COURSE SYLLABUS

MORPHOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS VERTEBRATA

1	Course Title:	MORPHOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS VERTEBRATA
2	Course Code:	BYL2012
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
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 Yrd. Doç. Dr. Rahşen S. KAYA
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümü Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/BURSA 16059 e-posta: yhikmet@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: 0 224 294 17 90 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 this course is to explain the importance of biodiversity and taxonomy, position of taxonomy in biological sciences, general features and morphological structures of vertebrates, distribution in the world and in Turkey, advantages and harms of them for human, relationship between animals and people, introducing animals in their own habitats.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Can be learned of features of science of systematic;
2	Comprehending of detailed knowledge of characteristics of vertebrates;
3	To be shown of importance and continuity of relations of living creatures and their evironment;
4	To be learned of some methods which are used in biology. ;
5	To be comprehended of place of human in living creatures;
6	Can be understood of relationships of human with vertebrates;
7	He/she explains the characteristics, classifications and biology of chordates.;
8	He/she explains the descriptive features, classifications and biology of chordates;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Properties and classification phylum of Chordata
2	Subphylum Tunicata. Cephalochordata and Vertebrata (General properties).
3	Properties and classification of fish: Classis: Cyclostomata
4	Properties and classification of fish: Classis: Chondirichthyes
5	Properties and classification of fish: Classis: Osteichthyes
6	Properties and classification of frog: Classis: Amphibia, Ordo:Apoda and Urodela
7	Repeating courses and midterm exam
8	Properties and classification of frog: Classis: Amphibia, Ordo:Anura
9	Properties and classification of reptiles: Rhynchocephalia and Crocodiailia
10	Properties and classification of reptiles: Testudines, Lizards and snakes
11	Properties and classification of birds: Fossil birds and Ordo: Ratitae
12	Properties and classification of birds: Ordo:Carinate
13	Properties and classification of mammals: Subcalassis: Monotremata and Marsupialia
14	Properties and classification of mammals: Subcalassis: Placentalia

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	İ. H. UĞURTAŞ, Omurgalı Hayvanlar Ders Notları. A. DEMİRSOY, Yaşamın Temel Kuralları (Omurgalılar) Türkiye Amfibileri, Necla Özeti, İrfan Yılmaz, Ege Üniv. Fen Fak. 1994. Türkiye Sürüngenleri kısım I, Muhtar Başoğlu, İbrahim baran, Ege Üniv. Fen Fak. 1977. Türkiye Sürüngenleri kısım II, Muhtar Başoğlu, İbrahim Baran, Ege Üniv. Fen Fak. 1980.
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