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
ZBK1082016958	AGRICULTURAL ZOOLOGY	Compulsory	1	2	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To give students the foundations of zoology, cell, tissue, systems and metabolism, biology, morphology, behavior and ecology and systematic of animals of agricultural importance and to make preparation for related courses of department of plant protection

Name of Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ali GÜNCAN

Learning Outcomes

1	Have knowledge of foundation and general subjects of zoology
2	Have knowledge of animal phyla of agricultural importance.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Week 1 Introduction, importance and relation between zoology and agriculture - Branches of Zoology - Common properties of animals - Organization, Structure and Division of Cell 1,2 Week 2 Cell - Spermatogenesis - Oogenesis - Fertilization - Development - Segmentation - Formation of Mesoderm - Organogenesis Tissues of Animals Metabolism of Animals 1,2 Week 3 Organs and Systems of Animals 1,2,3 Week 4 Systematic of Animals Animal phyla of agricultural importance Phylum Arthropoda - Class Crustacea - Class Myriapoda 1 Week 5 Class Hexapoda(=Insecta) - General information about insects - Systematic - General properties of insects - Benefits and damages of insects 1 Week 6 Class Hexapoda(=Insecta) Morphology of insects 1 Week 7 Class Hexapoda(=Insecta) - Physiology of insects 1 Week 8 Midterm Exam Week 9 Class Hexapoda(=Insecta) - Reproduction and development of insects 1 Week 10 Class Hexapoda(=Insecta) - Ecology of insects 1 Week 11 Class Arachnida -Sub-Class Acarina 1 Week 12 Phylum Nematoda 1 Week 13 Phylum ANNELIDA Phylum MOLLUSCA 1 Week 14 Phylum CHORDATA - Class:Reptilia - Class Mammalia 1 Week 15 Phylum CHORDATA - Class Mammalia - Class:Aves 1 Week 16 Final Exam

Course Contents

Cell (structure, organization, division, fertilization, embryonic development, segmentation), Tissues, systems (digestive, respiratory, excretory, circulatory, nervous, reproductive, sensory organs) of Animals, Metabolisms of Animals, Systematics of Animals, Morphology, behavior, biology and ecology of animal phyla of agricultural importance (Nematoda, Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda, Chordata)

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction, importance and relation between zoology and agriculture - Branches of Zoology - Common properties of animals - Organization, Structure and Division of Cell
2	Cell - Spermatogenesis - Oogenesis - Fertilization - Development - Segmentation - Formation of Mesoderm - Organogenesis Tissues of Animals Metabolism of Animals
3	Organs and Systems of Animals
4	Systematic of Animals Animal phyla of agricultural importance Phylum Arthropoda - Class Crustacea - Class Myriapoda
5	Class Hexapoda(=Insecta) - General information about insects - Systematic - General properties of insects - Benefits and damages of insects
6	Class Hexapoda(=Insecta) Morphology of insects
7	Class Hexapoda(=Insecta) - Physiology of insects
8	Midterm Exam
9	Class Hexapoda(=Insecta) - Reproduction and development of insects
10	Class Hexapoda(=Insecta) - Ecology of insects
11	Class Arachnida -Sub-Class Acarina
12	Phylum Nematoda
13	Phylum ANNELIDA Phylum MOLLUSCA
14	Phylum CHORDATA - Class:Reptilia - Class Mammalia
15	Phylum CHORDATA - Class Mammalia - Class:Aves
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Main textbook / Material 1 Pehlivan, E., 2009. Tarımsal Zooloji. E.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi, Bitki Koruma Bölümü, Ders notları. Recommended textbooks 2 Tanyolaç,J and Tanyolaç T. 2000. Genel Zooloji. Hatiboğlu Yayınları, Ankara. 3 Hickman, C.P., Roberts, L.S. and Larson, A. 2001. Integrated Principles of Zoology, 11th edition, McGraw Hill Higher Education.

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)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Quiz	10	1	10
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Individual Study for Homework Problems	14	2.5	35
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	2	12	24
Individual Study for Final Examination	2	12	24
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			139

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

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