COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOLOGY OF MOSSES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYL 5004 BIOLOGY OF MOSSES ELECTIVE 2 0 2 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KEREM CANLI

Offered to

Biology

Course Objective

Genel tekrar

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognize the mosses.
2   Explain the importance of mosses.
3   Classify the mosses.
4   Distinguish the cell types of the mosses.
5   Describe the ecosystem of the moss

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General characteristics of mosses
2 The evolution of mosses
3 Classification of mosses
4 Development of gametophyte and sporophyte
5 Development of gametophyte and sporophyte
6 Ecology of the mosses
7 The habitats of mosses
8 Mid-term examination
9 Biochemical structures of mosses
10 Properties of Sub-alpine-alpine mosses
11 Characteristics of desert mosses
12 Properties of aquatic mosses
13 Borders of mosses biology over special species
14 An overview
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Glime, Janice M. 2012. Bryophyte Ecology. Ebook sponsored by Michigan Technological University an the International Association of Bryologists. http://www.bryoecol.mtu.edu/
Hallingbäck T. & Hodgetts (compilers) (2000). Mosses, Liverworts and Hornworts. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan for Bryophytes. IUCN, 106 pp. Porley, R.D. & Hodgetts, N.G. (2005). Mosses and Liverworts. London: Harper Collins. Schofield, W.B., 2001. Introduction to Bryology, The Blackburn Press, New Jersey. Shuster RM (1983) New manual of Bryology, The Hattori Botanical Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will consist of lectures, class discussions, presentations.

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 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with midterm exam and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

barbaros.cetin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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