COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOLOGY OF LIVERWORTS AND HORNWORTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYL 5013 BIOLOGY OF LIVERWORTS AND HORNWORTS ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ISA GÖKLER

Offered to

Ph.D. in Biology
Biology

Course Objective

Bryofits in terms of general characteristics. Land collection and storage techniques. Similar and different sides of liverworts and hornworts. Identification of specimens from the liver of the liverworts (Marchantiopsida). Diagnosis of hornworts (Anthocerotopsida) samples. Giving information about biology of liverworts and hornworts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand and recognize the Bryophytes in the general sense.
2   To learn the collection and storage techniques of Marchantiopsida and Anthocerotopsida.
3   To comprehend the separation of liverworts and hornworts with similar and different sides.
4   To be able to determine the taxa of Tallus built liverwort (Marchantiopsida).
5   To be able to analyze genus and species of hornworts (Anthocerotopsida).

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Bryophytes in general Basic characteristic of Bryophyta species., Morphological properties, Anatomical properties
2 Collection and preservation techniques Site selection and sample collection, Herbarium preparation and storage
3 Separation of Marchantiopsida and Anthocerotopsida taxa Morphological and Anatomical Differences, Gametophytes and Sporophytes Differences
4 Determination of selected liverwort (Marchantiopsida) samples Metzgeriales, Marchantiales
5 Diagnose of Liverwort (Marchantiopsida) and Hornwort (Anthocerotopsida) Jungermanniales and Anthocerotales
6 Biology of liverwort species in our flora I Sphaerocarpos, Metzgeria, Pellia
7 Biology of Common Liverwort species in our flora II Lunularia, Conocephalum, Marchantia
8 Mid-term examination
9 Biology of hornwort species Phaeoceros, Anthoceros
10 Systematics of Liverworts from past to present Ordo, Important families
11 Taxonomic evaluations of hornworts Anthocerotopsida, Anthocerotaceae
12 Liverworts and hornworts regarding our flora
13 Spread of Liverworts and Hornworts according to Bryofit Framing System
14 General Discussion
15 Final examination

Recomended or Required Reading

Vashishta, B.R., Botany for Degree Students, Bryophyta, S.Chand and Comp. 1986.
Conard, H., 1989, How to know Mosses, Liverworts and Hornworts, C.Brown Comp.
Watson, E.V., 1991 British Mosses and Liverworts, Cambridge Univ. Press
Gökler I, Öztürk M., 1991, Liverworts of Turkey and their position in South-West Asia. Candollea 46: 359-366.

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)

isa.gokler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 8 6 48
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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