Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
INSECT BEHAVIOR 800300715070 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Cem ÖZKAN
Assistants
Goals Basic and practical information about insect behavior will be given and studies based on behavior to solve plant protection problems will be narrated.
Course Content Factors that affect insect behavior, the methodologies used in insect behavior, monitoring of insect behavior, behavioral data recording and performing statistical analysis, host location and host selection, insect host location, recognition of host, host rejection, superparasitism, host feeding behavior, mating behavior in insects, insect behavior and community ecology.
Learning Outcomes 1) Analyze the factors affecting insect behavior.
2) Analyze the methodologies used in insect behavior.
3) Observe insect behavior.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Factors that affect insect behavior Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Role Play
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
The history of insect behavior Question Answer
Debate
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
2. Week Define insect behavior and show how it fits into the discipline of entomology Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
the methodologies used in insect behavior Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Demonstration
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week monitoring of insect behavior Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Role Play
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
Point out factors likely to affect the behaviors of insects Question Answer
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week The methodologies used in insect behavior Lecture
Debate
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
behavioral data recording and performing statistical analysis Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week host location and host selection Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Role Play
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
Monitoring insect behavior in the field and laboratory Problem Solving
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Behavioral data recording and statistical analysis Problem Solving
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
insect host location Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week recognition of host Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Role Play
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
Host location and host selection Question Answer
Debate
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Host rejection and superparasitism Question Answer; Problem Solving

Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
Midterm Exam Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
9. Week host rejection Lecture; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
Feeding behavior Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Mating behavior Question Answer
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
superparasitism Lecture; Problem Solving; Discussion; Role Play; Demonstration
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week host feeding behavior Lecture; Question Answer; Role Play
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
Professional critique literature on insect behavior Lecture; Question Answer
Debate
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Interpretation of impacts of insect behavior on pest management Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
mating behavior in insects Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Role Play
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week insect behavior and community ecology. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
Produce a thorough review of research in a specific area of insect behavior Question Answer; Problem Solving

Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Insect behavior and community ecology Lecture; Question Answer

Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
Insect behavior and insect pest conrol Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
15. Week Insect behavior and Insect pest control Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
16. Week Exam Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
Insect Behavior Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
Insect Behavior Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
Insect Behavior Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Reproductive Behabiour of Insect. Edited By W.J. Bailey and Ridsdill-Smith. Capman&Hall, p.339. Principles of Insect Behaviour V.B. Awasthi. Scientific Publishers (India), p.237. Insect Behavior, Robert W. Mathews, Janice R. Matthews. Second Edition. Springer, p.514.Böcek Davranışları Ders Notu

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
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PY25000
PY35000
PY45000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 16 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 8 2
Homework 4 4
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 14 4
Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 4 4
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 16 2
Quiz 2 2
Time to prepare for Quiz 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Final Exam 2 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 2 2
1 2
14 4
2 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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