COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BOTANY LABORATORY 2

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYL 3008 BOTANY LABORATORY 2 COMPULSORY 0 2 0 2

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BEHLÜL GÜLER

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To teach principles of taxonomy; nomenclature and classification systems in plants; plant identification keys; plant picking and drying methods; examination of specimens of seedless and seeded plants, drawing of shapes and making of system; examination and identification of plants in the field.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn naming and classification systems in plants.
2   To be able to learn plant identification keys.
3   To be able to learn that examination of specimens belonging to seedless and seeded plants, learning to draw shapes and systems.
4   To be able to examine and recognize the plants in the field.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Principles of general taxonomy
2 Naming and classification systems in plants
3 Plant identification keys
4 Plant collection and drying methods
5 Plant morphological characteristics: root, stem, leaf
6 Plant morphological characteristics: Flower, fruit
7 Plant Diagnosis: Gymnospermae and Angiospermae: Families
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Plant diagnosis: sample examination, drawing of figure and system
10 Plant diagnosis: sample examination, drawing of figure and system
11 Plant diagnosis: sample examination, drawing of figure and system
12 Plant diagnosis: sample examination, drawing of figure and system
13 Plant diagnosis: sample examination, drawing of figure and system
14 Examination and identification of samples belonging to the groups forming plants.
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Güner, The Plantless Plant Systems, Ege University Press, 2006
Election, Gemici, Bekat, Leblebici, Şenol, Tohumlu Herbler Laboratory Application Guide, Ege University Press, 1988

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, experiment, observation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Course topics according to learning outcomes will be assessed via midterm, homeworks, and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendence rule is 70% for the lectures and 80% for the laboratory section.
Attemps to cheat may result in disciplinary actions.
The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes may be added to midterm and final grades. Students will be informed at the beginning of the semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

behlul.guler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 13:30-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 58

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15544415432
LO.25543224423
LO.35544145332
LO.45433225311