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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 710 - BİYOLOJİ(DOKTORA)

Code: BYL 710 Course Title: BIOLOGY OF FRESHWATER POLLUTION Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BİYOLOJİ(DOKTORA)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer HANİFE ÖZBAY (hanifeozbay@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To prvide students with the expanded knowledge of biology of Freshwater Pollution

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can say basic knowledge in assosiated area PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods
PO-2 Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field
PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own
PO-5 Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning
PO-8 Evaluate how the important personalities, events and phenomena that have made essential contributions to the development of Biology that might have impact on their field of practice
PO-9 Transfer in a systematical way the latest developments in Biology and their field of study reinforcing with qualitative and quantitative data to the groups either concerned with the field or not by verbal, visual and written means
Examination
LO-2 can illustrate experimental design in associated area PO-
LO-3 can solve the problems using analytical procedures PO-
LO-4 can apply extended knowledge in assosiated areas PO-
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Inroduction: Four example of water pollution; Aquatic toxicology; Organic pollution; Eutrophication;Acidification;Heavy Metals;Organochlorines;Thermal Pollution;Radyoactivity;Oil;Biological Assesment of water Quality; Intrusive microorganisms; Bioassays;Management of Water Resources
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Inroduction: Four example of water pollution Explanation
2 Aquatic toxicology Explanation
3 Organic pollution Explanation
4 Eutrophication Explanation
5 Acidification Explanation
6 Heavy Metals Explanation
7 Organochlorines Explanation
8 mid-term exam
9 Thermal Pollution Explanation
10 Radyoactivity Explanation
11 Oil Explanation
12 Biological Assesment of water Quality Explanation
13 Intrusive microorganisms Explanation
14 Bioassays Explanation
15 Management of Water Resources Explanation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Biology of Freshwater Pollution (C. F. Mason, 1996, Longman Group UK Limited)
Required Course instruments and materials
Text Book:Biology of Freshwater Pollution (C. F. Mason, 1996, Longman Group UK Limited)

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 13 39
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 5 7 35
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 12 5 60
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 180