1	Course Title:	BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
2	Course Code:	BYL4015
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. SiBEL TAŞ
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Sibel TAŞ
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümü Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/BURSA 16059 e-posta: smeral@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: 0 224 294 17 95 Uludag University Faculty of Arts and Science Department of Biology Gorukle Campus, Nilufer/BURSA 16059 e-mail: smeral@uludag.edu.tr Phone: 0 224 294 17 95
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to understand the animals. To explain the specific behaviors of the animals. The aim of the Ethology is to examine the animal behaviors not examine the animals. Ethology is mostly research the one behavior pattern, for example to research the animal aggressiveness and how does it appear on the different animals.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Comprehending of the basic principles of understanding of animals.; 2 Learning of methods which are used in behavioral research; 3 Understanding of physiological foundations of behavior ; 4 Learning of innate behavior ; 5 To know the subsequently learned behavior; 6 Distinguishing of behavior between animals and human; 7 To have knowledge about human bevior; 8 To grasp the basic principles of understanding of animals ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Historical development of Etology
2	Basic concepts of animal behavior.
3	Behavior research methods used.
4	Behavior research methods used.
5	Innate behavior
6	Innate behavior
7	Repeating courses and midterm exam
8	Learned behaviors.
9	Learned behaviors.
10	Exploration, curiosity and play behavior.
11	Exploration, curiosity and play behavior.
12	Social behavior in animals.
13	Human behavior.
14	Human behavior.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Rüştü Şahin, Murat Biricik. Etoloji.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	2	28
Homeworks, Performances	0	8	24
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	20	20
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	20	20
Total WorkLoad			140
Total workload/ 30 hr			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 LO3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High