COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BOTANY LABORATORY 1

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ERKAN ÖZCAN

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To teach plant tissues, gymnosperm and angiosperm wood; qualitative and quantitative determination of certain substances found in plants; transpiration, photosynthesis, respiration and fermentation experiments; Experiments on the effects of plant hormones on growth and development.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn plant tissues.
2   To be able to learn Gymnosperm and Angiosperm wood.
3   To be able to understanding transpiration, photosynthesis, respiration and fermentation.
4   To be able to learn the effects of plant hormones on growth and development.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Plant cell
2 Plant tissues: root anatomy
3 Plant tissues: anatomy of the stomach
4 Gymnosperm and angiosperm wood
5 Anatomy of the leaf of gymnosperm and angiosperm
6 Anatomical structure of flower, fruit and seed
7 Qualitative and quantitative determination of certain substances in plants
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Determination of osmotic potentials of plant tissues
10 Permeability
11 Transpiration
12 Photosynthesis
13 Respiration and fermentation
14 The effects of plant hormones on growth and development
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Çakırlar, Doğan ve Özmen, Explanatory General Botany and Plant Anatomy Atlas, Palme Yayıncılık, 2012
Ilbaş, Plant Physiology Laboratory Guide, Hatiboğlu Publications, 2004

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


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.14432215412
LO.24442224411
LO.35533125312
LO.45432215311

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