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
MBG2052018139	INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY	Compulsory	2	3	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Anyone pursuing a career as an ecologist, environmental biologist, or teacher needs to be familiar with invertebrates, including their diversity and how they function. Of the 20 major animal phyla, 19 deal with invertebrates. This course examines the systematics, evolution and diversity of “the small things that matter” – and the large ones. It looks at the origin of life in the sea and the evolutionary patterns suggested by marine and terrestrial fossil material. The focus is on the diversity of invertebrates in a range of environments and the adaptations they have to vastly different conditions.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Hasan SEVGİLİ

Learning Outcomes

1	Understand the origin of the life and divergence of the animal taxa
2	Understand and describe the animal phyla, solve the phylogenetic relationships of the phyla
3	Understand the evolution of the organ system within invertebrates

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Functional morphology, physiology, reproduction, development, and behavior of invertebrates will be examinedThe invertebrates are the largest and most diverse group of animals. They are found in all environments and habitats. This course provides an overview of the biology of the various invertebrate phyla and classes. As well as examining the life activities and classification of the various groups, special topics such as evolution, phylogeny, adaptation and ecology are discussed where relevant.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Origin and evolution of the life	Theoretical	No
2	Geological ages and divergence of the invertebrate animals	Theoretical	No
3	Classification of invertebrates and evolutionary relationships	Theoretical	No
4	Evolution of the multicelular animals, differentiations of symetry and coelom, Proifera	Theoretical	No
5	Cnidaria, Acoelomata: Platyhelminthes	Theoretical	No
6	Pseudocoelomata	Theoretical	No
7	Eucoelomat Animals, Mollusca	Theoretical	No
8	Midterm exam	Exam	No
9	Annelida	Theoretical	No
10	Panarthropoda: Tardigrata, Onychophora	Theoretical	No
11	Arthropoda	Theoretical	No
12	Arthropoda	Theoretical	No
13	Arthropoda	Theoretical	No
14	Final Exam	Exam	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Gündüz, E.. Omurgasız Hayvanlar. Ders notları Campell, N. A. ve Reece, J. B. 2008. Biology. Türkçe Çeviri (eds. E. Gündüz, A. Demirsoy, İ. Türkan). Palme Yayınevi. Pechenik, J. A. 2005. Biology of the Invertebrates, fifth edition. Mc Graw Hill. Brusca, R. C. ve Brusca, G. J. 2003. Invertebrates.Sinauer. Hickman, C. P., Roberts, L. S., Larson, A., I’Anson, H., 2003. Integrated principles of Zoology. McGraw-Hill Science.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
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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

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	12	12
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Self Study	1	40	40
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	20	20
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	40	40
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			142

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