Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
ZBK3012016958	INSECT SYSTEMATİCS	Compulsory	3	5	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is • To teach general principles of systematic, insects in systematic, • To teach basic principles of insect classification, • To teach recognition and diagnosis of insect orders and families from the taxonomic respect

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	To have the knowledge and skills of basic concepts related to plant protection and gained occupational and ethical responsibility
2	Effectively be able to access theoretical information relevant to plant protection and perform oral and written presentations using the information technologies
3	Effectively be able to collect data necessary for solving problem related to pest, pathogens and weeds and decide and apply appropriate management of strategies
4	Effectively be able to decide the necessity of using pesticides for controlling plant protection problems and determine and prescribe the appropriate pesticides
5	To have knowledge about and awareness of control method to use in pest management for protection and sustainable use of natural resources.
6	Able to use initiative in identification of problems, decision making and resolving problems in occupational subjects.
7	Effectively be able to comprehend local, national and international significance of own occupation and develop attitude.
8	Receive responsibilities as an individula and a team member in the occupational subjects

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

• Systematic and terminology of systematic, • Phylogeny of Arthropoda and Hexapoda, taxonomic characters in the insect systematics, • Diagnosis and diagnosis keys of insect orders and families

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Systematic and terminology of systematic
2	Phylogeny of Arthropoda
3	Phylogeny of Hexapoda
4	Insect orders and taxonomic characters
5	Orders in Apterygota supclass
6	General features of orders in Pterygota supclass; general features of Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Plecoptera orders and taxonomic characters of their important families
7	General features of Orthoptera and taxonomic characters of their important families
8	Midterm Exam
9	General features of Phasmida, Mantodea ve Blattaria and taxonomic characters of their important families
10	General features of Dermaptera ve Heteroptera and taxonomic characters of their important families
11	General features of Heteroptera and Thysanoptera taxonomic characters of their important families
12	General features of Coleoptera and taxonomic characters of their important families
13	General features of Coleoptera and taxonomic characters of their important families
14	General features of Lepidoptera and taxonomic characters of their important families
15	General features of Hymenoptera ve Diptera and taxonomic characters of their important families
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Textbook 1 Handouts from various sources and prepared by utilizing enriched with images power point presentation 2 Ecevit, O., 2000. Böcek (Hexapoda) Sistematiği, OMÜ Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Kitabı No: 34, Samsun, 487s. Other References 1 Lodos, N., 1982. Türkiye Entomolojisi II (Genel, Uygulamalı ve Faunistik), EÜ Ziraat Fakültesi Yay. No: 429, Bornova-İzmir. 2 Lodos, N., 1983. Türkiye Entomolojisi I (Genel, Uygulamalı ve Faunistik), EÜ Ziraat Fakültesi Yay.no: 282, Bornova-İzmir. 3 Lodos, N., 1984. Türkiye Entomolojisi III (Genel, Uygulamalı ve Faunistik), EÜ Ziraat Fakültesi Yay. No: 456, Bornova-İzmir. 4 Lodos, N., 1989. Türkiye Entomolojisi IV (Genel, Uygulamalı ve Faunistik), EÜ Ziraat Fakültesi Yay. No: 493, Bornova-İzmir. 5 Borror, D.J., C.A. Triplehorn, and N.F. Johnson. 1992. An introduction to the study of insects, 6th edition. Saunders College Publishing., Harcourt Brace and Company, Orlando, Florida, 875pp. 6 Lodos, N., 1995. Türkiye Entomolojisi V Buprestidae (Genel, Uygulamalı ve Faunistik), Entomoloji Derneği Yay. No: 8, Bornova-İzmir. 7 Lodos, N., 1998. Türkiye Entomolojisi VI (Genel, Uygulamalı ve Faunistik), EÜ Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No: 529, Bornova-İzmir. 89 http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/selhome/selhome.htm 10 http://www.bishopmuseum.org/research/natsci/ento/entoimages.html 11 http://entomology.si.edu/Collections.html

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Quiz	0	0	0
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Practice	14	3	42
Laboratory	14	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	6	2	12
Individual Study for Final Examination	10	3	30
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8
LO1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO8	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High