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| BIY4022 | Vegetation Science | 3+0+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study, Lab work , Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Hüseyin İNCEER | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Introduce flora and vegetation Describe the vegetation types. Analyze the results of vegetation studies. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | recognize plant formations | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 | 1,3,5 | | LO - 2 : | understand succession development and to able to classify it | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 | 1,3,5 | | LO - 3 : | determine plant diversity | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 | 1,3,5 | | LO - 4 : | determine vegetation variety by using scientific methods | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 | 1,3,5 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction, the concepts of of flora and vegetation, plant groups, analysis methods of vegetation, classification of vegetation. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Flora and vegetation | | | Week 2 | The origin and development of vegetation | | | Week 3 | Vegetation research and significance | | | Week 4 | Vejetation types | | | Week 5 | Plant assosiation | | | Week 6 | Succesion and climax | | | Week 7 | Biological types | | | Week 8 | Biological spectrum | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Medhods of vegetation research | | | Week 11 | Seminar | | | Week 12 | Seminar | | | Week 13 | Medhods of vegetation research | | | Week 14 | Field work | | | Week 15 | Technical excursion | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Akman, Y., Ketenoğlu, O., Geven, F. 2001; Vetasyon Ekolojisi Ve Araştırma Metodları, Ankara | | | |
| 1 | Akman, Y., Düzenli, A., Güney, K. 2005; Biyocoğrafya, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara | | | 2 | Breckle, Siegmar-Walter. 1999; Walters Vegetation of The Earth, Springer, Germany | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 08/04/2017 | 1 | 40 | | Practice | 12 | 05/05/2017 | 1 | 10 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 05/06/2017 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 10 | 30 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 12 | 24 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 13 | 2 | 26 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 3 | 5 | 15 | | Ödev | 2 | 4 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 18 | 1 | 18 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | | Diğer 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | | Total work load | | | 150 |
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