COURSE SYLLABUS

INTRODUCTION TO MARINE BIOLOGY

1	Course Title:	INTRODUCTION TO MARINE BIOLOGY
2	Course Code:	BYL0539
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	yok
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. GAMZE YILDIZ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, Görükle Kampüsü, 16059 Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To understand the meaning and field of study of Marine Biology, to teach the basic principles of the marine ecosystem, to compare physical, chemical and biological factors and to teach the effects of ecological factors on marine organisms.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To understand the meaning and field of study of Marine Biology, to teach the basic principles of the marine ecosystem, to compare physical, chemical and biological factors and to teach the effects of ecological factors on marine organisms.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Describes the basis concepts at marine ecosystem.;
2	Explains that according to which criteria physicochemical parameters of sea water change.;
3	Explains that living things in Pelagic and Benthic regions differ in morphological, nutrition, reproduction and development.;
4	To associate marine organisms with abiotic and biotic factors;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Historical evolution of marine biology, research institute and International organization, earth features.
2	Formation of oceans ad seas, ocean pit’s formation, geomorphologic sections in the depth oceans and seas.
3	The physical and chemical properties of sea water, the chemical structure of sea water.
4	The chemical structure of sea water, The physical properties of sea water.
5	Life in seas, variety of marine biota, marine ecology
6	Ecologic sections of marine environment, ecologic classification of marine organisms
7	The effects of ecologic factors on the living, light.
8	Heat, salinity, density, pressure, viscosity, water acts
9	Oxygen, pH, nutritious components, substratum, biotic factors.
10	Primary production in marine ecosystem, the factors which affect primary and secondary production, secondary production and energy current.
11	Living community of pelagic area, epipelagic zone, harmony to epipelagic life, food web at the epipelagic zone.
12	Mezopelagic zone and depth zone, the living organisms of the benthic area.
13	The living organisms of the benthic area, specific ecosystems.
14	Biogeography of seas, effects of people to the seas, classification of living organisms are in the seas.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	"Morrissey, JF, Sumich, JL. To the biology of marine science, 2017, Nobel Yayıncılık Geldiay, R., Kocataş, A. Deniz Biyolojisi, Ege Üniversitesi, 2001"
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	classical written exam with long answer, contribution to the lesson
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