| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
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| Mycology | ZBK208 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Spring | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Gülsüm Ebru ÖZER UYAR
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Knows the importance of fungi.
2) Defines the fungi species.
3) Knows the basic information in the classification of fungi.
4) Theoretically and visually know the reproductive pathways of fungi.
5) Knows the general characteristics of fungi and their place in microorganisms.
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| 1 | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | |
| 2 | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | |
| 3 | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | |
| 4 | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | |
| 5 | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
This course covers below topics; Overview of fungi, importance of fungi for humanity and their place in living things, general characteristics of fungi, nutrition and development, asexual reproduction of fungi, sexual reproduction of fungi, classification and nomenclature of fungi, life cycles of specimen species, identification methods, microscopic identification of basic structures and species.
Weekly Schedule
1) General information about fungi2) Basic concepts used in the systematics of fungi, The importance of molecular methods in fungal systematics.
3) Classification of fungi and main groups of fungi
4) Cell structure of fungi
5) Morphology and vegetative growth of fungi
6) Asexual and sexual reproduction in fungi - Sexual reproduction in fungi, the concept of the circle of life
7) Ecology and propagation of fungi
8) Fungal genetics
9) Fungal biochemistry
10) Useful and pathogenic fungi
11) Fungi as model organisms
12) Use of fungi in biotechnology
13) Methods of fighting plant fungal diseases
14) Methods of fighting plant fungal diseases
15) Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
60% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required