Information Of Programmes

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 801 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL 801

Course Title: BRYOPHYTE VEGETATION

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

RECEP KARA (recepkara@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

RECEP KARA,

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

To teach plant sociology, the definition, scope and basic concepts of plant sociology, bryophyte sociology studies the history of the world and our country, the identification and classification of vegetation units and the methods.

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	defines and explains the importance of flora and vegetation makes the distinction between	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	Comments in terms of vegetation and geological features of a piece of land on Earth climate with the associated soil	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	Classified, and explains how to tell the names of the units communitiy bryophytes syntaxonomical	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	Recognizes the types of research used in the example for bryophytes vegetation and the land part of which will decide which one to use	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-5	Vegetation in the science says, and with each other to compare the characteristics of schools	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-6	Hypotheses for the solution of environmental problems of present-day vegetation establishes on the basis of information	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
Plant sociology, the definition, scope and basic concepts of plant sociology, the history of Bryophyte sociology studies Our country and in the world. Methods for the identification and classification of vegetation units. Bryophyte sociology sintaxonomic system. Braun-Blanquet method. Determining the size of the concept of minimal areal. With the help of the Braun-Blanquet Method biryofitic statements and assessment of vegetation. Bryophyte the community and/or analysis of plant associations. Analysis of bryophyte associations, according to the rules of naming. Preparation and organization of synoptic table. Life form spectra of troops and the preparation of bryophyte corotype.
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	Definition of vegetation, the importance of vegetation research	Discussion Method Lecture Method
2	Vegetation formation and development of bryophytes	Discussion Method Lecture Method
3	Bryophytes vegetation, climate and soil relations with the relationships	Discussion Method Lecture Method
4	The concept of succession and climax bryophytes vegetation	Discussion Method Lecture Method
5	Syntaxonomical units and syntaxonomical naming conventions	Discussion Method Lecture Method
6	Types and characteristics of the sample plots	Discussion Method Lecture Method
7	Life forms of bryophytes	Discussion Method Lecture Method
8	mid-term exam
9	Plant communitiy classification and schools	Discussion Method Lecture Method
10	Vegetation and environmental data to statistical analysis based on the evaluation	Discussion Method Lecture Method
11	Vegetation surveys ordination method	Discussion Method Lecture Method
12	Numerical classification and phytosociology	Discussion Method Lecture Method
13	Vegetation and environmental data to the analysis done in computer programs	Discussion Method Lecture Method
14	Vegetation and the future of science	Discussion Method Lecture Method
15	Climate Change and Vegetation	Discussion Method Lecture Method
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	Çetik, R. A., 1973. Vejetasyon Bilimi. Ankara.
2	Akman, Y., Ketenoğlu, O., 1987. Vejetasyon Ekolojisi (Bitki Sosyolojisi), Ankara.
3	Kılınç, M., 2005. Bitki Sosyolojisi (Vejetasyon Bilimi), Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara.
4	Kent, M., Coker P., 2000. Vegetation Description and Analysis,John Wiley&Sons Ltd, USA
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment	Week	Hours	Weight(%)
mid-term exam	6	1	50
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam	14	1	50

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