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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| BASIC SCIENCES OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | ST519 |
| Name | Marine Pollution |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. DURSUN AVŞAR |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
Objective of this course is to inform about pollutants in marine environment and their toxic effects on marine organisms.
Course Content
Marine pollution, pollutants, pollution sources, food chain and food web, trace metals, organochlorines, and their bioaccumulation concepts.
Course Precondition
Resources
Notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | He/She is able to practice about the technical terms used in pollution studies. |
| LO02 | He/She is able to express the distribution of pollutants in sea water. |
| LO03 | He/She is able to define the pollutant resources for marine environment. |
| LO04 | He/She is able to interpret the relationship between food web and food chain. |
| LO05 | He/She is able to interpret the relationship between the pollution level of marine organizms and the seasonal changes of chlornated hydrocarbons together with heavy metals. |
| LO06 | He/She is able to express the relationship between the marine organizms and pestisides. |
| LO07 | He/She is able to recognize the toxic effects of heavy metals on marine phytoplankton. |
| LO08 | He/She is able to report the toxic effects of heavy metals on marine zooplankton. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Improves theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Marine and Inland Water Biology and Fisheries Basic Sciences. | |
| PLO02 | - | Comprehends interactions between Fisheries Basic Sciences and other disciplines. | |
| PLO03 | - | Determines strategies and investigates methods about their field of study in Fisheries Basic Science. | |
| PLO04 | - | Produces new information and theories by interpreting and synthesising the information from other disciplines and uses the theoretical and practical information from their field of study in Fisheries Basic Science. | |
| PLO05 | - | Collects data, interprets results and suggests solutions by using dialectic research methodology in the certain field of Marine and Inland Water Biology and Fisheries Basic Sciences. | |
| PLO06 | - | Independently plans, designs and performs a certain project in the field of Fisheries Basic Sciences. | |
| PLO07 | - | Produces solutions by improving new strategic approaches and taking responsibilities for the potential problems in the field of study as an individual or team member. | |
| PLO08 | - | Determines the requirements for Fishery Basic Science education, reaches the resources, critically interpretes knowledge and skills and gains experience to direct the education. | |
| PLO09 | - | Has positive stance on the lifelong education and uses it for the public benefit by using the gained theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Marine and Inland Water Biology and Fisheries Basic Sciences. | |
| PLO10 | - | Follows the current topics and improvements in the field of Fisheries Basic Sciences, publishes and presents the research results, contributes to constitution of a public conscience in the field of interest. | |
| PLO11 | - | Effectively communicates about the field of Marine and Inland Water Biology and Fisheries Basic Sciences by using written and oral presentation tools, follows up and criticizes the meetings and seminars. | |
| PLO12 | - | Follows up international publications and communicates with international collaborators by using language skills. | |
| PLO13 | - | Uses the communication and information technologies about the field of interest in an advanced level. | |
| PLO14 | - | Conforms, controls and teaches social, cultural and scientific ethics in the investigation and publication process of the data related with the field of interest. | |
| PLO15 | - | Improves strategies, politics and application codes by following scientific and technological developments on the certain field of Marine and Inland Water Biology and Fisheries Basic Sciences. Investigates and extends the results on behalf of public in frame of total quality management process. | |
| PLO16 | - | Uses the abilities and experiences on applications and solving problems that gained during the MSc education for the interdisciplinary studies. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introductions and Terminology in Pollution Studies | Lecture Notes, Pages 1-7 will have been read | |
| 2 | Pollutants and Their Dispersal in Marine Environment | Lecture Notes, Pages 7-11 will have been read Assignment: Mean, Standard Deviation, Standard Errorr, Variance, Confidence Interval and Correlation | |
| 3 | Marine Pollutant Sources | Lecture Notes, Pages 11-22 will have been read Assignment: Food Chain and Pollution | |
| 4 | Food Chain and Food Web | Lecture Notes, Pages 22-33 will have been read | |
| 5 | Seasonal Variations of Heavy Metals in Marine Environment | Lecture Notes, Pages 33-41 will have been read Assignment: Osmoregulation and Pollution | |
| 6 | Seasonal Variations of Organochlorines in Marine Environment | Lecture Notes, Pages 41-51 will have been read | |
| 7 | Heavy Metals | Lecture Notes, Pages 51-64 will have been read | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Studying for Mid-Term Exam | |
| 9 | Marine Organisms and heavy Metals | Lecture Notes, Pages 65-79 will have been read Assignment: Feeding Types on Aquatic Organisms and Pollution | |
| 10 | Coastal Area and Heavy Metals | Lecture Notes, Pages 81-84 will have been read | |
| 11 | Pesticides | Lecture Notes, Pages 84-91 will have been read | |
| 12 | Effects of Pollutants | Lecture Notes, Pages 91-97 will have been read Assignment: Metabolism on Organisms and Pollution | |
| 13 | Marine Plankton and Pollution | Lecture Notes, Pages 97-106 will have been read | |
| 14 | Toxic Effects of Heavy Metals on Phytoplankton | Lecture Notes, Pages 106-109 will have been read | |
| 15 | Toxic Effects of Heavy Metals on Zooplankton | Lecture Notes, Pages 109-115 will have been read | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Studying for the exam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Studying for the exam |