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
FBİ714	THE ECOLOGY OF FISHES	Compulsory	1	2	6

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Within and between of fish species interactions, abiotic and biotic environmental factors to explain compliance with life cycle

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Derya BOSTANCI

Learning Outcomes

1	Defining of place of fish in aquatic systems and understand to ecosystems integration of fishes.
2
3
4
5

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

The general content of the course consists of seven stages: 1- The live forms of fish and distribution in aquatic ecosystems, marine ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems, private ecosystems 2- Conformity of abiotic environmental factors of fish, current types and conformity of fish 3- Biotic relations between species and subspecies, relationships between other organisms of fish, bacteria and virus, plants, fish and other animal organisms 4- The life cycles of fish, reproduction and growth, length-weight and age relations 5- Fish migration, breeding migration, feeding migration, the winter migration and hibernation, 6- Feeding in fish and food relations 7- The fundamental biological relations in fisheries methods and importance of fisheries in human life.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction, objective, scope and basic definitions of expression, access to reference
2	The live forms of fish and distribution in aquatic ecosystems
3	Marine, freshwater and special ecosystems
4	Conformity of abiotic environmental factors of fish
5	Current types and conformity of fish
6	The biotic relationship of internal and external species of fish
7	Relationship between other organisms of fish
8	Mid-term exam
9	Relationship between other organisms of fish (more)
10	Relationship of fish bacteria,virus and other animal organisms
11	The life cycles of fish, reproduction and growth, length-weight and age relations
12	Fish migration (breeding migration, feeding migration, the winter migration and hibernation)
13	Feeding in fish and food relations
14	The fundamental biological relations in fisheries methods and importance of fisheries in human life.
15	Evaluation and discussion
16	Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Nicolsky G.V.,1963 The Ecology of Fishes, Acedemic Press, London and New York

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	3	1	3
Attending Lectures	16	3	48
Discussion	16	2	32
Question-Answer	16	2	32
Brain Storming	16	2	32
Seminar	3	1	3
Writing Paper	8	2	16
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	5	5
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			185

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
LO1	4	4			4	4	4		4
LO2	4		4		4	4	4			3
LO3	4		4		4	4	4		4
LO4	4		4		4	4	4
LO5	4	4			4	4	4	4

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