COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD ELECTIVE 6 (MYCOLOGY)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIY 3112 FIELD ELECTIVE 6 (MYCOLOGY) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ELIF GAMZE ÖZCAN

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To learn and understand general structure, morphology, vegetative growing and classification of fungi. To understand ecology, cell structure, reproduction, distribution, genetics and biochemistry of these organisms. To understand distribution of beneficial and harmful fungi in Turkey and the World. Finally, to have general information about the using of these organism in biotechnological aspects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand features of fungi that distinguishes fungi from other organisms
2   To have general information about ecology and physiology of fungi
3   To have general information about life cycle and reproductive structures
4   To have general information about the using of fungi in biotechnology
5   To understand the contribution of biological control to the national economy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 introduction to mycology
2 Fundamental concepts of classification of fungi
3 Molecular methods in classification fungi
4 Classification of fungi and fungal divisions
5 Fungal morphology and vegetative growth
6 Cell structure of fungi
7 Reproduction of fungi
8 Mid-term exam
9 Ecology and distribution of fungi
10 Fungal genetics
11 Biochemistry of fungi
12 Beneficial and harmful fungi
13 Fungi as model organism
14 Using of fungi in biotechnology

Recomended or Required Reading

Genel Mikoloji. Prof. Dr. Sabri Tümer. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. 2006. Ankara.
The Fungi. Micheal J. Carlile, Sarah C. Watkinson, Graham W. Gooday. Academic Press. 2001. London, UK.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned and presented in a discussion session. In some weeks of the course, results of the homework given previously are discussed.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm Exam
2 DTK Other Activity
3 FN Semester final exam
4 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Make- up note
6 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


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)

behlul.guler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Web Search and Library Research 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 110

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

CONTACT INFORMATION
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