Dean of Faculty

Prof. Dr. İbrahim Ethem ANAR

Tel: +90 312 2135670

e-mail: etemanar@gazi.edu.tr

Secretary

Ali YÜCEDAĞ, 

Tel: +90 312 2135847

Fax : +90 312 2135538

 ECTS coordinator

Prof. Dr. Leyla AÇIK

Tel : +90 312 2126030/2794 ext,

e-mail : leylaacik@gazi.edu.tr

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Head of Department:

Prof. Dr. Hayri DUMAN

Tel: +90 312 2126030/3092

e-mail : hduman@gazi.edu.tr

Adres
Gazi University, Art & Science Faculty

06500 Beşevler/Ankara- Turkey

http://www.fef.gazi.edu.tr/turkish/biology/E_bio.htm

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT: GENERAL INFORMATION

Biology department was founded in 1982. There are 5 main branches in the biology department, Botany, General Biology, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Zoology. The Degrees of M.S. and Ph.D. in biology are offered by the Institute of Science and Technology of GAZI University in cooperation with Biology department. Education was begun in 1982-1983 fall semester. In the department three are 13 Professors, 3 Assoc. Professors, 9 Ass. Professors, 28 research assistants, 2 experts.

B. D. graduates assume Biologist title. Graduates can study in the laboratories of Ministry of Health, hospitals; Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Forestry also can be Teacher of Biology.

BIOLOGY LECTURE PROGRAM

FIRST YEAR

Course Title-Course Code: Biology and Environment BIO-103				Name of the Programme:Biology
Semester	Teaching Methods							Credits
	Lecture	Recite	Lab.		Other	Total		Credit	ECTS Credit
	28				22	50		2	2
Language	Turkısh
Compulsory / Elective	Compulsory
Prerequisites	Absent
Course Contents	The importance of biology for environment, pollution and effects of air, water and soil, the roles and effect of the human to the world ecosystem, wildlife, natural life areas, the life areas which are effected by environmental factors in our country, the protection processes of genetic sources.
Course Objectives	The importance of biology for environment, the causes and results of air, water and soil pollution, wildlife, the problems of forests, meadows, pastures which are effected by environmental factors and the protection processes of alive genetic sources and the explanation of legal prevention.
Learning Outcomes and Competences	To learn the importance of biology for environment, the dimension and damages of environmental pollution, the protection processes and the results that if this protection processes don’t perform.
Textbook and /or References
Assessment Criteria							If any,mark as (X)			Percent (%)
	Midterm Exams						1			40
	Quizzes						-			-
	Homeworks						-			-
	Projects						-			-
	Term Paper						-			-
	Laboratory Work						-			-
	Other						-			-
	Final Exam						1			60
Instructors	Prof. Dr. Hayri DUMAN
Week	Subject
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14	The importance of biology for environment, the factors of environmental pollution Air pollution The changes of ozone layer and the results of these changes The greenhouse effects and its negative results Water pollution Soil pollution The effects of human to the world ecosystem Wild life and naturel life areas The life areas which are effected by environmental factors in our country; forest Meadows and pastures Wetlands, rivers, lakes and seas The functions, benefits, crops, biological features of wetlands The protection processes of alive genetic sources The legal prevention for protecting plant and animal genetic sources

Course Title-Course Code: Principles of Systematic (BİY-108)

Name of the Programme: Biology

Semester

Teaching Methods

Credits

Lecture

Recite

Lab.

Other

Total

Credit

ECTS Credit

2

14

0

0

-

-

11

25

1

1

Language

Turkish

Compulsory / Elective

Compulsory

Prerequisites

-

Course Contents

The history and the relation ship with the other biological science of systematic and taxonomic studies. The concept of taxonomic categories and their usage. Inter population variations and infra population variations, the concept species and subspecies. The type terms and their usage. Nomenclature in systematic zoology and botanic. Taxonomic publications and  Latin grammar.

Course Objectives

Aim of this lesson is to explain Systematic, taxonomy and species-sub species concepts and to find out how and which rules used in classification for living being.

Learning Outcomes and Competences

Separation into group according to differences and similarities of animal and plant species in nature, to identify, to put into hierarchic catagories and to acquire knowledge about the code of taxonomic nomencleture.

Textbook and /or References

Robert, A. D. 2000. How to Write and Publish A Scientific Paper, ISI, Oryx Press. 196. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 2000. Internatıonal Code of Zoologıcal Nomenclature Fourth Edition, eds: Ride,W.D.L., Cogger, H.G., Dupuis, C., Kraus, O., Mineli, A., Thompson, F. C. and Tubbs, P.K., The International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature.

Assessment Criteria

If any,mark as (X)

Percent (%)

Midterm Exams

X

50

Quizzes

Homeworks

Projects

Term Paper