1	Course Title:	QUEEN REARING AND PACKAGE BEEKEEPING
2	Course Code:	ZOO4424-S
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	8
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	1
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	Beekeeping
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. İbrahim Çakmak
16	Course Lecturers:	Yok
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Zootekni Bölümü Görükle- Bursa icakmak@uludag.edu.tr Tel: 224 294 1465
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To gain basic knowledge and applications about queen bee and package beekeeping
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	The contribution of the course to the professional development of the students is to gain basic knowledge and skills about queen bee and package beekeeping and to ensure that they have the knowledge to establish a business in this field when they graduate.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Learning the equipment and materials used in queen and package beekeeping,; 2 Learning the biology and life cycle of queen bee rearing,; 3 Learning queen health and pheromones,; 4 Learning the health of queen and bees in package beekeeping,; 5 Learning transportation and important criteria in package beekeeping.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Studies on queen bees and package beekeeping in the world	Equipment used in queen bee and package beekeeping-1
2	Queen bees and bee races and their characteristics	Equipment used in queen bee and package beekeeping-2
3	Life cycles of queen bees, pheromones and their functions in the hive	Health of queen bee-1
4	Life cycles of queen bees, pheromones	Health of queen bees-2
5		Treatment process of queen bees
6		Artificial insemination and natural reproduction in queen bees-1
7		Artificial insemination and natural reproduction in queen bees-2
8		Bee health for package beekeeping
9		How the queen bee should be given to the colony to be used in package beekeeping
10		Transport and important criteria for package beekeeping
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23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Caron, D. 2000. Honey bee biology and beekeeping. Wicwas Press, New York. Rinderer, T. 1986. Bee genetics and breeding. Acdemic Press. Ruttner, F. 1988. Biogeography and Taxonomy of Honeybees, 3-34, Springer, Berlin. Sammataro, D., and Avitabile, A. 2011. The Beekeeper’s Handbook, 214-221, Cornell University Press, London. Sarıöz, P. 2006. Dünden bugüne Türkiye’de arıcılık. Stil matbaacılık, 14-15, İstanbul. Sorkun K., 2008. Türkiye’nin Nektarlı Bitkileri Polenleri ve Balları, Palme Yayınları Ankara. Winston, M. 1987. Honey bee biology. Harvard University Press.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	1	30
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	30
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		70
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		30
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	This course will be measured and evaluated by one visa and final standard exam.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	1	14
Practicals/Labs	14	2	28
Self Study and Preparation	2	20	40
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	1	1
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	1	1
Total WorkLoad			85
Total workload/ 30 hr			2,8
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 PQ13 PQ14 LO1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 LO2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 LO3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 LO4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 LO5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High