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
MBG2032018139	ECOLOGY	Compulsory	2	3	6

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

This course is investigated to relations with each other living things and their environment,general concept of Ecology and functioning of the ecosystem.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tuğba BAYRAK ÖZBUCAK

Learning Outcomes

1	To learn ecologic relationships
2	To learn ecosystems, their functions and properties
3	Learn about population ecology
4	To comprehend the relationship between biodiversity and sustainability

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

1 The scope, defination and historical development of ecology 2 The basic concepts of Ecology ( Ecological factors, habitat, ecological niche, competition, ecological tolerance, minumum act, convergensi, divergensi) 3 Ecological relations 4 System- Ecosystem concept 5 Ecological cycles 6 Biological accumulation 7 Examples of ecological balance 8 Mid-term exam 9 Ecology and adaptation 10 Terrestrial Ecology 11 Population Ecology 12 Comunity and Ecosystem Ecology 13 Urban Ecology 14 Environmental pollution and it’s control 15 Biyodiversity, it’s determination and conservation 16 Final exam

Course Contents

Basic ecological concept, Ecological relationships, The use of ecology in current life, Systems and models, Ecological cycles, Population ecology, Communitiy and Ecosystem Ecology, Urban ecology, Ecology and adaptation, Biodiversity, Ecological problems

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The scope, defination and historical development of ecology
2	The basic concepts of Ecology ( Ecological factors, habitat, ecological niche, competition, ecological tolerance, minumum act, convergensi, divergensi)
3	Ecological relations
4	System- Ecosystem concept
5	Ecological cycles
6	Biological accumulation
7	Examples of ecological balance
8	Mid-term exam
9	Ecology and adaptation
10	Terrestrial Ecology
11	Population Ecology
12	Comunity and Ecosystem Ecology
13	Urban Ecology
14	Environmental pollution and it’s control
15	Biyodiversity, it’s determination and conservation
16	Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Özbucak, T. 2010. Bitki ve Hayvan Ekolojisi Ders Notları. Odum E.P., Barret G.W. 2008. Çeviri Editörü, Kani Işık, Ekoloji'nin Temel İlkeleri, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara. Şişli, N. 1996. Ekoloji, Yeni Fersa Matbaacılık, Ankara. Gökmen, S. 2007. Genel Ekoloji. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara. Kılınç, M., Kutbay, G. 2004. Bitki Ekolojisi. Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara. Kışlalıoğlu, M., Berkes, F. 2003. Ekoloji ve Çevre Bilimleri. Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul.

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	6	2	12
Attending Lectures	16	3	48
Discussion	10	2	20
Question-Answer	10	2	20
Brain Storming	8	3	24
Seminar	10	2	20
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	8	8
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			166

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18	PO 19	PO 20	PO 21
LO1	2	3	3	1	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	4	3	1	2
LO2	2	3	3	2	3	3	4	2	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	4	3	1	2
LO3	1	4	3	1	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	5	3	1	2
LO4	2	4	3	1	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	1	2

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