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| ORM2006 | General Ecology | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ömer KARA | | Co-Lecturer | Associate Prof. Dr. Murat YILMAZ | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To enable students to understand the principal workings of the environment through acquainting them with general ecology and climate terms. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Students will be introduced general ecology and meteorology. They will learn some definitions in this lecture. | 1,4,5,6,7,8,11,12 | 1, 4 | | LO - 2 : | Students will be able to learn structure and layers of atmosphere and atmospheric events. | 7,8,11,12 | 1, 4 | | LO - 3 : | Students will be able to learn precipitation and features of precipitation; precipitation types, regimes and distribution. | 1,5,6,7,8,11,12 | 1, 4 | | LO - 4 : | Students will be able to learn and evaluate the air mass in Turkey and will learn types of macro-climate in Turkey | 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,11,12 | 1, 4 | | 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 ecology, food chain, matter and energy exchanges. Introduction to meteorology and climate, their place in ecology, their effects on living creatures, atmospheric features, components of climate, fronts, climate of Turkey. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Intrıdyction to ecology, its development and branches | | | Week 2 | Principles and concepts of ecology | | | Week 3 | Ecological balance and food chains | | | Week 4 | Substances and energy transfers | | | Week 5 | Ecological matters (problems) of human being | | | Week 6 | Introduction to meteorology and climatology | | | Week 7 | Comparison of meteorology and climatology | | | Week 8 | History of the development of meteorology and climatology | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Effects of climate on human being and other livings | | | Week 11 | The features of atmosphere | | | Week 12 | Homework handing, Elements of climate | | | Week 13 | Student presentation, Precipitation (rainfall); its importance and evaluation in terms of forestry | | | Week 14 | Temperature; its importance and evaluation in terms of forestry | | | Week 15 | Meteorological equipments and materials, Climate types of Turkey | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Özyuvacı, N., 1999. Meteoroloji ve Klimatoloji, , İ.Ü. Yayınları Yayın No: 4196, Orman Fak. Yayın No: 460, İstanbul. | | | |
| 1 | Oğuz, E., 1999, Genel Klimatoloji, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 10/04/2014 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 15 | 20/05/2014 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 25/05/2014 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 2 | 20 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Ödev | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 15 | 2 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Total work load | | | 172.5 |
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