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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 503 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL 503 Course Title: FLORA OF TURKEY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)
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 Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Turkey vegetation formations, and general information about the properties

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Understand the concepts of Flora, Vegetation, Ecosystem, Population etc. and establish a relationship between them PO-
LO-2 Learn the climatic changes in geological periods, effects of the formation of the flora of Turkey, and the origin of the flora of Turkey PO-
LO-3 Evaluate systematically the important plant groups and plant diversity in Turkey PO-
LO-4 Learn endemic and threatened species extinction in Turkey PO-
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Flora and vegetation etc. definition of concepts The origin of the flora of Turkey, flora regions and climate structure plant groups in Turkey Endemism situation
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Flora and vegetation, Concepts of ecosystem, communities and populations, Definitions of biodiversity (genetic and hereditary diversity, species diversity) Material
2 an overview of Turkey's biodiversity, the causes of the richness and diversity of the flora of Turkey and the history of botanical research Material
3 causes of the richness of the flora of Turkey, general types of climate in Turkey Material
4 Turkey's phytogeographic region and features Material
5 group of plants in the flora of Turkey (Gymnosperms) Material
6 group of plants in the flora of Turkey (Monocotyledons belonging to the properties of large families) Material
7 Repetition Material
8 mid-term exam
9 group of plants in the flora of Turkey (properties of large families belonging to dicotyledons) Material
10 Plants with economic importance (food-specific plants, spice plants) Material
11 Plants with economic importance (medicinal plants, industrial plants) Material
12 endemism and endemic plants in Turkey Material
13 Narrow distribution of endemic species, Paleoendemic, schizoendic, patroendemic and apoendemic concepts Material
14 repetition Material
15 repetition Material
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Prof. Dr. Yıldırım Akman, Prof. Dr. Osman Ketenoğlu, Doç. Dr. Latif Kurt, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Kerim Güney, Doç. Dr. Ergin Hamzaoğlu, Dr. G. Nilhan Tuğ, Kapalı Tohumlular / Angiospermae, Ankara, 2007.
2 YILDIRIM AKMAN, OSMAN KETENOĞLU, L. KURT, GYMNOSPERMAE (AÇIK TOHUMLULAR), 2012.
3 Davis, P. H. vd. Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, 1965-88.
Required Course instruments and materials
Seçmen, Ö., 2008. Türkiye Floras? Ders Notlar?, Ege Üniv. Matb., Izmir.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 13 39
       c) Performance Project 0
       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 5 8 40
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 5 11 55
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 180