COURSE SYLLABUS

MORPHOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS OF THE INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS

1	Course Title:	MORPHOLOGY AND 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:	Yrd. Doç. Dr. Rahşen S. KAYA
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	yhikmet@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to make the species definition, to teach the invertebrate animals and their kinds to the students. To give information about the invertebrate animals systematics.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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, makes systematic.;
4	Knows the general characteristics of phylum and groups of Plathelminthes and Nemathelminthes, makes systematic.;
5	Knows the general characteristics of phylum and groups of Acanthocephala and Annelida, makes systematic.;
6	Knows the general characteristics of phylum and groups of Mollusca, makes systematic.;
7	Knows the general characteristics of phylum and groups of Arthropoda, makes systematic.;
8	Knows the general characteristics of phylum and groups of Deuterostomia, makes systematic.;

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	Explaining the general characteristics and systematics of the phylum Rhizopoda and Flagellata.
3	Explaining the general characteristics and systematics of the phylum Sporozoa and Ciliata.
4	Explaining the general characteristics and systematics of the phylum Spongiaria and Coelenterata.
5	Explaining the general characteristics and systematics of the phylum Plathelminthes, Nemathelminthes and Acanthocephala.
6	Midterm exam I and subject repetition
7	Explaining the general characteristics and systematics of the phylum Nematomorpha, Rotatoria, Gastrotrichia, Nemertinea, Bryozoa and Brachiopoda.
8	Explaining the general characteristics and systematics of the phylum Chaetognatha, Phoronidea, Mesozoa, Echinodera, Priapulia and Cteneria.
9	Explaining the general characteristics and systematics of the phylum Annelida.
10	Explaining the general characteristics and systematics of the phylum Mollusca.
11	Explaining the general characteristics and systematics of the classis Crustacea ve Myriapoda.
12	Repeating courses and midterm exam
13	Explaining the general characteristics and systematics of the classis Insecta.
14	Explaining the general characteristics and systematics of the phylum Deuterostomia, Chordata and Hemichordata.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Lecturer's course notes.
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
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