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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 537 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL 537 Course Title: ADVANCED HYDROBOTANY 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 HANİFE ÖZBAY (hanifeozbay@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach expanded knowledge about aquatic plants.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can say the basic knowledge in Hydrobotany 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 can illustrate experimental design in associated area 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 can solve the problems using analytical procedures 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-4 can apply extended knowledge in Hydrobotany PO-5 Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Inroduction; defination of aquatic plants; Classification of aquatic systems and aquatic plants; Running water; Alg ecology in running water; Standing waters; General features of lakes; Alg ecology in standing waters; Classification of aquatic plants in standing water; Macroscopic al?gae in standing waters; Seconder aquatic plants.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Inroduction; defination of aquatic plants Explanation
2 Classification of aquatic systems and aquatic plants Explanation
3 Running water Explanation
4 Effects of environmental factors on running waters Explanation
5 Alg ecology in running water Explanation
6 Standing waters Explanation
7 General features of lakes Explanation
8 mid-term exam
9 Alg ecology in standing waters Explanation
10 Classification of aquatic plants in standing water Explanation
11 Macroscopic algae in standing waters Explanation
12 Seconder aquatic plants Explanation
13 Seconder aquatic plants Explanation
14 Seconder aquatic plants Explanation
15 Seconder aquatic plants Explanation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Island, Davis PH, 1965
2 Aquatic plants in Britain and Ireland, Preston CD, Croft JM. 1997
Required Course instruments and materials
Text books: Hidrobotanik (Su Bitkileri) (H. Güner, Others: Aquatic plants in Britain and Ireland (C. D. Preston, J. M. Croft, 1997, Harley Books, Essex, England).

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 3 13 39
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       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 7 35
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 5 12 60
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 180