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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / BIY 436 - BIOLOGY

Code: BIY 436 Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO PALINOLOGY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BIOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer GENÇAY AKGÜL (akgul@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) GENÇAY AKGÜL,
Language of Instruction English
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach the morphology of plant pollen and spores, Light Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy Tecnique

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Learns the structure of plant pollen and spores PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs
 		Examination
LO-2 Learns to plant taxonomy. PO-2 Transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Biology to other disciplines
 		Examination
LO-3 Learn pollen morphology PO-6 Are able to assess and evaluate the data making use of the advanced knowledge and skills that they have acquired in the field, to define and analyze the issues connected with current technological developments finding ways to offer solutions to those issues based on the researched and evidence
 		Examination
LO-4 Easily comprehend the palynological characters used in taxonomy PO-14 Are able to use the information and communication technology required by the field of Biology with a competence at the level of European Computer Driving License
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Palynological input Palynological contribution of other disciplines Reproductive organs in flowering plants Pollen morphology Sporoderm layers Ornamentasyon varieties Aperture varieties Pollen types and shapes Gymnosperm pollen Gymnosperm pollen Lichen and moss land sports morphology Sports fern morphology Angiosperm pollen The pollen morphology of different plant
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to Palynology Classroom lessons, question and answer, supply
2 Contributions of palynology to the other disciplines Classroom lessons, question and answer, supply
3 Reproductive organs in flowering plants Classroom lessons, question and answer, supply
4 Pollen morphology Classroom lessons, question and answer, supply
5 Sporoderm layers Classroom lessons, question and answer, supply
6 Ornamentasyon types Classroom lessons, question and answer, supply
7 Aperture types Classroom lessons, question and answer, supply
8 mid-term exam
9 Pollen types and shapes Classroom lessons, question and answer, supply
10 Gymnosperm pollens Classroom lessons, question and answer, supply
11 Gymnosperm pollens Classroom lessons, question and answer, supply
12 spor morphology of Lichen and moss Classroom lessons, question and answer, supply
13 Fern spor morphology Classroom lessons, question and answer, supply
14 Angiosperm pollens Classroom lessons, question and answer, supply
15 Pollen morphology of different plants Classroom lessons, question and answer, supply
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Pinar ve ark. Palinoloji Laboratuvar Kilavuzu, Ankara Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Döner sermaye iş letmesi yayınları No: 66, 2003,
2 Wodehouse, R. P. Pollen Grains, 1935.
3 Erdman, G. Pollen Morphology and Plant taxonomy, 1952.
Required Course instruments and materials
Wodehouse, R. P. Pollen Grains, 1946 Erdman, G. Handbook Palynology, 1953. Pinar ve ark. Palinoloji Laboratuvar Kilavuzu, Ankara Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Döner sermaye i? letmesi yay?nlar? No: 66, Ankara, 2003.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 30
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation 2 2 10
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project 2 2 10
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 50

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 1 13 13
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 6 18
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 3 9 27
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 90