| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Systematics | ZBK212 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Spring | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Aysun ÇAVUŞOĞLU
Associate Prof. Dr. Gülsüm Ebru ÖZER UYAR
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Understands the principles of systematic.
2) Classifies plants in a systematic hierarchy.
3) Knows the place of cultivated plants in the systematic.
4) Classifies the plants with and without seeds.
5) Classifies gymnosperms and angiosperms.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 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 | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | 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 | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | 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 | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | 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 | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | 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 | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
This course covers below topics; The necessity of taxonomy and classification, General terms of taxonomy, General and special taxonomic studies and subjects, Development and future of plant taxonomy, Relationship of taxonomy with other disciplines
Weekly Schedule
1) Plant description and classification principles2) Phylogenetic systematic principles and development process from past to present
3) The variety of land plants
4) The evolution of land plants
5) Diversity of vascular plants
6) Evolution of vascular plants
7) Diversity of woody and seed plants
8) Evolution of woody and seed plants
9) Diversity of flowering plants
10) Evolution of flowering plants
11) Plant molecular biology history and molecular biology techniques
12) Plant molecular systematics studies
13) Comparison of classical taxonomy and modern molecular taxonomic approaches
14) Next generation molecular studies and a glimpse into the future of plant phylogeny
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 Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required