| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | İD141 | Climate Change and Beekeeping | Elective | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| To teach the individuals that make up the honey bee, the morphological and physiological characteristics of these individuals, the importance of bees and beekeeping in terms of plant and animal production, the place of honey bees in the world ecosystem and how honey bees will be affected positively or negatively by climate changes. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç.Dr.Yaşar ERDOĞAN |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Recognizes the honey bee colony structure and the bee individuals in the colony. | | 2 | Understands how to set up an apiary and the installation stages. | | 3 | Learns the morphology and physiology of honey bees. | | 4 | Understands the place and importance of the honeybee in the ecological system. | | 5 | Understands the effects of climate on honeybees. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| Not |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| Not |
| Course Contents |
| 1- Development of Beekeeping
2-The Place of Beekeeping in Agriculture and Turkish Economy
3-Beekeeping in the World and in Turkey
4-Beekeeping Equipment
5- Body Structure, Growth and Development in Honey Bees
6-Feeding of Adult Honey Bees
7- Bee Breeding
8-Technical Beekeeping
9-Racial selection of bees by region due to climate change
10-Bee feeding depending on climate and region |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Historical Development of Beekeeping and Beekeeping | | | | 2 | The Place and Importance of Beekeeping in the Turkish Economy | | | | 3 | Beekeeping in the World and in Turkey | | | | 4 | Tools and equipment used in beekeeping | | | | 5 | Bee races to be selected by region depending on climate change and general characteristics of these races. | | | | 6 | MIDTERM | | | | 7 | Bee races to be selected by region depending on climate change and general characteristics of these races. | | | | 8 | Bee races to be selected by region depending on climate change and general characteristics of these races. | | | | 9 | Anatomical structure of Honey Bees, Growth and Development | | | | 10 | Nutrition of Adult Honey Bees Depending on Climate | | | | 11 | honeybee colony | | | | 12 | Bee Breeding | | | | 13 | Modern and Technical Beekeeping and Products Provided from Beekeeping | | | | 14 | Modern and Technical Beekeeping and Products Provided from Beekeeping | | | | 15 | final exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| 1-Basic Principles of Beekeeping (Genç, F. and Dodoloğlu, A.)
2-Modern Beekeeping Techniques Book - (PROF. DR. MUHSİN DOĞAROĞLU).
3-Form and Function in the Honey Bee –(Lesley Goodman) |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 2 | 70 | | Field Work | 1 | 30 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 2 | 70 | | Seminar | 1 | 30 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 30 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 70 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | Not |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Question-Answer | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Field Work | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Seminar | 7 | 9 | 63 |
| Self Study | 10 | 4 | 40 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 2 | 6 | 12 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | LO2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | LO3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | LO4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | LO5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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