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| BTM4003 | Marine Mammals | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Erol ÇAPKIN | | Co-Lecturer | Prof.Dr.Erol Çapkın | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Cetacea (Cetacea), which are top predators in the marine ecosystem, are also considered key species. Recognition of these species, their biology, ecology and distribution, as well as their interactions with fishing activities, tourism and marine pollution. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Acquiring the ability to define engineering problems related to Fisheries Technology Engineering and solve them with appropriate methods and modeling studies. | 1,6 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Acquiring system design and application skills to solve problems related to aquatic ecosystems and their components with multiple components under realistic conditions such as sustainability, environmental, ethical, health and economic problems. | 7,12 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Ability to collect data, design experiments, conduct experiments and evaluate results to examine discipline-specific engineering problems. | 16,17 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Knowledge and skills about business practices such as project management, risk and safety management and change management; Having an understanding of entrepreneurship, innovation and awareness | 8,12 | 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 | | |
| Classification of cetaceans, scientific history of cetology, lights and stones of cetacean history, life stories, cetacean species, cetacean species in the Mediterranean basin, Cetacea species in the Turkish seas, cetacean archetypes, necropsy in marine mammals, marine mammal outflows, acoustics of the seas. , factors affecting the population of marine mammals and scratching of marine mammals' lights, obstructions to access, sea ban, fishing, tourism, urbanization, etc. Insanity caused by interaction activity. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction, Classification of cetaceans | | | Week 2 | Marine mammal species living in the Mediterranean and off the coast of Türkiye | | | Week 3 | Critically endangered" Mediterranean Monk Seal and its life story | | | Week 4 | Threats affecting marine mammal populations | | | Week 5 | Anatomy of cetaceans, evolution of cetaceans | | | Week 6 | Diving, nutrition, reproduction in marine mammals | | | Week 7 | Dolphin stomach contents, age determination | | | Week 8 | Midterm exam (Midterm) | | | Week 9 | Social structure and behavior in whales and dolphins | | | Week 10 | Introduction to marine mammal research methods, marine mammal observation | | | Week 11 | Acoustic properties of whales and dolphins, Passive Acoustic Monitoring Station | | | Week 12 | Cetacean skeletal systems | | | Week 13 | Protection of marine mammals, national and international legislation | | | Week 14 | Necropsy of marine mammals | | | Week 15 | | | | Week 16 | | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 25/11/2023 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 15/01/2024 | 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 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Arasınav | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 46 |
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