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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 | | TBİ-22-109 | Herpetofauna Of Turkey | Elective | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | Second Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | The aim of this course is able to obtain knowledge Amphibian and reptile species live in Turkey. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Dr. Öğretim Üyesi Bahadır AKMAN | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Recognizing frog species in Turkey and learning their distribution areas | | 2 | Recognizing reptile species in Turkey and learning their distribution areas | | 3 | To have information about Recent Studies on the Distribution of Amphibians and Reptiles in Turkey |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Daytime Class | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | - | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | - | | Course Contents | | Living in Turkey Amphibian (frogs) and Reptilia (reptiles) species and to teach students about basic information related to the identification. | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | Introduction | | | | 2 | The history of Turkey herpetology | | | | 3 | Amphibians I (Urodela) | | | | 4 | Amphibians II (Anura) | | | | 5 | Turtles (Chelonia) | | | | 6 | Lizards I (Gekkonidae, Agamidae, Chamaeleonidae) | | | | 7 | Lizards II (Anguidae, Scincidae) | | | | 8 | Midterm | | | | 9 | Lizards III (Lacertidae) | | | | 10 | Snakes I (Typhlopidae, Leptotyphlopidae, Boidae) | | | | 11 | Snakes II (Colubridae) | | | | 12 | Snakes III (Viperidae) | | | | 13 | Snakes IV(Elapidae) | | | | 14 | General Assesments | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | 1. Lecture notes and presentations
2. Başoğlu, M., Baran, İ., 1977. “Türkiye Sürüngenleri. Kısım I. Kaplumbağa ve Kertenkeleler. (The Reptiles of Turkey. Part I. The Turtles and Lizards)”. Ege Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi, No. 76, Bornova-İzmir (İlker Matbaası), 272 sayfa.
3. Başoğlu, M., Baran, İ., 1980. Türkiye Sürüngenleri, Kısım II, Yılanlar (Turkish Reptiles, Part II, Snakes). Ege Üniversitesi Kitaplar Serisi No: 81, Bornova-İzmir.
4. Başoğlu, M., Üzeti, N., 1973. “Türkiye Amfibileri”. Ege Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi, No. 151, Bornova-İzmir, The Amphibians of Turkey, 155 pp.
5. Baran, İ., Atatür, M. K., 1998. “Turkish Herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles)”. Republic of Turkey, Ministry of the Environment, Ankara, 214 pp.
6. Anderson, S.C. 1999. The Lizards of Iran (Contributions to Herpetology, Vol. 15), Missouri, USA: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.
7. Tarkhnishvili, D.N. and Gökhelashvili, R.K. 1999. The Amphibians of the Caucasus. Advances in Amphibian Researc in the Former Soviet Union. Sofia-Moscow. 4: 94-106.
8. Budak, A., Göçmen, B., 2005. Herpetoloji. Ege Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi, No. 194, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Bornova-İzmir, 226 sayfa. | | 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 | 50 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 50 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | | - |
| | Workload Calculation | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Final Examination | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Question-Answer | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Oral Examination | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Homework | 2 | 20 | 40 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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