Information Package / Course Catalogue
Biodiversity and Global Warming
Course Code: BİO586
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

Learning the distribution and importance of different living species living in all different ecosystems on earth, the factors affecting population density and the effects of global warming.

Course Content

Population growth, urbanization and industrialization, and the gradual differentiation of agricultural practices, and the changing perception of life due to technological developments have also changed the inevitable relationships between humans and nature. In this context, the increase in external pressure on natural species has caused the extinction of natural species. Global warming creates great pressure on the distribution and existence of species. Understanding these mechanisms is very important for the sustainability of species.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Sabri KILINÇ
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning the definition and elements of the ecosystem
2.Learning the meaning of living species on earh for the ecosystem
3.Learning what the dangers awaiting biodiversity are
4.Understanding the causes anf effects of global warming
5.Knowing the relationships between global warming and species diversity
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Biyoçeşitlilik Biyolojik devinimler ve koruma.. Hasan H. Başıbüyük, Ahmet Yılmaz, Sabri Kılınç. 2013.
2.Changing the face of the Earth. Culture, Environment, History. I.G. Simmons.Basil Blackwell Ltd. 1990
3.3. Çevre Bilimi. Prof. Dr. Kazım YILDIZ, Şengün Sipahioğlu, Mehmet Yılmaz. Gündüz eğitim ve yayıncılık.2005
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to biodiversity and definitions
Week 2 - Theoretical
Why should we care about biodiversity
Week 3 - Theoretical
Biodiversity and global warming: an overview
Week 4 - Theoretical
Geographic distribution of biodiversity
Week 5 - Theoretical
Mechanisms at work in the diversification of the living world
Week 6 - Theoretical
The movement of biodiversity and the consequences of human activities
Week 7 - Theoretical
Biodiversity and the functioning of ecological systems
Week 8 - Theoretical
Movements of biodiversity and their effects on health (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Causes of global warming and its change from past to present
Week 10 - Theoretical
Global warming effects on biogeography
Week 11 - Theoretical
Global warming and Biodiversity conservation
Week 12 - Theoretical
Anthropological effects on global warming, Problems awaiting biodiversity
Week 13 - Theoretical
Overview
Week 14 - Theoretical
Overview
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1453112
Lecture - Practice150252
Midterm Examination115217
Final Examination115217
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)198
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
4
4
OÇ-2
5
4
3
OÇ-3
4
5
OÇ-4
5
3
OÇ-5
5
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2026