BIOL721 ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN FIELD ECOLOGY
| Course Code: | 2380721 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Biology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. CEMAL CAN BİLGİN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This is a course for graduate students, aimed to improve their grasp of the underlying theory for ecological techniques, especially on sample size determination, sampling and experimental design, mark-recapture studies, home range estimation, habitat selection and community level ecological analysis. Introductory level field ecology (BIO 448 or equivalent) knowledge is required as a background.
Course Content
A course for graduate students, aimed to improve their grasp of the underlying theory for ecological techniques, especially on sample size determination, sampling and experimental design, mark-recapture studies, as well as advanced technical approaches such as radio telemetry and GIS. Each student is expected to run an individual or group-based small scale research project in the field and present the results in a student symposium.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students are expected to have sufficient knowledge and experience to design and implement modest field ecology projects by themselves. They will have learned theoretical aspects of most common methodologies, including statistical design and computerized analysis of ecological data. They will obtain first-hand theoretical and practical knowledge of radio/satellite telemetry, rapid biodiversity assessment and GIS-based analysis.