Information Of Programmes

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 547 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL 547

Course Title: GERMINATION ECOFIZYOLOGY

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

ZELİHA LEBLEBİCİ (zleblebici@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

The first stage of plant development, seed germination, the seed of its own blocking agents, a structure of the seed is hard and impermeable seed and during cultivation of a variety of technical errors and adverse environmental factors will be examined.

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	Learn about the ecological factors that affect germination	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 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 PO-5 Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning	Examination Presentation Performance Project
LO-2	Seed germination can learn the importance of the temperature factor	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 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 PO-9 Transfer in a systematical way the latest developments in Biology and their field of study reinforcing with qualitative and quantitative data to the groups either concerned with the field or not by verbal, visual and written means	Examination Oral Examination Presentation
LO-3	Learn the importance of the light factor in seed germination	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 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 PO-5 Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning	Examination Presentation Performance Project
LO-4	Will achieve any kind of event in the germination experiment, germination of the plant in line with ecological requirements.	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 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 Presentation Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Germination event, ecological factors affecting seed germination,The effect of temperature on seed germination, the effect of low temperature and freezing temperature to germinate, the germination of light and dark event, the different degrees of pH germination event
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	Event and the factors affecting germination germination	Oral expression
2	Effect of temperature on germination	Oral expression
3	The effect of temperature on germination is low and freezing	Oral expression
4	The effect of light on germination	Oral expression
5	The effect of darkness on germination	Oral expression
6	The effect of pH on the germination of different degrees of	Oral expression
7	The effect of age of the seed germination rate	Oral expression
8	mid-term exam
9	The effect of the depth of soil to germinate	Oral expression
10	Effect of soil worm seed germination	Oral expression
11	The effect of plant hormones on seed germination	Oral expression
12	The effect of salt stress on seed germination	Oral expression
13	Germination percentage of seeds germinating in different environments	Oral expression
14	Barrier methods of relieving the germination of the seeds	Oral expression
15	Barrier methods of relieving the germination of the seeds	Oral expression
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	Akman, Y., Küçükködük, M., Düzenli, S., Tuğ, G.N.,Bitki Fizyolojisi, 2001, Ankara.
Required Course instruments and materials
Akman, Y., Küçükködük, M., Düzenli, S., Tu?, G.N.,Bitki Fizyolojisi, 2001, Ankara.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment	Week	Hours	Weight(%)
mid-term exam	8	2	25
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination	5	2	5
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation	10	2	5
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project	12	2	5
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	6	18
b) Search in internet/Library	3	6	18
c) Performance Project	3	6	18
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report	3	6	18
e) Term paper/Project			0
Oral Examination	2	6	12
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	6	18
final exam	2	1	2
			0
			0
Total work load;			166