1	Course Title:	ORNITOLOGY
2	Course Code:	BYL4037
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. Hikmet Sami Yıldırımhan
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Hikmet S. YILDIRIMHAN
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümü Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/BURSA 16059 e-posta: yhikmet@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: 0 224 294 17 90 Uludag University Faculty of Arts and Science Department of Biology Gorukle Campus, Nilufer/BURSA 16059 e-mail: yhikmet@uludag.edu.tr Phone: 0 224 294 17 90
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	How to Identify Birds; Biological Characteristics of Birds : Observation of Birds Habitats; Migration of Birds; Zoogeographic Distribution of Birds; Systematic;Birds of Turkey; Passerine and Nonpasserin Birds and Excursion.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Recognition of the birds.; 2 Identify methods of investigation of birds.; 3 Identify the habitats of birds.; 4 Identify the behavior of bird.; 5 Identify the distribution areas of the birds.; 6 Identify the ability to fly and flight characteristics.; 7 Identify the important bird areas in Turkey.; 8 Identify field work.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	General characteristics of birds.
2	Birds examination methods.
3	Biotope of birds.
4	Phylogeny of birds.
5	Body structures of birds.
6	Skins of birds and formations of skins in birds.
7	Feeding of birds.
8	Midterm exam and subject repetition.
9	Reproduction of birds.
10	Sense organs of birds.
11	Distributions of birds.
12	Behaviour of birds.
13	Immigration rotes of birds.
14	Birds of Turkey.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Baran İ and Yılmaz İ,1984,Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, 322 s. , İzmir. Kiziroğlu İ, 1989; Türkiye Kuşları, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, 314 s., Ankara
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			120
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 LO3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 LO4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 LO5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 LO6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 LO8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High