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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
BIY 3007	PLANT PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	2

Offered By

Biology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ISA GÖKLER

Offered to

Biology

Course Objective

The aim is to give the students increased knowledge of metabolism, physiology and structure of plants, a better understanding of regulation of growth and development and influence of environment

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To learn the main concepts of plant physiology
2	To examine detailed characteristics of plant cells, relations of water and plant cells, water balance, mineral nutrition ans solute transport.
3	To teach the most important plant metabolism process; photosynthesis: light reactions carbon reactions and it s physiological and ecological considerations
4	To teach translocation in the phloem, respiration and lipid metabolism, assimilation of mineral nutrients, secondary metabolites and plant defense, cell walls structure.
5	To learn respiration and lipid metabolisms in detail.
6	To follow current scientific publications on plant physiology.
7	Being able to share information about plant physiology by oral and written language.
8	To understand the relations between experimental logic, analytical thinking, quantitative analysis and problem solving.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Swelling of plant tissues
2	Diffusion
3	Osmos
4	Plant structures of water and elemental analysis
5	Ion selectivity
6	Transpiration, exudation, gutation
7	Pigments involved in photosynthesis
8	Midterm exam
9	Photosynthesis
10	Organic substances (Carbohydrates)
11	Organic substances (Proteins)
12	Organic substances (Oils)
13	Respiration and Fermentation
14	Plant hormones

Recomended or Required Reading

Öncel, I., Üstün, S., Keleş,Y. Bitki Fizyolojisi Laboratuvar Kılavuzu.A.Ü.F.F. Döner Sermaye işletmesi Yayınları No:48 Ankara 2000.
Taiz, L. ve E. Zeiger. Plant Physiology. 4th ed. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publihers, Sunderland, MA 2006.
Güven, A. Bitki Fizyolojisi Ders Notları, Bornova. 2008.

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

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm, laboratory work 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)
Tutorials	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	1	2	2
Preparation for midterm exam	9	1	9
Preparation for final exam	1	5	5
Preparing assignments	1	4	4
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			50

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	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	1	3
LO.2	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	1	3
LO.3	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	1	3
LO.4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	1	3
LO.5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	1	3
LO.6	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	1	3
LO.7	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	1	5
LO.8	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	1	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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