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| ORM2031 | Zoology | 3+1+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | 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 and 1 hour of practicals per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | PROF. DR. Mahmut EROĞLU, | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To equip students with principal zoological background needed in other disciplines.
To provide the students prerequisite for animal ecology, wildlife ecology, and forest entomology and subsequent courses in environmental protection and forest protection.
To develop students? practical scientific skills.
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| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Students learn to understand structure and function of the animal organism. They recognize basic processes of development and metabolism of animals, the nervous and chemical regulation and mechanisms to percept the environment. | 1,3,5 | | | LO - 2 : | Students should be able to assess the scope of animal biology and be able to select particular areas for further study. | | | | LO - 3 : | Students should be able to evaluate the interactions between animals and their biotic and abiotic environment, competence in evaluation of the impact of management measures on animals as part of the ecosystem. | | | | LO - 4 : | Students should be able to appreciate the complexities of biological organization and be able to address scientifically controversial issues in a rational way. | | | | LO - 5 : | Students should be aware of the breadth of studies on the biology of animals as they relate to the function, behavior and behavioral ecology of animals. | | | | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction to zoology, the nature and chemical compounds of life; animal cell, structure and function, basic processes of development and metabolism of animals, cellular respiration; structural and functiolal ways of nutrition, circulation, respiration, excretion, support and locomotion in animals; the nervous and chemical regulation and mechanisms to percept the environment; animal development; modern genetics; molecular genetics; the modern theory of evolution; classification of animals; structural and ecological characteristics of the main animal phylum and classes; arthropods; cartilaginous and the bony fishes; amphibians and reptiles; birds and mammals; animal behavior; conservation biology; organization in the biosphere; characters of animal populations; basics in population dynamics; wildlife ecology of natural and managed systems. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Chemical compounds of life and their basic functions | | | Week 2 | The cell, Cell structure, Tissue, organ and organ systems | | | Week 3 | Storage and transfer of energy in animals, Cellular respiration, Catabolism and anabolism, Nutrition, Adaptations for nutrition in animals | | | Week 4 | The transport process in animals, Composition and function of blood, The respiratory and excretory process, Support and locomotion in animals | | | Week 5 | Nervous system, Chemical regulation, Endocrine systems | | | Week 6 | Mitosis and asexual reproduction, Meiosis and sexual reproduction, Animal development | | | Week 7 | Genetics, Molecular genetics, Modern evolution theory | | | Week 8 |
Classification, Major taxonomic groups, Monerans, Protists and Viruses | | | Week 9 |
Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Basic characteristics of animals, Invertebrates: Phylum-Porifera, Coelenterata, Plathelminthes, Nematoda, Annelida, and Mollusca | | | Week 11 |
Invertebrates: Phylum Arthropoda, The crustaceans, centipedes, millipedes, arachnids, and insects, Phylum Echinodermata | | | Week 12 | Vertebrates: The Jawless Fishes, The Cartilaginous Fishes, The Bony Fishes, The Amphibians, The Reptiles | | | Week 13 |
Vertebrates: The Birds, General characteristics of birds, Feathers, Internal structure of birds, The Mammals, General characteristics of mammals, The Monotremes and Marsupials, Placental Mammals: Insectivora, Rodentia, Logomorpha, Chriroptera, Cetacea, Edentata, Proboscidea, Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla, Carnivora, and Primates | | | Week 14 | Animal Behavior, Heredity and behavior, Innate behavior, Learned behavior, Social behavior | | | Week 15 | Organization in the biosphere, Abiotic factors and biotic organization in environment, Nutritional and energy relationships in an ecosystem, Cycles of materials, Competition in ecosystems | | | Week 16 |
End-of-term exam | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 19/11/2018 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 15 | 14/01/2019 | 1,5 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 8 | 32 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 14 | 1 | 14 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 6 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 143 |
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