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  Course Description
Course Name : Reproduction And Offapring Techniques On Fish

Course Code : SUF219

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. MAHMUT ALİ GÖKÇE

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Students categorize the reproductive systems of fish.
Students define the relationships of reproduction and behavior and types of sex determination in fish
Students learn about the size of sexual maturity and importance of it in fisheries.
Students learn about the relationship between reproduction and hormone.
Students define the hormonal and environmental manipulations in aquaculture.
Students categorize Gonad cycle and gamete development stages.
Students describe the methods of sex reversal.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Teacing basic anatomy and physiology of the reproductive systems of fish, gonad and gamete development stages, tactics and strategies on fish reproduction, the methods of determining fish breeding size and time, importance of fish production in aquaculture and manipulations applied.

Course Contents : Fish reproductive organs and systems, gonads, gametes, gonadal differentiation, gamete development, reproduction size, significance size at maturity and determination methods, reproductive and hormonal relationship, manipulations applied in aquaculture, methods of sex reversal in fish.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classrooms, labs and research facilities of Faculty of Fisheries and hatcheries


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Reproductive system, the primary and secondary sexual characters Books and lecture notes Visual presentation
2 The female reproductive system Books and lecture notes Visual presentation and lab work
3 The male reproductive system Books and lecture notes Visual presentation and lab work
4 types of eggs fertilization and embryonic stages Books and lecture notes Visual presentation
5 Gonadal differentiation and sperm quality Books and lecture notes Visual presentation and lab work
6 Oocyte development Books and lecture notes Visual presentation and lab work
7 Tactics and strategies for reproduction Books and lecture notes Visual presentation
8 Mid term exam Books and lecture notes Written exam
9 Determination methods of size at maturity, and the seasonal timing Books and lecture notes Visual presentation, demonstration of the calculation methods
10 The use of resources for reproduction Books and lecture notes Visual presentation
11 The act of reproduction and hormones Books and lecture notes Visual presentation, examples of different studies
12 Sex reversal in fish Books and lecture notes Visual presentation
13 sterilization methods Books and lecture notes Visual presentation
14 Hormonal manuplations Books and lecture notes A tachnical visit to a hatchery
15 Environmental manuplations Books and lecture notes A tachnical visit to a hatchery
16/17 Final exam Books and lecture notes Written exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Reproduction systems and physiology of fish (lecture notes), Mahmut Ali Gökçe
 Biology of Fishes, Bond, Saunders, Collage Publisher
 Ichthyology, Prof. Dr. Necla Demir, Nobel yayınevi
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 2
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 5
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. 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 3
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. 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 5
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. 3
* 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 1 1
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 3 3
    Final Exam 1 4 4
Total Workload: 64
Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.56
ECTS Credit: 3