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
FBİ628	AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS	Compulsory	1	2	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Learning of importance, characters and abiotic and biotic factors of aquatic ecosystems.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Beyhan TAŞ

Learning Outcomes

1	They learn that ecosystem concept and ecosystem work.
2	They learn that aquatic ecosystems importance, physic-chemical and biologic variables; and they can explain their relation.
3	They learn about productivity, substance and energy flowing in the aquatic ecosystems.
4	They have an idea about primary productivity measurement.
5	They can explain that aquatic ecosystems effecting factors.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Definition of ecosystem, importance of aquatic ecosystems, abiotic and biotic factors influencing on aquatic ecosystems, matter and energy changes among elements constituting aquatic ecosystems, entering and going out principal matters to ecosystems, food circle in lake surroundings, primer production, secondary production, net production concept, estimate methods and factors affecting primer production.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Definition of ecosystem, general characters of ecosystem
2	Importance of aquatic ecosystem
3	Abiotic characters of aquatic ecosystem
4	Abiotic characters of aquatic ecosystem
5	Biotic characters of aquatic ecosystem
6	Biotic characters of aquatic ecosystem
7	Function of aquatic ecosystem: substance and energy flow
8	Midterm exam
9	Energy and productivity in the aquatic ecosystem
10	Primer, seconder and amount productivity in the aquatic ecosystem
11	Primary productivity effected factors
12	Prediction methods of primary productivity
13	Extreme aquatic habitats and their ecology
14	Determinant of exotic species to ecosystem in the aquatic ecosystems
15	Effect of spherical heating up to aquatic ecosystems
16	Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Lampert, W. & Sommer, U., 2007. Limnoecology: The Ecology of Lakes and Streams. 2nd ed., Oxford University Press Inc., New York. Dugan, P.J., 1990. Sulak Alanların Korunması:Güncel Konular ve Gerekli Çalışmalar Üzerine Bir İnceleme. DHKD, İstanbul. Wetzel, R.G., 2001. Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems, Academic Press, USA. Şişli, M.N., 1996. Çevre Bilim Ekoloji. Yeni Fersa Matbaacılık, Ankara. Kocataş, A., 1992. Ekoloji ve Çevre Biyolojisi. Ege Üniversitesi Su Ürünleri Fakültesi Yayınları No:51, 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

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Quiz	14	4	56
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	5	7	35
Individual Study for Final Examination	5	8	40
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			177

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
LO2	5						5
LO3	5						5
LO4	5						5
LO5	5						5

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