Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 505 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL 505 Course Title: VEGETATION OF TURKEY I 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 English
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach Turkey on the development of vegetation, the current status of the teaching and promotion vegetation formations and plant associations

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Learn the history of studies on vegetation of Turkey 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 Learn the factors that affect vegetation PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own
 		Examination
LO-3 Vegetation formations learns. 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 Distribution in Turkey and learns the structures 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
Turkey's climate and biyoiklim multiples fitoco?rafi regions in Turkey, Turkey, Turkey's general vegetation types of vegetation history of the Mediterranean vegetation of Turkey: Turkey's Mediterranean scrub vegetation: Forest-Coniferous vegetation of the Mediterranean in Turkey: Turkey Deciduous Forest-Mediterranean vegetation: High-mountain vegetation of the Black Sea in Turkey: Black Sea in Turkey, Coniferous Forest-vegetation: the forest-leaf deciduous vegetation of the Black Sea in Turkey: High-mountain vegetation of Turkey, Central Anatolia and Eastern Anatolia steppe vegetation in the private Turkey vejetasyonunda types defined in the phytosociological units
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Turkey climate and bioclimates Classroom lessons, question and answer
2 Phytogeographic regions in Turkey Classroom lessons, question and answer
3 General vegetation types in Turkey Classroom lessons, question and answer
4 Vegetation history of turkey Classroom lessons, question and answer
5 Mediterranean vegetation in Turkey:maquis Classroom lessons, question and answer
6 Mediterranean vegetation in Turkey: Coniferous forest Classroom lessons, question and answer
7 In Turkey, the Mediterranean vegetation: Forest-deciduous Classroom lessons, question and answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Mediterranean vegetation in Turkey: high mountain Classroom lessons, question and answer
10 Vegetation of the Black Sea in Turkey: Coniferous forest Classroom lessons, question and answer
11 Vegetation of the Black Sea in Turkey: Coniferous forest Classroom lessons, question and answer
12 Vegetation in the Black Sea in Turkey: High Mountains Classroom lessons, question and answer
13 Steppe vegetation of Turkey in Central and Eastern Anatolia Classroom lessons, question and answer
14 Specific vegetation types in Turkey Classroom lessons, question and answer
15 Phytosociological units defined inside vegetation of Turkey Classroom lessons, question and answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Atalay, İ. Türkiye Vejetasyon Coğrafyası, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, 1994.
2 Çetik, R. İç Anadolunun Vejetastyonu ve Ekolojisi, Selçuk Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Yayınları, Konya, 1985.
3 Akman, Y. Türkiye Orman Vejetasyonu, 1995
4 Akman, Y., Ketenoğlu, O. Kurt, F. Vejetasyon Ekolojisi ve Araştırma Metotları, 2011.
Required Course instruments and materials
Atalay, ?. Türkiye Vejetasyon Co?rafyas?, Ege Üniversitesi Bas?mevi, 1994. Çetik, R. ?ç Anadolunun Vejetastyonu ve Ekolojisi, Selç?k Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Yay?nlar?, Konya, 1985. Akman, Y. Türkiye Orman Vejetasyonu, 1995

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) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 11 3 33
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 4 2 8
       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 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 5 11 55
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180