Information Of Programmes

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL626 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL626

Course Title: LIFE FORM AND LIFE STRATEGY OF BRYOPHYTHES

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

RECEP KARA (recepkara@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

RECEP KARA,

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

Understanding of life forms and life strategies of bryophytes

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	Understanding the general features of bryophytes	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	Understanding the ecological features of bryophytes	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-3	Understanding the life forms of bryophytes	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-4	Understanding the life strategies of bryophytes	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
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Morphological characteristics of bryophytes, patterns of adaptation and biotic-abiotic factors that affect this adaptation. Life forms, life strategies and characteristics that determine them. The importance of the ecological life forms and life strategies.
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	General features of bryophytes	Discussion Method Lecture Method
2	General features of bryophytes	Discussion Method Lecture Method
3	General features of bryophytes	Discussion Method Lecture Method
4	Ecological features of bryophytes	Discussion Method Lecture Method
5	Ecological features of bryophytes	Discussion Method Lecture Method
6	Ecological features of bryophytes	Discussion Method Lecture Method
7	Adaptation forms of bryophytes	Discussion Method Lecture Method
8	mid-term exam
9	Adaptation forms of bryophytes	Discussion Method Lecture Method
10	Adaptation forms of bryophytes	Discussion Method Lecture Method
11	Life forms of bryophytes	Discussion Method Lecture Method
12	Life forms of bryophytes	Discussion Method Lecture Method
13	Life forms of bryophytes	Discussion Method Lecture Method
14	Life strategies of bryophytes	Discussion Method Lecture Method
15	Life strategies of bryophytes	Discussion Method Lecture Method
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	Janice M. Glime 2006. Bryophyte Ecology Vol. 1.
Required Course instruments and materials

Student Work Load
Type of Work	Weekly Hours	Number of Weeks	Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice)	3	42	126
Outside Class
a) Reading			0
b) Search in internet/Library			0
c) Performance Project			0
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	1	14	14
mid-term exam	1	14	14
Own study for final exam	1	14	14
final exam	1	14	14
			0
			0
Total work load;			182