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Course Description Course Name : Lake and Wetland Management Course Code : SUF218 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 2 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 3 Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. FATMA ÇEVİK Learning Outcomes of the Course : Acquires skills to identify problems in lakes and wetlands and solve them in terms of fisheries engineering. Understands the importance of lakes and wetlands in terms of fisheries engineering. Summarizes the improvement and development of water resources. Collects data and use them for lake and wetland management. Assists the preparation of the monitoring program for management of lakes and wetlands. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : The aim of the course is to determine the problems of lake and wetland ecosystems, to develope solutions, to collect data, to create management plans, to determine the stakeholders, to take scientific decisions on the monitoring and management. Course Contents : General knowledge about lake and wetland ecosystems, internal and external factors effecting lake and wetland ecosytems, budget of water, nitrogene and phosphorus, determination of trophic state, problems and their solutions of lake and wetland, biyomanipulation, principles of lake and wetland management, determination of stakeholders and tasks for management, management strategies, sampling studies, determination of parameters for analyses and sampling frequency, socio-economic aspects of management, monitoring programs, management studies in Turkey and some countries. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom of fisheries Faculty   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 General information about the lake and wetland ecosystems, our important lakes and wetlands. Reading the lecture notes and related resources Lecture and discussion 2 Internal and external factors that controllable and uncontrollable affect the ecosystem of the lake and wetland. Reading the lecture notes and related resources Lecture and discussion 3 Use of lakes and wetlands, its water budget, nitrogen and phosphorus budget, and determination of the trophic state. Reading the lecture notes and related resources Lecture and discussion 4 Problems of lakes and wetlands, and solution. Homework preparation, reading the lecture notes and related resources Lecture and discussion, homework presentation 5 Problems of lakes and wetlands, and solution. Homework preparation, reading the lecture notes and related resources Lecture and discussion, homework presentation 6 Principles of management Homework preparation, reading the lecture notes and related resources Lecture and discussion, homework presentation 7 Identified to stakeholders that they take place the management and their tasks. Homework preparation, reading the lecture notes and related resources Lecture and discussion, homework presentation 8 MIDTERM EXAM Studying for midterm exam 9 Management strategies Homework preparation, reading the lecture notes and related resources Lecture and discussion, homework presentation 10 Sampling studies, determination of parameters and the frequency of sampling Homework preparation, reading the lecture notes and related resources Lecture and discussion sampling 11 Biomanipulation and restoration Homework preparation, reading the lecture notes and related resources Lecture and discussion, homework presentation 12 Socioeconomic effect of management, monitoring programs Homework preparation, reading the lecture notes and related resources Lecture and discussion, homework presentation 13 The conservation status Homework preparation, reading the related Gazette Lecture and discussion, homework presentation 14 Example of management studies in Turkey and some countries Homework preparation, reading the lecture notes and related resources Lecture and discussion, homework presentation 15 Example of management studies in Turkey and some countries Relevant section in books and other sources Lecture and discussion, presentation, homework presentation 16/17 Final exam Study for the final exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Jørgensen, S.E., Vollenweider, R.A., (Editors) 1988. Guidelines of lake management. ILEC and UNEP  Harper D., ( 1992) Eutrophication of Freshwaters, Chapman & Hall, London, ISBN : 0 412 32970 0  Çevik, F., 2011. Lake and wetland management lesson notes and power point presentation. Required Course Material(s)  Internet   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 10 40 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. 5 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. 5 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 4 9 Learning the knowledge by the determining learning needs; developing positive attitude towards lifelong learning 5 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 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 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 2 28     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 1 14 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 10 3 30     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2     Final Exam 1 4 4 Total Workload: 78 Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.12 ECTS Credit: 3