resources and lecture notes on the subject, reading in preparation for the laboratory Lectures and presentation 8 Mid-term Exam 9 Digestive system of fish Resources and lecture notes on the subject, reading in preparation for the laboratory Lectures and presentation 10 Types of fish breeding Resources and lecture notes on the subject, reading in preparation for the laboratory Lectures and presentation 11 Reproductive system of fish Resources and lecture notes on the subject, reading in preparation for the laboratory Lectures and presentation 12 Fish migration event Resources and lecture notes on the subject, reading in preparation for the laboratory Lectures and presentation 13 The circulatory system of fish Resources and lecture notes on the subject, reading in preparation for the laboratory Visual Presentation 14 Homework presentation discussion Resources and lecture notes on the subject, reading in preparation for the laboratory Visual Presentation 15 Homework presentation discussion Resources and lecture notes on the subject, reading in preparation for the laboratory Visual Presentation 16/17 Final Exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Çelikkale, M. S. 1991. Balık Biyolojisi. KTÜ Sürmene Deniz Bilinmeri ve Teknolojisi Yüksekokulu, Yayın No:101  Demir, N. 2006. İhtiyoloji. Nobel Yayıncılık, no:924, ISBN 975-591-909-0  Demirsoy, A., 1988. Yaşamın Temel Kuralları Cilt 3/1, Hacettepe Üniv. Yayınları:A/55  Bat, L., Erdem, Y., Ustaoğlu, S., Yarsım, Ö., 2008. Balık Sistemetiği. Nobel Yayıncılık No:1330, ISBN 978-605-395-127-8 Required Course Material(s)  JONES, F.R.H., 1970. Fish Migration. Edward Arnold Ltd., London, 325p.  JOBLING, M., 1996. Environmental Biology of Fishes. Chapmann & Hall, Fish and Fisheries Series, No: 16, 455p.   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 80     Homeworks/Projects/Others 2 20 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. 4 3 Ability to act in accordance with the regulation, social, scientific, cultural, and ethical values on fisheries field 4 4 Having knowledge on “natural and applied sciences” and “basic engineering”; combination of their theoretical and practical knowledge on fisheries engineering applications. 4 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. 5 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 4 9 Learning the knowledge by the determining learning needs; developing positive attitude towards lifelong learning 4 10 Communicating oral and written in expertise field, monitoring the seminars and meeting in expertise field, following the foreign language publication 5 11 Improving life-long learning attitude and using the information to the public interest. 4 12 Having skills to apply modern techniques and computational tools necessary for engineering applications. 5 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) 15 3 45     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 15 1 15 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 2 10 20     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10     Final Exam 1 10 10 Total Workload: 100 Total Workload / 25 (h): 4 ECTS Credit: 4