| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Systematics | TBP101 | Compulsory | Associate degree | 1 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Halil SAMET
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Clarify the place of plant physiology in biology and its importance.
2) Define the basics of classification and categories used in classification (family, genus, species, subspecies, variety, etc.).
3) Explain the rules of binary nomenclature and entitle plants.
4) Define the concepts of herbarium and arboratum and apply the basic herbarium techniques.
5) Explain the place of flowering plants (Gymnospermae and Angiospermae) in the classification and its basic characteristics.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||
| 1 | Low | Low | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | High | |
| 2 | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | Middle | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
No Supporting Courses
Course Contents
Definition of plant systematics and basic rules; family, genus, species, subspecies and varieties concepts; binary numenclature, the basic rules of plant naming; herbarium techniques, the importance of herbarium and its basic rules; classification of flowering plants (Gymnospermae and Angiospermae) and their basic properties.
Weekly Schedule
1) The place of plant systematics in Biology and its definition2) Historical development of plant systematics and its importance for MAPs
3) Rules, objectives and principles of plant systematics
4) The category of plant systematics and its basic rules
5) Concept of species and naming of plants
6) The categories at the top (and at the bottom) of the species
7) Examples of classification
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Some concepts such as habitat, in vivo, in vitro etc and plant identification
10) Herbarium: Definition, importance and techniques
11) The rules of plant collection for herbarium and creating herbarium
12) Gymnospermae and its systematics
13) Angiospermae and its systematics
14) Concept of herbarium and arboretum and collection sample
15) Investigate the gymnospermae and angiospermae in the field
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required