Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / BIY 110 - BIOLOGY

Code: BIY 110 Course Title: PRINCIPLES OF TAXONOMY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department BIOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer RECEP KARA (recepkara@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) SEVİL SUNGUR,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach the systematics, taxonomy and species-subspecies concepts disclosed, and how living things are classified according to the rules

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 They know the characters used in taxonomy PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs
 		Examination
LO-2 Taxonomic categories and sub-species learns Genre Categories PO-3 Are creative, resourceful in terms of conducting biological analysis and equipped with the communication and social skills necessary to take part in team work
 		Examination
LO-3 Learns Varieties of taxonomic publications PO-4 Have the skills to define, model and solve the biological problems in the field of Biology and related fields
 		Examination
LO-4 Publishing and learns to name PO-6 Are able to assess and evaluate the data making use of the advanced knowledge and skills that they have acquired in the field, to define and analyze the issues connected with current technological developments finding ways to offer solutions to those issues based on the researched and evidence
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Basic concepts used in Taxonomy History of Taxonomy Taxonomic Categories Categories species and sub-species (Variety, Subspecies and Racial Concepts) Taxonomic Characters Types of characters The Importance of variations Taxonomic Studies, Publishing and Nomenclature Taxonomic and Types of Publication Botanical and Zoological Nomenclature International Stands Naming Stands Cautions in the naming Recommendations for Nomenclature International rules of botanical nomenclature
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Basic concepts used in Taxonomy Classroom lessons, quastion and answer
2 History of Taxonomy Classroom lessons, quastion and answer
3 Taxonomic Categories Classroom lessons, quastion and answer
4 Categories of species and sub-species (Variety, Subspecies and Racial Concepts) Classroom lessons, quastion and answer
5 Taxonomic Characters (Morphological-Anotomic) Classroom lessons, quastion and answer
6 Types of characters (Cytological-Chemical) Classroom lessons, quastion and answer
7 Zoological Museum Methods Classroom lessons, quastion and answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Characters Used in Taxonomy(Root,-Stem-Leaf) Classroom lessons, quastion and answer
10 Characters Used in Taxonomy(Flower-Furit-Hair) Classroom lessons, quastion and answer
11 Characters Used in Taxonomy(Pollen-Embryo) Classroom lessons, quastion and answer
12 Characters Used in Taxonomy( Cytological-Phytochemicals) Classroom lessons, quastion and answer
13 Herbarium Techniques Classroom lessons, quastion and answer
14 Herbarium Techniques Classroom lessons, quastion and answer
15 Internatiional Code of botanical nomenclature Classroom lessons, quastion and answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Seçmen, Ö. Tohumlu Bitkiler Sistematiği, Ege Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi, Nu.116, İzmir, 1995.
2 Ders Notları
3 Yılmaz, İ. Taksonomik Zoolojinin Prensip ve Metotları, 1997
Required Course instruments and materials
Ders nots

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
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project 2 2 10
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 1 13 13
       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 3 6 18
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 3 9 27
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 90