1. مقدمه فى علوم البحار ع.ب. 101 ام.د. حنان متولى محمود
الاستاذ المساعد بقسم علوم البحار
نائب مدير وحدة الجودة لشئون التعليم و الطلاب

2. Course Specification 1-Course Data:
Title: Introduction to oceanography
Code Ms 101
Academic Year: level 1
Instructional units: 2 credit hrs.

3. 2- Course Aim The course aim:
To familiarize the students with the meaning of the interdisplinary understanding of the Term Oceanography and its aspects and introducing him/her to Oceanography.

4. 3- Intended learning outcome ILOs
a: Knowledge and understanding
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
1- Define the components of Oceanography
2- Explain and define early history and modern exploration.
3- Identify the physical properties of sea water, ocean circulation; waves and tides.
4- Know the chemical composition of sea water.
5- Be familiar with the ecological factors in the marine environment, biozones, plankton, nekton and benthos.
6- Identify marine sediments and coastal sedimentary environments.
7- Distinguish between plankton, benthos and nekton.

5. b: Intellectual skills
At the end of this course the students will be able to:
b1: Differentiate between different aspects of Oceanography.
b2 : Recognize the major biological contents of the different biozones.
b3: Analyze scientific material both orally and in writing in a scholarly manner.
b4: Demonstrate and use the essential facts and concepts.

6. C: Professional skills
At the end of this course students will be able to:
c1: Prepare suitable literatures to find information on a specific topic.
c2: Compare among different aspects of Oceanography
c3. Infer collected materials related to those aspects.

7. D: General skills At the end of this course students will be able to:
d1: Communicate with others positively.
d2: Work in group.

8. 4- Course Content Introduction 1- History of Oceanography
2- Oceanographic expeditions
3- Marine Ecology
4-Importance of marine life
5- Biological life
• Plankton
• Benthos
• Nekton
6- Marine sediment
7- The origin of the oceans
8- Sea floor spreading
9- Chemical composition of sea water
10- Marine resources
11- Ocean circulation
12-Waves, current, tides

9. 5- Teaching and learning Methods
Lectures:
Power point slide using data show.
Team work discussion.
Open Discussion between professor and Students and among students themselves.
office hours

10. 6- Teaching and learning methods with students with special needs
N/A
Responding to student asked questions
Facilitating their way to get the electronic copy of the course .
Videos

11. 7- Student Assessment A: Procedures used:
to assess the student intellectual, professional and general and transferable skills
Quizzes are given twice during the first 15 minutes of the class
Mid Term is a full exam for one hour
Final exam
Oral Exam
Class activities (reports, discussions…etc)

12. B: Schedule
Week 4: Assessment 1 (quiz)
Week 7: Assessment 2 (Mid-Term Examination)
Week 10: Assessment 3 (quiz).
Week 12: Oral
Week 13: Final

13. C: Weighing of Assessment
Final-Term Examination %
Oral exam %
Quizzes and Mid-term %
Total %

14. 8- List of references A: Course notes:
Electronic version on CD or by Flash memory.
Hand out notes.
B: Required books not mandatory
C: Recommended Books:
Principles of Oceanography
Introduction to oceanography
D: periodicals and websites:

15. What is the scientific meaning of NARS
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