Information Of Programmes

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 578 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL 578

Course Title: POLLEN MORPHOLOGY

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

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

To teach the morphology of plant pollen and spores, Light Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy Tecnique

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	Plant taxonomy can easily comprehend	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	Learns pollen morhology	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	Learns pollen anatomy	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
Palynological input Palynological contribution of other disciplines Reproductive organs in flowering plants Pollen morphology Sporoderm layers Ornamentasyon varieties Aperture varieties Pollen types and shapes Gymnosperm pollen Gymnosperm pollen Lichen and moss land sports morphology Sports fern morphology Angiosperm pollen The pollen morphology of different plant
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	Introduction to Palynology	Classroom lessons, question and answer
2	Contributions of palynology to the other disciplines	Classroom lessons, question and answer
3	Reproductive organs in the flowering plants	Classroom lessons, question and answer
4	Pollen morphology	Classroom lessons, question and answer
5	Sporoderm layers	Classroom lessons, question and answer
6	Ornamentation types of pollen	Classroom lessons, question and answer
7	Apertur types	Classroom lessons, question and answer
8	mid-term exam
9	Pollen types and shapes	Classroom lessons, question and answer
10	Gymnosperm's pollens	Classroom lessons, question and answer
11	spor morphology of Lichen and moss	Classroom lessons, question and answer
12	Sport morphology of fern	Classroom lessons, question and answer
13	Angiosperms pollens	Classroom lessons, question and answer
14	Pollen morphology of different plants	Classroom lessons, question and answer
15	Pollen morphology of different plants	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 işletmesi yayınları No: 66, Ankara, 2003.
2	Wodehouse, R. P. Pollen Grains, 1946.
3	Erdman, G. Handbook Palynology, 1953.
Required Course instruments and materials
Wodehouse, R. P. Pollen Grains, 1946 Erdman, G. Handbook Palynology, 1953. Pinar ve ark. Palinoloji Laboratuvar Kilavuzu, Ankara Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Döner sermaye i? letmesi yay?nlar? No: 66, Ankara, 2003.

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	3	13	39
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report	4	3	12
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	1	1	1
Own study for final exam	10	5	50
final exam	1	1	1
			0
			0
Total work load;			180