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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | İD122 | Climate Change and Bee Diseases | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | Second Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | To provide students with the skills to know and apply basic beekeeping and breeding criteria, recognize bee diseases, diagnose and treat them. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Doç.Dr.Yaşar ERDOĞAN | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Knows beekeeping, its technical problems and solutions; | | 2 | Performs hive examination and takes anamnesis, | | 3 | Recognizes and treats bee diseases, | | 4 | Writes prescriptions for bee diseases and knows preventive medicine; |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Normal Education | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | Not | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | Not | | Course Contents | | Honeybee anatomy, morphology, taxonomy, biology and races,
Beekeeping terms, materials, usage, hive care and approach criteria,
Beekeeping-environment relationship, Pollination-Economy,
Bee products (honey, pollen, propolis, apilarnil, bee venom, beeswax, royal jelly),
Introduction to bee diseases and their general characteristics,
Nosemiosis (from diagnosis to treatment),
American and European foulbrood,
Bee paralysis, Bag rot, Money rot, Septicemia disease, Dysentery (from diagnosis to treatment),
Fungal diseases of bees (stone and lime) (from diagnosis to treatment), | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | Honeybee anatomy, morphology, taxonomy, biology and breeds, | Not | Not | | 2 | Beekeeping terms, materials, usage, hive care and approach criteria | Not | Not | | 3 | Beekeeping-environment relationship, Pollination-Economy | Not | Not | | 4 | Bee products (honey, pollen, propolis, apilarnil, bee venom, beeswax, royal jelly) | Not | Not | | 5 | Introduction to bee diseases and their general characteristics, climate and its effects on bee diseases | Not | Not | | 6 | midterm | Not | Not | | 7 | American foulbrood and the impact of climate | Not | Not | | 8 | Bee paralysis, Bag rot, Money rot (from diagnosis to treatment) and the effect of climate factors on these diseases | Not | Not | | 9 | Fungal diseases of bees (stone and lime) (from diagnosis to treatment) | Not | Not | | 10 | Fungal diseases in honeybees and the effect of climate | Not | Not | | 11 | Nosemosis and the influence of climate | Not | Not | | 12 | European foulbrood an the influence of climate | Not | Not | | 13 | Septicemia Disease in Honeybees | Not | Not | | 14 | Dysentery Disease in Honeybees and influence of climate | Not | Not | | 15 | Final exam | not | not |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | 1. Morse RA, Nowogrodzki R. Honey Bee Pests, Predators and Diseases. Cornell Univ. Press, 1997.
2. Shimanuki H, Knox DA. Diagnosis of Honey Bee Diseases. USDA. 2000.
3. Tutkun E, Bosgelmez A. Diagnosis and Treatment Methods of Honey Bee Pests and Diseases. Bizim Büro Printing House, Ankara, 2003.
4. Sammataro D, Avitabile A. Bee Breeding and Diseases (Trans. Vatansever H). Özkan Printing, 2004.
5. Aydin L et al. Bee Diseases and Pests. Uludag Univ. Beekeeping Course Notes, 2004.
6. Uludağ Beekeeping Magazine. Quarterly periodical magazine. 2000-2012 | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 70 | | Field Work | 1 | 30 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 30 | | Seminar | 1 | 70 | | 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 |
| | Workload Calculation | |
| 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 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | LO2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | LO3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | LO4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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