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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
BIY 3017	TURKISH FLORA	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3

Offered By

Biology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR YUSUF KUMLUTAŞ

Offered to

Biology

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to introduce and give information about definitions and comparison of flora and vegetation, history and geography of flora, flora and vegetation formation, the effect of several biotic factors on flora and vegetation, paleoflora and origin of Turkey s flora, properties and important taxa of today s flora, plants of several habitats, endemism with our country s endemic plants

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To understand the structure and function relationships of living things
2	To understand transfer of genetic information between species and populations
3	To understand live diversity, the origin and evolutionary development and comments.
4	To execute conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity the necessary work
5	To use acquired knowledge and skills in biology education, technology, industry, agriculture, forestry, health and environmental to solve problems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Flora and vegetation
2	Structure of landforms, climate, soil of Turkey
3	Flora and vegetation formation
4	Effects of biotic factors to our country s flora and vegetation
5	The origin of Turkey s flora
6	Paleoflora of Turkey s flora (Tertiary and Holocene periods)
7	General overiew to flora of Turkey
8	Midterm exam
9	Flora regions and elements
10	Several habitat plants, important forest trees and bushes
11	Endemism and endemics of our country
12	Endemic plants in our flora regions
13	Endangered plants in our country
14	Measures protect to plants in our country

Recomended or Required Reading

Seçmen, Ö. Türkiye Florası (Ders Notları), Ege Üniv.,Fen Fak. Teksirler Serisi No:120, Bornova,Izmir, 2008.
Davis, P.H. Flora of Turkey and East Aegean Islands. Edinburgh Univ.Press. vol. 1-9.1965-1985.
Akman, Y. Türkiye Orman Vejetasyonu, Ankara, 1995.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture format, discussion, problem solving and question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

m.nakipoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	16	1	16
Preparation for midterm exam	1	4	4
Preparation for final exam	1	8	8
Preparing assignments	2	2	4
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14
LO.1	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	4
LO.2	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4
LO.3	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
LO.4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4
LO.5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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