ST0031 Exotic Fauna of the Mediterranean

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code ST0031
Name Exotic Fauna of the Mediterranean
Term 2024-2025 Academic Year
Term Fall
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator
Course Instructor Prof. Dr. CEM ÇEVİK (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

Understanding the effects of alien species in the Mediterranean ecosystem

Course Content

The formation phases of the Mediterranean ecosystem, the origins of the species in the Mediterranean, the alien species that settled in the Mediterranean, the vectors of the species, the effects of the alien species

Course Precondition

no prerequisites

Resources

GALIL, B., FROGLIA C. & NOËL P. (2002). CIESM Atlas of Exotic Species in the Mediterranean - Vol. 2. Crustaceans. [F Briand, Ed.], 192 pages, CIESM Publishers, Monaco. Queiroz, A. I., & Pooley, S. (Eds.). (2018). Histories of Bioinvasions in the Mediterranean. Springer International Publishing

Notes

Keller, R. P., Cadotte, M. W., & Sandiford, G. (Eds.). (2014). Invasive species in a globalized world: ecological, social, and legal perspectives on policy. University of Chicago Press.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Interpret the mechanisms of transport of exotic species
LO02 Explain the concept of exotic species
LO03 knows the mechanisms of the settlement of the exotic species
LO04 Interpret exotic species established in the Mediterranean Sea
LO05 Can find methods of control methods against exotic species.
LO06 Evaluates the sensitive areas for alien specie


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Improves theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Marine and Inland Water Biology and Fisheries Basic Sciences. 4
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Comprehends interactions between Fisheries Basic Sciences and other disciplines. 3
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Determines strategies and investigates methods about their field of study in Fisheries Basic Science. 3
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal 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. 3
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal 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 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Independently plans, designs and performs a certain project in the field of Fisheries Basic Sciences.
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal 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. 3
PLO08 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Determines the requirements for Fishery Basic Science education, reaches the resources, critically interpretes knowledge and skills and gains experience to direct the education. 3
PLO09 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı 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. 4
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği 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. 4
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği 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. 4
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Follows up international publications and communicates with international collaborators by using language skills.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Uses the communication and information technologies about the field of interest in an advanced level.
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Conforms, controls and teaches social, cultural and scientific ethics in the investigation and publication process of the data related with the field of interest. 3
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği 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. 3
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği 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 Formation of species. Variations. Formation and changes of marine ecosystems. The effects of these changes on the distribution of species Reading the relevant sections from the given sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
2 What is type? What is an alien species? Why are species called alien species? Reading the relevant sections from the given sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
3 Zoogeographic regions of the world's marine oceans. Reading the relevant sections from the given sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 The formation of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Why these seas are sensitive areas for alien species. Reading the relevant sections from the given sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 Origins of species found in the Mediterranean. Reading the relevant sections from the given sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 alien species found in the Mediterranean. (Fishes) Reading the relevant sections from the given sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
7 Alien species (mollusca) found in the Mediterranean Reading the relevant sections from the given sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
8 midterm exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Alien species (Polychaeta) found in the Mediterranean Reading the relevant sections from the given sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
10 Alien species found in the Mediterranean (Crustacea, Echinodermata) Reading the relevant sections from the given sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 Alien species found in the Mediterranean (Bryozoa, Cnidaria and other taxa) Reading the relevant sections from the given sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 Vectors of alien species entering the Mediterranean Reading the relevant sections from the given sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
13 Detailed description of the Suez Canal, the most important vector for the Eastern Mediterranean Reading the relevant sections from the given sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
14 Yabancı türlerin Akdeniz ekosistemine olan etkileri Reading the relevant sections from the given sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
15 management of alien species Reading the relevant sections from the given sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
16 Terms exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 15 15
Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload (Hour) 157
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,28
ECTS 6 ECTS

Update Time: 16.05.2024 03:38