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  Course Description
Course Name : Fish Feeding Technique

Course Code : SUF217

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 2

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. ORHAN TUFAN EROLDOĞAN

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Makes basic nutrition techniques.
Has basic skills related with nutriiton and feeding techniques.
Students can make his/her decision.
Generate systematical solutions on problems

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Aim of the course is to teach the students a general overview on fish feeding methods and techniques. Also, some nutritional information related with physiology is taught.

Course Contents : Feed composition and analysis; food types, production and ingredients; Techniques for measuring food intake; Feeding behavior; Environmental factors and food intake; Digestion and feeding methods; Feeding rhythms; Effects of feeding time on feed intake and feeding methods; Development on feeding methods.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Course and Lab.


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Feeding behaviour and feeding Pre-readings Face to face/discussion and standard teaching methods
2 Feeding metabolism Pre-readings Face to face and tehcnologic equipments
3 Practice-Digestion and Nutrition Laboratory preparations Laboratory practice
4 Feeding rhythims Pre-readings Face to face/discussion and standard teaching methods
5 Practice-Digestibility Laboratory preparations Oral presentation/computer/Laboratory practice
6 Energy and Feeding rhythims Pre-readings/book readings Oral presentation/computer/Laboratory practice
7 Compensatory growth Library seararch Face to face and tehcnologic equipments
8 Practice-(starvation and lipid metabolism) Laboratory preparations Laboratory practice
9 Exam Pre-readings/courses notes Exam
10 Determination of feeding methods and criteria Library seararch Face to face and tehcnologic equipments
11 Practice Laboratory preparations Laboratory practice
12 Feed intake and Envirenmantal effect Pre-readings/book readings Face to face and tehcnologic equipments
13 Feed management and pracitice (gastric evacuation) Laboratory preparations Oral presentation/computer practice
14 Effects of feeding methods on body composition Pre-readings Laboratory practice
15 Feeding intake practices Laboratory preparations Oral presentation /projection
16/17 Final exam Pre-readings/courses notes Final exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Fish nutrition
 Feed Intake in Fish, Print ISBN: 9780632055760
 Fish Physiology
 Cahiers OPTIONS mediterraneennes, CIHEAM, 2005.
 Introduction to the General Principles of Aquaculture, 1994 by CRC Press -
 Fish nutrition and feed technology I
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 70
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 30
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 4
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 3
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. 3
7 Collecting data in fisheries science, making the basic experimental studies, evaluating the results, identifying the problems and developing methods of solution 5
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 4
10 Communicating oral and written in expertise field, monitoring the seminars and meeting in expertise field, following the foreign language publication 4
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. 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 3
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) 6 4 24
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 8 8
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 6 6
    Final Exam 1 7 7
Total Workload: 87
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.48
ECTS Credit: 3