Information Of Programmes

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 524 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL 524

Course Title: PLANT DETERMINATION PRINCIPLES

Theoretical+Practice: 3+0

ECTS: 6

Year/Semester of Study

1 / Spring 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 the identification and recognising of Plants in our country and common plant of this families, genus and species level the plants specimens

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	Learns turkey flora	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	Learns the distribution of plant	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	Knows angiospermae	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	Knows gymnospermae	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
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Turkey considering the sequence of flora, plant identification and recognition of their families and the provision (Gymnospermae, Pinaceae, Cupressaceae, Angiospermae, Ranunculaceae, Brassicaceae, Papaveraceae, Caryophyllaceae, Malvaceae, Leguminaceae, Rosaceae, Apiaceae, Compositae)
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	sequence in the flora of Turkey	Classroom lessons, question and answer
2	Identification of plants according to the flora of Turkey	Classroom lessons, question and answer
3	Identification of plants according to the flora of Turkey	Classroom lessons, question and answer
4	Gymnospermae	Classroom lessons, question and answer
5	Pinaceae, Cupressaceae	Classroom lessons, question and answer
6	Angiospermae, Ranunculaceae	Classroom lessons, question and answer
7	Brassicaceae	Classroom lessons, question and answer
8	mid-term exam
9	Papaveraceae	Classroom lessons, question and answer
10	Caryophyllaceae	Classroom lessons, question and answer
11	Malvaceae	Classroom lessons, question and answer
12	Leguminaceae	Classroom lessons, question and answer
13	Rosaceae, Apiaceae	Classroom lessons, question and answer
14	Compositae	Classroom lessons, question and answer
15	Liliaceae, Poaceae Iridaceae	Classroom lessons, question and answer
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	Ekim T. Ve arkd. ‘ Türkiye Bitkileri Kırmızı Kitabı’, Türkiye Tabiatı Koruma Derneği, 2000.
2	Frederic S. Türkiye Çiçekleri, İstanbul, 2004.
3	Tutin T.G, vd. Flora Europaea, vols. 1-5, 1964-80.
4	Davis P. H., (ed), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean, vol.1-9, 1965-1985.
5	Akman, Y. Ketenoğlu, O. Kurt L. Güney, K.,Angiospermae: Kapalı Tohumlar, 2012.
Required Course instruments and materials
Davis PH. ‘Türkiye ve Do?u Ege Adalar? Floras? 11 cilt’ Frederic S. “Türkiye Çiçekleri ” 2004, ?stanbul. Ekim T. Ve ark. ‘ Türkiye Bitkileri K?rm?z? Kitab?’, Türkiye Tabiat? Koruma Derne?i, 2000. Flora Europaea The identification of flowering plants

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	13	2	26
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	6	7	42
mid-term exam	2	1	2
Own study for final exam	11	5	55
final exam	2	1	2
			0
			0
Total work load;			179