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Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
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Lisans

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Language of Instruction

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Objectives of the Course

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Name of Lecturer(s)

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Learning Outcomes

1	Being able to express the definition of ecotoxicology and its general principles and main ecotoxicological definitions.
2	Being able to describe the effects of the pollutants at the population, community and ecosystem levels.
3	Being able to understand chemodynamics of the pollutants, entry route of the toxic substances into the living organisms and the importance of aquatic toxicity tests.
4	Being able to interpret on ecotoxicological test methods.
5	Learning to carried out various toxicity tests and being able to evaluate their results.
6	Being able to get information on factors changed toxicity test results.
7	Being able to perform field studies in order to obtain materials required for application of ecotoxicological studies.
8	Being able to evaluate statistical analyse the data obtained from ecotoxicological tests results.

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Mode of Delivery

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Prerequisities and Co-Requisities

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Recommended Optional Programme Components

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Content of the Course

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Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subjects (Theoretical)	Teaching Methods	Preparatory
1	Definition of ecotoxicology, its principles, the main ecotoxicological definitions.
2	Classification of the environmental pollutants, Distribution of the pollutants in the environment, Abiotic transportation of pollutants in the aquatic environment
3	Ttransformation process of pollutants in the aquatic environment
4	The effects of pollutants on living organisms; The exposure routes of the toxic substances on living organisms.
5	Biochemical and physiological effects of pollutants; Effects of environmental pollution at the population, community and ecosystem levels
6	Evaluate of toxic effect and determination of risk; Types of the toxicity tests; Acute lethal toxicity tests
7	MID-TERM EXAM
8	Comparison of ecotoxicological testing methods; Toxicity of two test materials and comparison of species sensitivity; Interactions between the pollutants;
9	The factors changing toxicity; The toxicity of complex mixture.
10	Field survey
11	Sublethal toxicity tests
12	Environmental monitoring; Observing changes on the species compositions; Measurement of pollutant concentrations in bioindicator species; Detecting of the pollutant effects on organisms
13	Evaluation of the data obtained from ecotoxicological studies and interpretation of statistical data
14	Presentation of term work
15	Presentation of term work
16	FINAL EXAM

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Text Book / Material / Recommended Resources

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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
Total		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
Total		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60

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Work Pacement(s)

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Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	8	8
Final Examination	1	10	10
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Practice	14	2	28
Project Preparation	1	6	6
Self Study	5	2	10
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	15	15
Reading	5	2	10
Total Work Load (hours)			125

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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13
LO 0	5		4			3		5	3
LO 1	5		4			3		5	3
LO 2	5		4			3		5	3
LO 3	5		5			3		5
LO 4	5		5			3		5
LO 5	5		5					5	4
LO 6	5		5					5	4
LO 7	5		4			3		5	4