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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 504 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL 504 Course Title: PLANT DETERMINATION PRINCIPLES 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 SPECIAL PLANT AREAS AND PROPERTIES,
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 plant taxonomy of the types of plants that grow on the earth, their calling, may vary, and the similarities, and short-habitat characteristics of the earth distribution and comprehend the identification of plants with these characteristics

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Learns systematic categories PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods
Examination
LO-2 Knows the nomenclature terms Tipification PO-2 Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field
Examination
LO-3 learns identification PO-4 Have the qualification and capability to gain admission to doctoral programs, R&D units or occupations related to the field with the knowledge they have gathered in the field
Examination
LO-4 Learns the characters used in taxonomy PO-10 Monitor and supervise the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting, implementing and publishing the data related to the field of Biology and teach those values
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
About the classification systems of plants Phylogny systems built on the first systematic publication of the plants that have been identified categories of nomenclature Tipifikasyon Floristic taxonomic revision of primitive and advanced characters, morphological characters used in taxonomy presentation and anatomical characters, cytological, and phytochemical characters veembriyolojik palynological characters General assessment
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 first classification systems of plants Material
2 Systems established on Phlogeny Material
3 Systematic categories Material
4 nomenclature and Typification Material
5 publication of the new plants Material
6 Taxonomic revision Material
7 Floristic presentation Material
8 mid-term exam
9 The characters used in taxonomy Material
10 primitive and advaced characters Material
11 morphological and anatomical characters Material
12 embryological and palynological characters Material
13 cytological, and phytochemical characters Material
14 General assessment Material
15 General assessment Material
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Seçmen, Ö. ve ark. Tohumlu bitkiler sistematiği, Ege Üniv. Fen Fak Yay. Nu.116, 1998.
2 Heywood, V. H., Flowering plant families of the world, 2007.
3 Davis, P. H. vd. Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, 1965-88.
4 Davis, P. H. and Heywood, V. H., Principles of Angiosperm Taxonomy, 1963.
5 Stearn, W. T., Botanical Latin, 2004.
Required Course instruments and materials
Flora of Turkey and east Aegean Islands Flora Europaea Principle of Angispermae taxonomy Botanical Latin Flowering Plants of the World Seçmen Ö. ve arkd. ‘ Tohumlu bitkiler sistemati?i’ Ege Ün. Fen Fak Yay. No:116, 1998. Vural M. “Bitki taksonomisi prensipleri ders notlar?” Gazi Üniversitesi .

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 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 2 50

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 0
       c) Performance Project 3 13 39
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 5 2 10
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 5 6 30
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 11 5 55
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 180