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| BIY5120 | Insect Biology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İsmail DEMİR | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Remziye Nalçacıoğlu | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The main objectives of this course are to provide the student with a clear presentation of the basic concepts, importance and biology of various groups of insects |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Have knowledge about the biology of insects in detail | 1,2 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | Do detail literature research on a specific insect including its economy, control and rearing | 1,2 | 3, 5, 6 | | PO - 3 : | Have information about collection, rearing and preservation of insects | 1,2 | 1, 3 | | PO - 4 : | Have information about characteristics of insect groups | 1,2 | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| External structures of insects. Shape of head. Antennae and mouth and their fragments. Structures of thorax and members. Wings, abdomen and its member. Sexual organs. Systems of reproduction. Respiration and excretion. How insect develop. Feeding and behavior of insects. Relationships with the other insects. Their migration and adaptation. Identification. Collection and classification of insects |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction of arthropods
| | | Week 2 | The insect internally and externally
| | | Week 3 | Development and specialization
| | | Week 4 | Ecology
| | | Week 5 | Behavior
| | | Week 6 | Parasitisim by insects
| | | Week 7 | Predation by insects | | | Week 8 | Current topics in böcek biyolojisinde I
| | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Current topics in entomology II | | | Week 11 | Current topics in entomology III | | | Week 12 | Interactions among insects, plants, livestock, domestic animals, and humans | | | Week 13 | Household insects | | | Week 14 | Classification | | | Week 15 | Making an insect collection
| | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Elzinga, Richard J. 2003, Fundamentals of Entomology (6th Edition). Prentice Hall. NJ, USA | | | |
| 1 | Gullan, P. J. ve Cranston, Peter. 2005. The Insects: An Outline of Entomology. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. MA, USA | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 22/04/2024 | 1 | 30 | | Presentation | 12 | 13/05/2024 | 0,3 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 18/06/2024 | 1 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 15 | 90 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 3 | 9 | 27 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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