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| ORM7271 | Ecological Modeling | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ertuğrul BİLGİLİ | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To acquaint students with the ecological modelling concept, modeling approaches and implications. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | report on the concept of ecological modeling in forest ecosystems | 1,3 | 1,5 | | PO - 2 : | discuss modeling approaches and identify the key differences between them | 1,3,4,7,8 | 1,3,5 | | PO - 3 : | list the model development principles, define modeling terminology | 1,4 | 1,3,5 | | PO - 4 : | develop a flow chart of a dynamic process and develop a simple dynamic model to simulate it | 1,4,6 | 3,5,6 | | PO - 5 : | conduct sensitivity analyses and validate the models using independent data | 4,7 | 3,5,6 | | PO - 6 : | report and present model results | 1,3,8,11 | 3,5,6 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Concept of ecological modelling, modelling approaches, model applications in forestry, model development, model development principles, bounding, parsimony, flow chart, sensitivity analysis, and verification in modelling. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Theoretical and Practical Modeling | | | Week 2 | Ecological Modeling as a Problem-Solving Process and Expectations from Ecological Modeling | | | Week 3 | Types of Models | | | Week 4 | Selection of Model Type | | | Week 5 | Selection of Model Complexity and Structure | | | Week 6 | Identifying the Functional Forms of Model Equations and Estimating The Parameters of The Model Equations | | | Week 7 | Verification, Sensitivity Analysis, Validation | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Model Evaluation and Model Application | | | Week 10 | The Modeling Process in Practice | | | Week 11 | The Modeling Process in Practice | | | Week 12 | Evaluation of Students Project | | | Week 13 | Evaluation of Students Project | | | Week 14 | Presentations of Students Project | | | Week 15 | Presentations of Students Project | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | William E. Grant and Todd M. Swannack. 2008. Ecological Modeling: A Common-Sense Approach to Theory and Practice. Blackwell Publisihing. USA. | | | |
| 1 | G. Bendoricchio (Editor), S.E. Jorgensen. 2001. Fundamentals of Ecological Modelling, Third Edition, Volume 21, Third Edition (Developments in Environmental Modelling). ELSEVIER Science, UK | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 12/11/2009 | 1,00 | 30 | | Presentation | 13
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31/12/2009 | 6,00 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 12/01/2010 | 1,00 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Uygulama | 3 | 3 | 9 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Proje | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 12 |
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