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
MBG3042018139	BIODIVERSITY AND CONVERSATION	Compulsory	3	6	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Objective of the course is to teach approaches to nature conservation and biodiversity

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Tuğba ÖZBUCAK

Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to define biodiversity
2	To be able to think about the meaning, conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity.
3	To be able to explain the distribution of biological diversity in the world and regional differences and its reasons.
4	Define biological diversity
5	Know means of diversity and its protection and sustainable use
6	Have information about the geographical distribution of biodiversity.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

The importance and mean of Biodiversity, Distribution of Biodiversity, Centers of Biodiversity, Threats induced by the lost of biodiversity, The quantification of Biodiversity and its index, IUCN Criteria, Biodiversity in Turkey, Biodiversity and Globalization, Biodiversity and Global warming , Approaches nature conservation, Sustainability.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
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Recommended or Required Reading

Özbucak, T. 2021. Plant diversity lecture notesı. WWF & IUCN. 1994. Centers of Plant Diversity. A Guide and Strategy for their Conservation (Eds. S.D. DAVIS, V.H. HEYWOOD, & A.C. HAMILTON), 3 volumes IUCN Publications Unit, Cambridge, U.K. Dokuzoğuz, M., Ekim, T., Demirsoy, A., ve ark.. 2005. Türkiye' nin Biyolojik Zenginlikleri, Ankara Genel Biyoloji Cilt 1. Keeton & Gould 5. Baskıdan çeviri, Çeviri editörleri Ali Demirsoy, İsmail Türkkan, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara,

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	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Attending Lectures	16	1	16
Discussion	10	1	10
Question-Answer	5	1	5
Observation	5	1	5
Field Trip	4	2	8
Brain Storming	4	2	8
Seminar	5	1	5
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	5	5
Individual Study for Final Examination	5	5	25
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			89

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					2					5						3
LO2	1				5							2
LO3		4				3					2							1
LO4						3					4									5
LO5					2					1					3					4
LO6	2				3					4									5

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