COURSE UNIT TITLE

: VEGETATION SCIENCE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMB 6043 VEGETATION SCIENCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

Introduce flora and vegetation Describe the vegetation types. Analyze the results of vegetation studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   : recognize plant formations
2   understand succession development and to able to classify it
3   determine plant diversity
4   determine vegetation variety by using scientific methods

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 The origin and development of vegetation
3 Vegetation research and significance
4 Vejetation types
5 Plant assosiation
6 Succesion and climax
7 Biological types
8 Mid-term exam
9 Biological spectrum
10 Medhods of vegetation research
11 Seminar
12 Seminar
13 Medhods of vegetation research
14 Field work
15 Technical excursion
16 End-of-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Akman, Y., Ketenoğlu, O., Geven, F. 2001; Vetasyon Ekolojisi Ve Araştırma Metodları, Ankara Breckle, Siegmar-Walter. 1999; Walters Vegetation of The Earth, Springer, Germany

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, individual work, question-answer

Assessment Methods

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Application 0
Theoretical 13 3 39
Pre Class Self Study 13 5 65
Midterm Preparation 1 10 10
Final Preparation 1 15 15
Paper Preparation 2 15 30
Research Presentation 2 15 30
Final Exam 1 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 191

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41