1	Course Title:	BIOLOGICAL OSEANOGRAPHY
2	Course Code:	BIO5311
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. GAMZE YILDIZ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	gamze@uludag.edu.tr 0 224 29 41 867 / 718 Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümü, 16059, Nilüfer-BURSA
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To provide a basic understanding of the biological processes in the water column and how these are affected by the ambient physicochemical conditions.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Be able to define the major forms of life in the sea, and describe how these forms relate to each other ecologically.; 2 Be able to explain how marine organisms influence cycling of bioelements.; 3 Be able to describe prominent characteristics of the primary marine habitats.; 4 Be able to define processes that control the biomass, growth, and productivity of organisms in the marine environment; 5 Be able to describe methodological approaches appropriate for evaluating the biomass, growth, and mortality of plankton, nekton, and sessile marine organisms.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Basic ecological terms, historical development of biological oceanography
2	Ecological classification of marine environments and marine organisms
3	Abiotic environment: Radiation, temperature, salinite
4	Abiotic environment: Density, Pressure, surface current
5	Phytoplankton and primary production
6	Marine zooplankton
7	Midterm exam
8	Energy flow and mineral cycling
9	Nectonic organisms
10	Benthic organisms
11	Benthic communities; intertidal environment, rocky shores, kelp forests, sand beaches
12	Benthic communities; coral reefs, mangroves
13	Deep sea ecology
14	Human impacts on marine biota

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Carol M Lalli, Timothy R. Parsons. Biological oceanography an introduction, Elsevier, second edition
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	35
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	5
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
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	4	56
Homeworks, Performances	1	10	40
Projects	2	5	10
Field Studies	2	7	14
Midtermexams	1	10	10
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	4	4
Total WorkLoad			176
Total workload/ 30 hr			5,87
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 LO1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO5 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