Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
YBH1042017852 ANIMAL BEHAVIORCompulsory124
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To get the students acquainted about the constitution mechanism of behaviour, the description and varieties of animal behaviour, types of some human behaviours.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Dr. Burcu DEMİREL YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1is able to understand what the behaviour is, show interest of explain to relationship with social groups where people stand in.
2is able to have informatin about neorological bases of behaviour.
3is able to describe its behaviours and relationships in their social and scientific lives.
4is able to have information about communication between social insects and vertebrate animal behaviours.
5is able to evaluation social and behavioural informations.
6is able to propose to problems in their social and personal lives.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Animal Behaviour- Scienticts who contributed to behavioural science, the methods used in behavioural science, the history of behavioural science, approaches to behavioural science, behaviour genetics, neural bases of behaviour, psychology and research of animal behaivour, imprinting and learning, development of behaviour, physiology of behavior, behavioral rhythms: communication in animals (Pheromons, communication in social insects), orientation and migration- compatibility of behaviour, Foraging behaviour-Territory, reproductive ecology, Evolution of animal community, evolution of social behaviour, kin selection, the examples to insect societies, vertebrate society, human sociobiology.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Animal Behaviour- Scienticts who contributed to behavioural science, the methods used in behavioural science, the history of behavioural science, approaches to behavioural science
2Behaviour genetics, neural bases of behaviour, psychology and research of animal behaivour
3Imprinting and learning, Development of behaviour
4Physiology of behavior, Behavioral rhythms
5Communication in animals (Pheromons, communication in social insects)
6Orientation and migration
7Compatibility of behaviour, Foraging behaviour-Territory
8Compatibility of behaviour, Foraging behaviour-Territory
9Mid-term exam
10Reproductive ecology
11Evolution of animal community
12Evolution of social behaviour
13Kin selection
14The examples to insect societies
15Vertebrate society and Human sociobiology
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14456
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Homework Problems2510
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11515
Reading14228
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)135
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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