1	Course Title:	SYSTEMATICS OF THE INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS
2	Course Code:	BYL2007
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
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 Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Rahşen S. KAYA
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümü Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/BURSA 16059 e-posta: yhikmet@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: 0 224 294 17 90 Bursa 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:	The aim of the course is to the principles of classification and the concept of species, it is aimed to explain the differentiation of prototostomia and deutorostomia, types of coelom, evolutionary differentiation and systematics of unicellular and multicellular invertebrates.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Knows the general characteristics and systematics of the invertebrates

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Makes the definition of species, species criteria, and knows the general properties of invertebrate animals; 2 Flagellata, Rhizopoda, Sporozoa, Ciliata belonging to the groups of single-celled creatures and knows the properties; 3 Knows the general characteristics of phylum and groups of Sporozoa and Coelenterate, and makes systematics; 4 Knows the general characteristics of phylum and groups of Plathelminthes and Nemathelminthes, makes systematics; 5 Knows the general characteristics of phylum and groups of Acanthocephala and Annelida, makes systematics; 6 Knows the general characteristics of phylum and groups of Mollusca, makes systematics; 7 Knows the general characteristics of phylum and groups of Arthropoda, makes systematics; 8 Knows the general characteristics of phylum and groups of Deuterostomia, makes systematics;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Species definition and criteria. Nomenclature and classification of invertebrate animals. Explaining the general characteristics of the species
2	General characteristics and systematics of the phylum Rhizopoda and Flagellata.
3	General characteristics and systematics of the phylum Sporozoa and Ciliata
4	General characteristics and systematics of the phylum Spongiaria and Coelenterata
5	General characteristics and systematics of the phylum Plathelminthes, Nemathelminthes and Acanthocephala.
6	General characteristics and systematics of the phylum Nematomorpha, Rotatoria, Gastrotrichia
7	General characteristics and systematics of the phylum Nemertinea, Bryozoa and Brachiopoda
8	General characteristics and systematics of the phylum Chaetognatha, Phoronidea, Mesozoa, Echinodera, Priapulia and Cteneria
9	General characteristics and systematics of the phylum Annelida
10	General characteristics and systematics of the phylum Mollusca
11	General characteristics and systematics of the classis Crustacea ve Myriapoda
12	General characteristics and systematics of Chelicerata
13	General characteristics and systematics of the classis Insecta
14	General characteristics and systematics of the phylum Deuterostomia, Chordata and Hemichordata

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Salman, S. 2006. Omurgasız Hayvanlar Biyolojisi, Aktaç, N. 2003. Omurgasız hayvanlar Ders kitabı Brusca, R. C. ve Brusca, G. J. 2003. Invertebrates. Campell, N. A. ve Reece, J. B. 2008. Biology. Türkçe Çeviri (eds. E. Gündüz, A. Demirsoy, İ. Türkan). Palme Yayınevi. Pechenik, J. A. 2005. Biology of the Invertebrates, fifth edition. Mc Graw Hill.
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	The writing exam
Information	The writing exam

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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	3	42
Homeworks, Performances	0	5	20
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	10	10
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 3 2 4 5 3 4 2 5 4 5 5 5 LO2 3 1 4 3 4 2 5 4 5 5 5 5 LO3 5 1 3 5 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 LO4 5 1 4 5 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 LO5 5 1 4 5 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 LO6 5 1 4 5 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 LO7 5 1 4 5 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 LO8 5 1 4 5 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 5

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High