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Course Description Course Name : Artificial habitats and usage in fisheries Course Code : SUF422 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 4 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 3 Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. GÖKHAN GÖKÇE Learning Outcomes of the Course : To be able to do lists of applications of artificial reef in Turkey and the world To be able to design an artificial habitat To be able to explain design prenciple and materials used in constructing artificial habitats To be able to design a research on artificial habitats To be able to solve some problems in fisheries management using artificial habitats technology Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : To introduce artificial habitat technologies and applications in Turkey and the world. T o explain how to use artificial habitats in fisheries management. Course Contents : Classifications and desciptions of artificial habitats, artificial reefs and floating artificial reefs applications in Turkey and the world, the importance of planning, planning stages, construction materials and design criterias, effects of environmental factors to artificial reefs, artificial habitat ecology, place of artificial reefs in fisheries management. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Terminology of Artificial Habitat (AR) Reading lecture notes Lecture 2 AR applications in the World and Turkey Reading lecture notes Lecture 3 Floating artificial reefs and their use fisheries Reading lecture notes Lecture 4 Construction materials (primary materials) Reading lecture notes Lecture 5 Construction materials (secondary materials) Reading lecture notes Lecture 6 Environmental factors which effect AR design Reading lecture notes Lecture 7 Biologic factors which effect AR design Reading lecture notes Lecture 8 Midterm Study for exam Writing examination 9 Possibilities of use of AR in problem solving in fisheries and project presentation Reading lecture notes and prepare of presentation Lecture, presentation 10 AR ecology Reading lecture notes Lecture 11 AR ecology and project presentation Reading lecture notes and prepare of presentation Lecture, presentation 12 AR research methodologies Reading lecture notes Lecture 13 AR research methodologies Reading lecture notes Lecture 14 Legal legislation related to AR Reading lecture notes Lecture 15 State of art of the subject in Turkey and project presentation Reading lecture notes and prepare of presentation Lecture, presentation 16/17 Final exam Study for exam Writing examination   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  William Seaman, Jr., Lucian M. Sprague (1991). Artificial Habitat for Marine and Freshwater Fisheries, Academic Press Inc. Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 4 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 1 2 Gaining competence to determine the current status of aquatic resources and its sustainable use, water pollution and control, and biotechnology areas. 1 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. 3 5 assessment of data scientifically on fisheries engineering, determining and solving the problems 3 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 1 8 Having plan any study related to fisheries science as an individually, managing and consulting 2 9 Learning the knowledge by the determining learning needs; developing positive attitude towards lifelong learning 1 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. 2 12 Having skills to apply modern techniques and computational tools necessary for engineering applications. 3 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 2 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 2 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 2 28 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 4 3 12     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 5 5     Final Exam 1 5 5 Total Workload: 78 Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.12 ECTS Credit: 3