Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
0701204103GENERAL ANIMAL SCIENCECompulsory245
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To give enough knowladge to undergreduate and greduate students about animal importance, for profitable livestock production, animal raising and population in Turkey, the problems of animal raising,and solition ways, domesticiation, species, breeds, growth and reproduction, animal breeding and systems of breeding.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1The students will be able to have knowladge about the principles of general livestock Production.
2The student will be able to have enough information about animal breeds
3The student will be able to know zoological classification of farm animal, Races and Species
4The student will be able to have enough information about reproduction
5The student will be able to have enough information about animal-environment and reproduction-nutrition relations.
6The student will be able to know about basic principles of animal breeding
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Face to face
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The importance of agriculture and animal production
2 Some factors for prolitable livestock production
3Animal raising in Turkey
4Animal production in Turkey
5Domesticiation
6Species
7Breeds
8Animal-environment relationships
9Growth and reproduction
10Growth and reproduction
11Animal breeding
12Animal breeding
13Systems of breeding
14Systems of breeding
15
16
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Self Study148112
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11515
Individual Study for Final Examination12020
Homework11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)160
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PO
1
PO
2
PO
3
PO
4
PO
5
PO
6
PO
7
PO
8
LO12       
LO2    3   
LO3  3     
LO4 5      
LO5 1 3    
LO6      4 
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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