COURSE SYLLABUS

PLANKTOLOGY

1	Course Title:	PLANKTOLOGY
2	Course Code:	BYL4117
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:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi DİDEM KARACAOĞLU
16	Course Lecturers:	---
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, Görükle Kampüsü, 16059 Nilüfer/Bursa 0.224.2941867/e-posta: didemk@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to provide the students with an understanding of the general aspects of plankton and to introduce methods of the examination of plankton, to teach planktonic organisms and their ecology, plankton mechanisms and plankton inter-relationships.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Explains the importance of plankton which constitute an important part of aquatic environments;
2	Explains special adaptations to planktonic existence;
3	Defines spatial and temporal changes in plankton populations;
4	Explains the importance of plankton food chain;
5	Identify organism groups in plankton;
6	Establish relationships between ecological parameters and structure of plankton populations;
7	Describes the methods of sampling and analysis of plankton;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to plankton, historical aspects of plankton study, the interests of planktology
2	Plankton habitats, aquatic ecosystems and their ecological zones, pelagic zone communities
3	Special adaptations to planktonic existence (effect of physico-chemical environment, structural features)
4	Classifying to planktonic organisms (according to biological properties, size, shape, and habitats of plankton) Bacterioplankton, phytoplankton, zooplankton, ichthyoplankton
5	The structure and dynamics of plankton populations, general characteristics and distribution
6	Phytoplankton Zooplankton Interactions
7	Time-dependent changes in plankton populations, diurnal and seasonal changes in phytoplankton and zooplankton
8	Brief review of the issues
9	Environmental factors affecting distribution of plankton populations
10	Feeding in the planktonic organisms, the importance of plankton in the food chain.
11	Phytoplanktonic organisms and their characteristics
12	Zooplanktonic organisms and their characteristics
13	Plankton research and evaluation methods
14	Plankton studies in Turkey

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Özel, İ., 2003. Planktonoloji I (Plankton Ekolojisi ve Araştırma Yöntemleri. IV.Baskı. Ege Üniv. Su ürünleri Fak. Yayınları No: 56. Ders Kitabı Dizini No: 25. Özel, İ., 1998. Planktonoloji II (Denizel Zooplankton) II. Baskı. Ege Üniv. Su ürünleri Fak. Yayınları No: 49 Davis, C.C. 1955. The Marine and Fresh-Water Plankton. Michigan State University Press.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	10
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	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
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High