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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / MBG 555 - MONECULER BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

Code: MBG 555 Course Title: WATER POLLUTION AND BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department MONECULER BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ÖZLEM FINDIK (ofindik@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
In this course, it is aimed to learn about water pollution and its effects on living things, and methods of determining the effects.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Existing pollution sources, damages on organism and ecosystem, pollution detection methods,how work in this field should be planned
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to Environmental Pollution, definition and historical development of
2 Ecosystems characteristics;Environmental Science; Development of life, biodiversity
3 Biogeochemical cycles and environmental health;
4 Pollutants causing environmental pollution-types of pollutants and their effects on living environment;
5 Humanity's problems with environmental pollution
6 Humanity's problems with environmental pollution
7 Water pollution and its effects on the environment
8 mid-term exam
9 Article examples
10 Studies on water pollution
11 Specific effects of pollutants on fauna and flora, Bioindicator organisms;
12 Studies on water pollution
13 Studies on water pollution
14 Studies on water pollution
15 Studies on water pollution
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials
aArticles, lecture note

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 1 4 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper 5 20
9.Project
final exam 1 40

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 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 12 24
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 20 1 20
Oral Examination 15 2 30
Quiz 2 2 4
Laboratory exam 1 10 10
Own study for mid-term exam 1 10 10
mid-term exam 2 4 8
Own study for final exam 2 2 4
final exam 1 5 5
0
0
Total work load; 185