|
| Course Description |
|
| Course Name |
: |
Planktonology |
|
| Course Code |
: |
SUF211 |
|
| Course Type |
: |
Compulsory |
|
| Level of Course |
: |
First Cycle |
|
| Year of Study |
: |
2 |
|
| Course Semester |
: |
Fall (16 Weeks) |
|
| ECTS |
: |
3 |
|
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
: |
Prof.Dr. SEVİM POLAT
|
|
| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
: |
Describes the plankton.
Explains the role of plankton in aquatic production.
Distinguishes plant and animal plankton.
describes the methods used in quantiative and qualitative plankton sampling and investigation.
Explains basic criteria in identification of plankton.
Evaluates the relations among plankton and water quality.
|
|
| Mode of Delivery |
: |
Face-to-Face |
|
| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
: |
None |
|
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
: |
None |
|
| Aim(s) of Course |
: |
To identify planktonic organisms and understand the role of plankton in ecosystems, to gain basic information on research and analysis methods, to learn effects of environmental parameters on plankton ecology. |
|
| Course Contents |
: |
In this lecture definition and classification of planktonic organisms are explained, the subjects of plankton sampling equipment and sampling techniques, plankton investigation and counting equipments are taught with practical courses, phytoplankton taxonomy and characteristics of phytoplankton groups, zooplankton taxonomy and characteristics of zooplankton groups, plankton ecology, effects of environmental factors on planktonic organisms are also taught with theoretical lecture, examples and practices.
|
|
| Language of Instruction |
: |
Turkish |
|
| Work Place |
: |
Ç. U. Classroom and laboratory of Faculty of Fisheries, field work in Seyhan Dam Lake |
|
|
Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
|
1 |
Definition of plankton and history of plankton science |
A reading on course subjects |
Lecture |
|
2 |
Classification of planktonic organisms |
Reading the lecture notes and related resources |
Lecture, discussion |
|
3 |
Scientific fields related to planktonology, sampling techniques of plankton |
Reading the lecture notes and related resources |
Lecture, field study |
|
4 |
Fixation of plankton and counting methods |
Reading the lecture notes and related resources |
Lecture, demonstratation |
|
5 |
Plankton counting methods, volumetric analyses |
Reading the lecture notes and related resources, homework preparation |
Lecture, discussion, laboratory practice |
|
6 |
General properties of planktonic organisms |
Reading the lecture notes and related resources, homework preparation |
Lecture, demonstratation, laboratory practice |
|
7 |
Reproduction types of plankton |
Reading the lecture notes and related resources |
Lecture, demonstratation |
|
8 |
Midterm exam |
Study for exam |
Written exam |
|
9 |
Phytoplankton groups, taxonomy of phytoplankton |
Reading the lecture notes and related resources |
Lecture, demonstratation, discussion |
|
10 |
Phytoplankton groups |
Reading the related resources and browsing articles |
Lecture, laboratory practice |
|
11 |
Taxonomy of zooplanktonic organisms |
Reading the related resources and browsing articles |
Lecture, demonstratation |
|
12 |
Zooplankton groups, protozooplankton |
Reading the related resources and browsing articles |
Lecture, laboratory practice |
|
13 |
Zooplankton groups, metazooplankton |
Reading the related resources and browsing articles |
Lecture, laboratory practice |
|
14 |
Adaptation to pelagic life characteristics of plankton |
Reading the related resources |
Lecture, laboratory practice |
|
15 |
Environmental factors affecting distribution of plankton |
Reading the related resources and browsing articles |
Lecture, discussion |
|
16/17 |
Final exam |
Study for final exam |
Written exam |
|
|
|
Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Cirik S., Gökpınar Ş., 2005, Plankton Science and Culture, Ege Unıv. Publ. İZMİR.
Koray T., 2002. Marine Phytoplankton, Ege Univ. Publish., İZMİR
Koray T., 2001. Checklist of Marine Phytoplankton Species of Turkish Seas, E.U. J. Fisheries and Aquatic Sci. 18, num 1-2: 1-23.
Özel, İ. 1992. Planktonology I, 264 p.
Polat, S. Lecture Notes of Planktonology as Power Poınt
|
| |
| Required Course Material(s) | |
|
|
|
Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
|
Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
|
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
80 |
|
Homeworks/Projects/Others |
1 |
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 |
1 |
|
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 |
3 |
|
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 |
5 |
|
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 |
2 |
|
8 |
Having plan any study related to fisheries science as an individually, managing and consulting |
0 |
|
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 |
3 |
|
11 |
Improving life-long learning attitude and using the information to the public interest. |
3 |
|
12 |
Having skills to apply modern techniques and computational tools necessary for engineering applications. |
4 |
|
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 |
1 |
|
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 |
3 |
|
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 |
1 |
14 |
| Assesment Related Works |
|
Homeworks, Projects, Others |
1 |
5 |
5 |
|
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
10 |
10 |
|
Final Exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
|
Total Workload: | 81 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.24 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
|
|
|