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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Fish Bioassays |
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| Course Code |
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SUF411 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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4 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. M.ZİYA LUGAL GÖKSU
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Defines the fish bioassay
Specifies the test equipment
The test sets, monitors
Evaluates the results, skill wins
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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Study and gain skills in laboratory conditions on the effect of pollutants on fish. |
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| Course Contents |
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The general knowledge about bioassays and terminology; types of tests, their uses, advantages and disadvantages; definition of fish bioassays; selecting methods and general procedures; selecting and preparing fish; conducting tests; calculating, analyzing and reporting results of bioassays. |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Cukurova University, Faculty of Fisheries Classrooms and Laboratories |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Check-in applications, history |
Course notes will be read the relevant chapter |
Lectures and laboratory |
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2 |
Bioassay (definition, purpose) and classification (according to the time response and the organism) |
Course notes will be read the relevant chapter |
Lectures and laboratory |
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3 |
Classification according to the purpose of the experiment and method of administration, and the poison |
Course notes will be read the relevant chapter |
Lectures and laboratory |
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4 |
The test organisms (microorganisms, algae and invertebrates) |
Course notes will be read the relevant chapter |
Lectures and laboratory |
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5 |
Fish bioassay, definition, parameters, material and methods, the selection of fish |
Course notes will be read the relevant chapter |
Lectures and laboratory |
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6 |
Fishes properties, preparation, feeding, stocking selection and concentration |
Course notes will be read the relevant chapter |
Lectures and laboratory |
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7 |
Preparation of the experimental water-stock solution, the media type (temperature, oxygen, pH) |
Course notes will be read the relevant chapter |
Lectures and laboratory |
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8 |
MID-TERM EXAM |
Study for midterm exam |
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9 |
Pre-trials, controlled trials and experiments on |
Course notes will be read the relevant chapter |
Lectures and laboratory |
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10 |
The establishment and monitoring of experiments |
Course notes will be read the relevant chapter |
Lectures and laboratory |
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11 |
The establishment and monitoring of experiments |
Course notes will be read the relevant chapter |
Lectures and laboratory |
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12 |
The establishment and monitoring of experiments |
Course notes will be read the relevant chapter |
Lectures and laboratory |
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13 |
The establishment and monitoring of experiments |
Course notes will be read the relevant chapter |
Lectures and laboratory |
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14 |
The establishment and monitoring of experiments |
Course notes will be read the relevant chapter |
Lectures and laboratory |
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15 |
Evaluation of the results, calculations, and probit analysis method |
Course notes will be read the relevant chapter |
Lectures and laboratory |
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16/17 |
Final Exam. |
Study for final exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 ÜNSAL, M., 1998, Contamination Tests. Research Institute of Fisheries and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Issue No. 11, Series A, in the basement.
GÖKSU, M.Z.L., 2010, Water Pollution Bioassay (lecture notes), Faculty of Fisheries, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. (In press)
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| Required Course Material(s) |
S 6020, March-1989, Water Quality-Freshwater Shark (Brachydanio rerio Hamilton-Buchanan) Determination of substances with a sudden deadly poison Influence, Part 1: Static Method, Turkish Standards, UDK 574.63/.64, Ankara.
TS 6021, March-1989, Water Quality-Freshwater Shark (Brachydanio rerio Hamilton-Buchanan) Determination of substances with a sudden deadly poison Influence, Part 2: Semi-static method, the Turkish Standards, UDK 574.64/.64, Ankara.
TS 6022, March-1989, Water Quality-Freshwater Shark (Brachydanio rerio Hamilton-Buchanan) Determination of substances with a sudden deadly poison Influence, Part 3: Mite systematic method, the Turkish Standards, UDK 754.63/.64, Ankara.
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
100 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Using the informatics and communicating technology |
0 |
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2 |
Gaining competence to determine the current status of aquatic resources and its sustainable use, water pollution and control, and biotechnology areas. |
1 |
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3 |
Ability to act in accordance with the regulation, social, scientific, cultural, and ethical values on fisheries field |
1 |
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4 |
Having knowledge on “natural and applied sciences” and “basic engineering”; combination of their theoretical and practical knowledge on fisheries engineering applications. |
4 |
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5 |
assessment of data scientifically on fisheries engineering, determining and solving the problems |
3 |
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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 |
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7 |
Collecting data in fisheries science, making the basic experimental studies, evaluating the results, identifying the problems and developing methods of solution |
4 |
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8 |
Having plan any study related to fisheries science as an individually, managing and consulting |
5 |
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9 |
Learning the knowledge by the determining learning needs; developing positive attitude towards lifelong learning |
4 |
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10 |
Communicating oral and written in expertise field, monitoring the seminars and meeting in expertise field, following the foreign language publication |
4 |
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11 |
Improving life-long learning attitude and using the information to the public interest. |
3 |
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12 |
Having skills to apply modern techniques and computational tools necessary for engineering applications. |
1 |
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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 |
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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 |
1 |
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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). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
8 |
8 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Total Workload: | 74 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 2.96 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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