PAÜ .:. Eğitim Öğretim Bilgi Sistemi

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
LVS 121	NATURAL HISTORY	2 + 0	2nd Semester	2

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Associate's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	The students will learn how living things are examined, how the classification techniques, the similar and different characteristics of different living groups. The students will also be informed about the development and differentiation in living creatures and their vision the life sciences will be developed.
Course Content	Important scientists in science history The idea of classifying living things and different approaches Taxonomy and classification methods Early life on Earth Paleontological periods Mass extinction in the past The concept of biodiversity Factors influencing biodiversity Scientific process Mechanisms of natural selection
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Students will learn the important people in the history of science and their approaches to natural process
2	Students will be able to recognize the living groups and learn similar characteristics of living things.
3	Students will learn about life forms in different paleontological periods and the cause of previous mass extinctions.
4	Students will understand how scientific processes work
5	Students will learn what biodiversity is, why it is necessary, and how natural selection works.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	2	28
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	1	14
Mid-terms	1	4	4
Final examination	1	6	6
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			52 2

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
LVS 121	NATURAL HISTORY	2 + 0	1	Turkish	2023-2024 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Lecturer DOĞAN SÖZBİLEN	dsozbilen@pau.edu.tr		ACMYO A0210	%60

Goals		The students will learn how living things are examined, how the classification techniques, the similar and different characteristics of different living groups. The students will also be informed about the development and differentiation in living creatures and their vision the life sciences will be developed.
Content		Important scientists in science history The idea of classifying living things and different approaches Taxonomy and classification methods Early life on Earth Paleontological periods Mass extinction in the past The concept of biodiversity Factors influencing biodiversity Scientific process Mechanisms of natural selection

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Nature and Universe Perception in Human
2	The Big Bang and the Early Universe
3	The formation of stars and star systems
4	The formation of earth and the changes until Holocene
5	The formation of earth and the changes until Holocene
6	Changes and mass extinctions from the first living to today
7	Changes and mass extinctions from the first living to today
8	Nature observers, philosophers and their work in history
9	Nature observers, philosophers and their work in history
10	Nature observers, philosophers and their work in history
11	Today's creatures and changes in Holocene
12	Today's creatures and changes in Holocene
13	Looking ahead: What awaits us?
14	Looking ahead: What awaits us?

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
Ders notları	Türkçe

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	60	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	40	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

Prospective Student