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| BTM3024 | Population Dynamic | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hacer SAĞLAM | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Provide basic information about fish populations living under certain environmental conditions for better stock management and express biological changes by mathematical models. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | understand unit stock, stock and population relationships.
| 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,19 | 1,6 | | LO - 2 : | understand the factors affecting fish populations and express these factors using standard mathematical models.
| 3,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,19,20 | 1,2,4 | | LO - 3 : | compare these models with other research studies using statistical methods.
| 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,19 | 1,5 | | LO - 4 : | derive practical results from the data obtained from population dynamics research studies in order to regulate fisheries.
| 6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,16,17,19 | 1,4 | | LO - 5 : | apply basic stock assessment methods.
| 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19 | 1 | | 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 | | |
| Population and sample, unit stock and stock; factors affecting populations; age determination methods, growth, length and weight based models, condition factor, length-weight relationship, von Bertalanffy growth equations; reproduction and recruitment; survival and mortality rates; migrations, catch statistics, fishing effort and catch per unit effort; basic stock assessment methods.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | What is population dynamics, definitions, developments in this field in our country and the world, introduction to course tools (textbooks,calculator).
| | | Week 2 | The relationship between stock and population, stock identification criteria, factors affecting population.
| | | Week 3 | Fish growth, mathematical analysis of growth, absolute and relative growth rates, condition factor, length-weight relationship, age-length relationship and age-weight relationship.
| | | Week 4 | Reproduction, recruitment, similarities and differences, sex determination, sex ratios, growth characteristics, determining the age of maturity and size, GSI.
| | | Week 5 | Examples of growth and reproduction.
| | | Week 6 | Fecundity, abundance of eggs and larvae, use of volumetric and gravimetric methods, make eggs and larval surveys in the sea.
| | | Week 7 | What is the mortality? What are the components? Definitions, methods used in the calculation of mortality.
| | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam
| | | Week 9 | Determining the methods used for instantaneous fishing and natural mortality rate, models.
| | | Week 10 | Determining the total allowable catch, stock assessment methods.
| | | Week 11 | Catch statistics and use of catch data in the predictions, marking surveys.
| | | Week 12 | Swept area method
| | | Week 13 | Discussions
| | | Week 14 | Discussions
| | | Week 15 | Data quality and assessment methods | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam
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| 1 | Erkoyuncu, İ. 1995. Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği. Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Yayınları. Yayın No: 95 Sinop .ISBN 975-7636-29-0 | | | |
| 1 | Korkmaz, Ş. 2008. Populasyon Dinamiği. Ankara Üniversitesi yayınları. Ankara. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 25/11/2018 | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 07/01/2019 | 2 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 2 | 10 | | Arasınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 101 |
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