COURSE SYLLABUS

INSECT MORPHOLOGY

1	Course Title:	INSECT MORPHOLOGY
2	Course Code:	BTK3607
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
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:	Prof. Dr. NABİ ALPER KUMRAL
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Nabi Alper KUMRAL
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	akumral@uludag.edu.tr Tel: (90) 224-294-15-76 Adres: Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Bitki Koruma Bölümü, Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/Bursa
18	Website:	http://en.uludag.edu.tr/Bologna/dereceler/dt/33/dl/tr/b/26/p/1041/drs/335440/
19	Objective of the Course:	This course is designed to teach students about arthropod and especially insect morphology. This course provides a detailed introduction to the external and internal anatomy of insects. Lecture introduces basic concepts in insect morphology, such as the organization of the insect body plan and organ systems as well as physiological functions. The laboratory portion of the course introduces students to the basic methods of insect microdissection and drawing insect illustrations.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Can define the insect species encountered in the field and professional life according to their external morphology.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Students should be able to know differences among all arthropod sub-phyllum and class;
2	To develop practical skills in insect, mite and other arthropods identification and related entomological techniques,;
3	To understand the fundamentals of insect morphology and physiology principles,;
4	To comprehend the importance of morphological structures in terms of separate of insect order, family, genus and species,;
5	To become familiar with the basic details about the insect systems such as digestion, respiration, reproductive, nervous, circulation and excretory systems,;
6	To help describe how important insect pests species,;
7	To use laboratory study techniques for insects.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to arthropod systematic and differences between manbulata and chelicerata sub-phylla	Show Chelicerata and mandibulata differences on samples
2	Insect eggs, insect embryology and postembryology	Show insect egg structure and types
3	Head, mouthparts and feeding parts of insects	Show head structures including appendages, areas, sutures, feeding parts of head
4	Integument, epidermis, basic structure of cuticle, molting, cuticle formation, Expansion of the new cuticle, changes in the intermoult cuticle	Show integument structure of insects
5	Thorax structure and segmentation	Show area, sutures, appendages contain legs and wings, of thorax Show variation between segmentations of thorax
6	Thorax’s appendages including legs and wings.	Show wing veins and region Show legs and pretarsus types
7	Abdomen segmentation, abdominal appendages and outgrowths	Show abdominal structures including appendages, areas, sutures and types
8	General evaluation	Show general insect structure
9	Muscles structure, changes during development, muscle contraction, energetic of muscle contraction	Show muscles structure and types
10	Alimentary canal, excretory system and organs, digestion and absorption	Show microdissection alimentary canal and excretory organs. Show variations of these systems between insect species.
11	Circulatory system, blood and immune systems	Show microdissection and structure circulatory system
12	Gaseous Exchange, Tracheal system, Spiracles	Show tracheal system, tracheals and trachoels.
13	Nervous system, basic components, basic functioning, anatomy of the nervous system, brain and sensory organs	Show central nervorus system including brain, ganglions and neurons.
14	Reproductive system of male: anatomy of the internal reproductive organs, spermatozoa, transfers of sperm. Reproductive system of female: Anatomy of the internal reproductive organs, oogenesis, ovulation, fertilization of the egg, oviposition	Show male and female reproductive organs

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Principles of Insect Morphology (Edited by R.E. SNODGRASS) The Insects, Structure and Function (Edited by R.F. CHAPMAN) Böcek Morfoloji ve Fizyolojisi(Edited by Ş. GÜÇLÜ) A textbook of Entomology (Edited by H.H. ROSS, C.A. ROSS, J.R.P. ROSS)
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	20
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	A mid-exam will be weighted 20%. Preparing and presenting a homework about the course content will be weighted 20%. The final exam will be weighted 60% of the final course grade. A hour final exam will be given during the Final Examination Period at the end of the semester. The final exam will be comprehensive across all materials in this subject; however, materials since the midterms will be weighted more heavily.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	14	2	28
Self Study and Preparation	0	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	0	0
Projects	1	7	7
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	14	14
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	14	14
Total WorkLoad			91
Total workload/ 30 hr			3,03
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ5	PQ6
LO1	3	5	5	0
LO2	3	5	5	0
LO3	3	5	5	3
LO4	3	5	5	0
LO5	3	5	5	0
LO6	3	0	0	3
LO7	3	5	5	0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High