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| BIY7300 | Principles of Systematic Zoology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Nurhayat ÖZDEMİR | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Gain an understanding of the principles of systematic zoology; gain an understanding of the concepts of speciation and phylogeny |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Describe basic aspects of systematic of animals | 1,2 | 1,5, | | PO - 2 : | Record and describe of species | 1,2 | 1,5, | | PO - 3 : | Search and analyse of individual variations | 1,2 | 1,5, | | PO - 4 : | Document the methods of classification | 1,2 | 1,5, | | 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 | | |
| Introduction to Systematic Zoology, nomenclature and classification of the animal Kingdom, Phylogenetic relationships, History of classification, Methods of classification, Taxonomic variations International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, Animals relationship |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to Systematic Zoology, | | | Week 2 | Classification of the animal Kingdom, | | | Week 3 | Phylogenetic relationships, | | | Week 4 | History of classification, | | | Week 5 | Methods of classification, | | | Week 6 | Taxonomic characters | | | Week 7 | Taxonomic variations | | | Week 8 | Species | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Ecology and Adaptation | | | Week 11 | Animals relationship | | | Week 12 | Nomenclature | | | Week 13 | Nomenclature | | | Week 14 | Nomenclature | | | Week 15 | International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Yılmaz, İ. 2000; Sistematiğin Esasları. İzmir. | | | |
| 1 | Mayr, E., Ashlock, P. D. 1991; Principles of Systematic Zoology (2nd edition), Mc Graw-Hill, Inc.. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 17/04/2024 | 01,00 | 40 | | Presentation | 14 | 15/05/2024 | | 10 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 05/06/2024 | 01,00 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 25 | 50 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 2 | 10 | 20 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 10 | 20 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 3 | 9 | 27 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 2 | 10 | 20 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 20 | 40 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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