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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
BYL 6015	BRYOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND BRYOPHYTA FLORA OF TüRKIYE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ISA GÖKLER

Offered to

Ph.D. in Biology
Biology

Course Objective

Diagnosis of bryophytes, taxonomic information and examination of different biological and floristic properties of different species in Türkiye.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Recognize the mosses, hornworts and liverworts.
2	Explain the last investigations and literature of Bryophyta.
3	Classify the bryophytes.
4	Distinguish the morphological and anatomical characteristics of bryophytes.
5	Describe the last position of Turkish Bryophyta flora.

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 Bryophytes
2	Comparison of mosses, hornworts and liverworts
3	Classification of bryophytes
4	Classification of bryophytes
5	Bryophytes research in Türkiye in the past to the present
6	Bryophytes research in Türkiye in the past to the present
7	Bryophytes research in Türkiye in the past to the present
8	Midterm
9	Comparison of Henderson s and Davis square systems
10	General distribution of bryophytes by squares
11	Bryophyta species of Black Sea region
12	Bryophyta species of Aegean and Mediterranean regions
13	Bryological distribution of other regions of Türkiye.
14	An overview

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Kürschner H., Erdağ A., 2005. Bryophytes of Türkiye: an annotated reference list of the species with synonyms from the recent literature and an annotated list of Turkish bryological literature. Turkish Journal of Botany 29: 95-154.
2- 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	QUZ	QUIZ
3	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
4	FIN	FINAL EXAM
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE* 0.30 + QUZ * 0.10 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6	RST	RESIT
7	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE* 0.30 + QUZ * 0.10 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with midterm exams, quiz, homework presentation and final exam.

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 and homework delivery must be 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://fbe.deu.edu.tr/

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	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	3	39
Preparation for midterm exam	1	20	20
Preparation for final exam	1	20	20
Preparation for quiz etc.	3	3	9
Preparing assignments	1	15	15
Preparing presentations	4	2	8
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
Quiz etc.	3	1	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			157

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
LO.1	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
LO.2	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	5	4	4	5	5
LO.3	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
LO.4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
LO.5	4	4	4	5	4	4		5	4	4	5	5

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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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