Information Package / Course Catalogue
Biodiversity
Course Code: ZSU530
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

Aim of course is teaching factors and danger effect on diversity, importance and population density of all living things which live different ecosystem in earth

Course Content

Population increasing, urbanization and industrialisation and become different of agronomic practise day by day, and tecnology which effect of life have been changing relationship between human and nature. Thus, increasing bad effection arised from external facts on natural species is resulted extincting natural species. Aim of this course is learning of importance that all living things is important for well processing ecosystem.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Birsen KIRIM
Learning Outcomes
1.1. Identification of ecosystem and ‘s items
2.2. Meaning of all living thing on earth for ecosystem
3.3. Dangereous development waiting for biodiversity
4.To know important invasive species in the Turkish waters
5.To know the interactions of local and alien-invasive species
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. Biyoçeşitlilik Biyolojik devinimler ve koruma. Christian Lévêque and Jean-Claude Mounolou. 2. Baskı. Eds. Hasan H. Başıbüyük, Ahmet Yılmaz, Sabri Kılınç. 2013. Other books and internet
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction biodiversity and definition
Week 2 - Theoretical
Why the biodiversity is important?
Week 3 - Theoretical
Biological diversity: General view
Week 4 - Theoretical
Geographical distribution of biodiversity
Week 5 - Theoretical
Mecanisms which are on way diversifying of living earth
Week 6 - Theoretical
Movement of biological diversity and results of human effects
Week 7 - Theoretical
Biological diversity and ecological system running
Week 8 - Theoretical
Movement of biological diversity and effect on health
Week 9 - Theoretical
Genetic resources and biotechnology
Week 10 - Theoretical
Useful nature: Value and usage of biological diversity
Week 11 - Theoretical
Protection of biological diversity
Week 12 - Theoretical
Problems waiting for biological diversity
Week 13 - Theoretical
General review
Week 14 - Theoretical
General review
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory145298
Lecture - Practice150151
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)201
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
5
5
5
OÇ-2
2
1
2
OÇ-3
4
3
3
OÇ-4
5
3
3
OÇ-5
4
4
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026