Information Of Programmes

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 561 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL 561

Course Title: ADVANCED PALINOLOGY

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 Pollen morphology, and sporting areas of application, terminology, pollen structure, Ornamentasyonu, shape features, pollen, fine structure of membranes, hybrid and abnormal pollens.

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	Learns the structure of plant pollen and spores	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 pollen morphology	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	Learn pollen anatomy	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	Easily comprehend the palynological characters used in taxonomy	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
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Palynology other disciplines, to contribute to the general information palynological reproductive organs in flowering plants, the pollen aperture morphology of the varieties of pollen types and forms of Sporoderm layers, Ornamentasyon Gimnosperm pollen from varieties of lichen and moss land sports sports morphology of Pteridophyt, pollen morphology of Light (LM) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) techniques of various plants Light and electron microscopy of the pollen morphology of hybrid and abnormal pollen
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	Palinology general terminology	Classroom lessons, question and answer
2	Palynological contributions to other disciplines	Classroom lessons, question and answer
3	reproductive organs in flowering plants	Classroom lessons, question and answer
4	pollen morphology	Classroom lessons, question and answer
5	layers of sporoderm	Classroom lessons, question and answer
6	Ornamentation and apertur types	Classroom lessons, question and answer
7	pollen type and shapes	Classroom lessons, question and answer
8	mid-term exam
9	pollens of Gymnosperm	Classroom lessons, question and answer
10	Morphology of fern, moss and, lichen	Classroom lessons, question and answer
11	techniques of Light (LM) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)	Classroom lessons, question and answer
12	techniques o Light (LM) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)	Classroom lessons, question and answer
13	Morphology of the pollen of various plants in the light and electron microscopy	Classroom lessons, question and answer
14	Morphology of the pollen of various plants in the light and electron microscopy	Classroom lessons, question and answer
15	hybrid and abnormal pollens	Classroom lessons, question and answer
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	Pinar ve ark. Palinoloji Laboratuvar Kilavuzu, Ankara Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Döner sermaye iş letmesi yayınları No: 66, 2003.
2	Wodehouse, R. P. Pollen Grains, 1935.
3	Erdman, G. Pollen Morphology and Plant taxonomy, 1952.
Required Course instruments and materials
Pinar ve ark. Palinoloji Laboratuvar Kilavuzu, Ankara Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Döner sermaye i? letmesi yay?nlar? No: 66, 2003 sil Wodehouse, R. P. Pollen Grains, 1935. sil Erdman, G. Pollen Morphology and Plant taxonomy, 1952.

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	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			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