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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 214401304103 | WILDLIFE INVENTORY TECHNIQUES – II | Compulsory | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | Short Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | It aims to teach theoretically and practically the methods of creating inventories of living groups in wildlife | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Bahadır AKMAN | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Recognizes the regularly inventoried species with all their ecological characteristics. | | 2 | Applies counting and inventory work in vertebrate groups. | | 3 | Can give direction to conservation work. |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Daytime Class | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | None | | Course Contents | | What is inventory, why inventory work is done, main counting techniques, counting techniques for wildlife, factors affecting counting, general methods used in inventory work of wild animals. Points to be taken into consideration when applying the methods. | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | Introduction, Importance of wildlife inventory | | | | 2 | Inventory samples from Turkey | | | | 3 | Direct counting techniques | | | | 4 | wholesale count | | | | 5 | Continuous-scan and burner count | | | | 6 | Aerial counting, Remote sensing | | | | 7 | Midterm | | | | 8 | Line-length counting, Light holding and counting | | | | 9 | Marking | | | | 10 | indirect observation techniques | | | | 11 | stool counts | | | | 12 | Monitoring rate change, Counting errors | | | | 13 | Population density calculations, Carrying capacity concept | | | | 14 | End of Year Exam | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | 1 – Oğurlu, İ., 2003. Yaban Hayatında Envanter. T.C. Çevre ve Orman Bakanlığı, DKMP, Av ve Yaban Hayatı Dairesi Başkanlığı, Ankara, 207s.
2 – Bibby, S., Burges, D., Hill, A., 1992: Bird Census Techniques, Academic Pres Limited, London, 257s.
3 – Caughley G. ve Sinclair, A.R.E., 1994. Wildlife Ecology and Management, Blackwell Science Inc., ISBN 0 86542144 7, Cambridge, VII+334s.
4 – Çanakçıoğlu, H., Mol, T., 1996. Yaban Hayvanları Bilgisi. İ.Ü. Orman Fakültesi, Yayınları, İ.Ü. Yayın No: 3948, O.F. yayın no: 440, İstanbul, 550 s. | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Homework | 3 | 15 | 45 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | LO2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | LO3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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