COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BRYOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND BRYOPHYTA FLORA OF TüRKIYE

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

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