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
FBİ624	FRESH WATER BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY	Compulsory	1	2	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Teaching importance of freshwater, physical, chemical and biologic structure of lakes and their geological characters, trophic status, food chain, food web, substance and energy succession and primary productivite in the lake.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Beyhan TAŞ

Learning Outcomes

1	They will obtain information about physical, chemical and biologic variables of freshwater and will be able to explain these ecologic connection
2	They can explain that ecologic parts of lake end vivid diversity in these parts
3	They will learn to nutrients importance in the lake and nutrient circles
4	They can tell about food chain, substance and energy succession in the lake
5	They will obtain information about algal primary productivity and algal biomass measurement
6	They can tell about how can trophic structure determine in the lake

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Importance of freshwater; Physical structure of lakes and their geological characters; Chemical structure, general lake chemistry; Biologic characters; Food chain, food web, substance and energy succession in the lake; Primary productivite; Throphic status

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction, hydrological circle, importance of freshwater
2	Physical structure of lakes and their geological characters: lake variables
3	Light, lakes zonality from light, density
4	Termal stratification lake variety for thermal stratification
5	Opened lake and closed lake systems comparison
6	Chemical structure, general lake chemistry: dissolved oxygen, seasonal stratification for dissolved oxygen
7	Nutrients, nutrients circle
8	Midterm exam
9	Biologic characters, lake’s zones
10	Lake’s organism
11	Food chain, food web, substance and energy succession in the lake
12	Primary productivite, chlorophyll-a measurement for algae, algal succession
13	Consumers, decomposers
14	Trophic status
15	Eutrophication
16	Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Wetzel, R.G., 2001. Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems, Academic Press, USA. Horne, A.J. & Goldman, C.R., 1994. Limnology. McGraw-Hill Inc. New York. Lampert, W. & Sommer, U., 2007. Limnoecology: The Ecology of Lakes and Streams. 2nd ed., Oxford University Press Inc., New York. Tanyolaç, J., 2009. Limnoloji (Tatlısu Bilimi). Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, Ankara. Cirik, S. & Cirik, Ş., 1999. Limnoloji. Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Bornova-İzmir.

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

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	3	3
Final Examination	1	3	3
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Practice	8	1	8
Laboratory	8	1	8
Discussion	4	2	8
Question-Answer	4	2	8
Observation	4	2	8
Field Work	8	2	16
Report Preparation	8	2	16
Report Presentation	8	2	16
Criticising Paper	5	2	10
Self Study	1	14	14
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	14	14
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	14	14
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

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