BIOL454 ORNITHOLOGY
| Course Code: | 2380454 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Biology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. CEMAL CAN BİLGİN |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, the students will know the essentials on adaptive morphology and behavior of birds as well as be able to identify common birds in the field.
Course Content
A course for senior students, emphasizing adaptive morphology and behavior of birds. Lectures cover various aspects of the biology of birds, including morphology, physiology, systematic, evolution, behavior, ecology, and biogeography, with examples from the regional avifauna. Laboratory and fieldwork include studies of skeletons and plumages, teaching basic identification skills and field work (censusing, recording behavior, breeding ecology) on common species.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Recognize the worldwide diversity of birds and their systematic position
- Explain the evolotionary origin of birds and their relations with closest extant relatives
- Describe basic avian morphology, particularly those that are unique to birds
- Explain avian physiological adaptations on flight and metabolism
- Distinguish between different navigation tools used by birds
- Explain diurnal cycles and regulatory controls on major events in their lives
- Know the basics of avian behavior and adaptations on visual and vocal communication
- Describe the reproductive cycle of birds and factors that influence that cycle
- Explain basics of nesting, incubation and parental care in birds
- Identify common birds typical of Ankara and its surrounding in the field
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Perform basic laboratory and field techniques/approaches used in various branches of biology. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Understand and apply principles of laboratory and field safety. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Understand the inner workings of the scientific processes, think critically, and frame questions using experimental and theoretical approaches in biology. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Proficiency in communicating issues in both English and Turkish. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Read, and understand scientific communications from primary literature in biology. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Identify and explain issues in biological sciences. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Be ready to take new theoretical and technological challenges by recognizing the value and act upon the need for lifelong learning. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Work as an individual, as well as a team member, and assume leadship when needed. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Follow the rules of scientific ethics within their careers and professions. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution