COURSE SYLLABUS

ECOLOGY

1	Course Title:	ECOLOGY
2	Course Code:	ORMZ109
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Short Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
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. Ruziye Daşkın
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Ruziye DAŞKIN E-mail:ruziyeg@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: +90 (224) 2941878 Adres: Uludağ Üniversitesi, Fen – Edebiyat Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, Görükle Kampüsü, 16059 Nilüfer/Bursa.
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The purpose of this course, students learn the basic concepts of ecology, activity areas of ecology, biotic and abiotic factors affecting the spread of organisms, aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, life cycles, population growth and population growth types, inter-species relationships, community structure, biodiversity and communities, energy flow in ecosystems.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To learn basic ecological concepts;
2	To understand the roles of biotic and abiotic factors on the distribution and size of population.;
3	To establish the link between environmental health and loops in Aquatic and terrestrial biomes.;
4	Ability to adapt to solution of some problems in the current life issues of Ecology.;
5	To understand the effects of interspecies interactions on biodiversity.;
6	To relate the effects of pollutants and biogeochemical cycles in ecosystems over the globe in today and in the future.;
7	To establish relationship between different applications in general biology, plant physiology and statistical issues, and ecological issues.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Living Associations Biosphere: Biosphere, biotope, habitat, ecological niche, the system - the ecosystem concept, relationships between elements in the ecosystem, biotic and abiotic environmental factors, Tolerance Act, the classification of organisms according to ecological tolerances.
2	Terrestrial Ecology: Abiotic Features of Terrestrial Environment : Rainfall and temperature, the importance and the worldwide distribution of climate variations.
3	Light: Light quality, intensity, the effects of light quality on morphological changes in plants, and the exposure time, grouping of plants in terms of day-length requirements and light requirements, the physiological effects of light.
4	Temperature: Factors affecting the temperature, distribution of temperature in the earth, Thermoperiodism, stratification, vernalization. Morphological, physiological and chemical factors in the plants exposure to the extreme temperatures,
5	Characteristics of Terrestrial Biotic Environment: energy flow in producers, consumers, and parsers.
6	Ecology and Adaptation: Morphological-structural adaptations, physiological adaptations, color adaptation, behavioral adaptation and speciation mechanisms.
7	Reactions between organisms. Non-contact and contact forms of common life, types of inter-species relationships
8	Repeating courses and midterm exam
9	According to Raunkiaer plant Phanerophytes, Kamefitler, hemicryptophyte, and Terofitler Kriptofitler.
10	The main terrestrial Biomes and properties.
11	Substance Ecosystem Cycles: Water Cycle, Carbon Cycle, Nitrogen Cycle, Phosphorus Cycle and Oxygen Cycle.
12	Environmental pollution: water pollution, air pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution, radiation pollution.
13	Environmental protection: Erosion
14	Environmental protection: Ways of using balanced and recovery of natural resources.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Prof. Sabri Gokmen. General Ecology, Nobel Publishing, Ankara, 2007.
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
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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	2	28
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	14	14
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	20	20
Total WorkLoad			104
Total workload/ 30 hr			3
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ7	PQ8
LO1	4	5	0	0	0	0
LO2	0	0	4	5	0	0
LO3	0	0	5	4	0	0
LO4	3	4	0	5	0	2
LO5	0	5	4	0	0	0
LO6	0	0	0	0	4	5
LO7	5	4	3	0	0	0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High