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| BIY3023 | Plant Embryology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Sema AYAZ | | Co-Lecturer | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin İnceer | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To understand parts of plant embryo. To show stages of embryo during development of a plant. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | comprehend embryo formation in plants | 3 - 6 | 1,5, | | LO - 2 : | know embryonic parts | 3 - 6 | 1,5, | | LO - 3 : | understand fertilization abnormalities | 3 - 6 | 1,5, | | LO - 4 : | understand apomiksis in some plant groups | 3 - 6 | 1,5, | | 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 | | |
| Structure and Development of Microsporangia. Microsporogenesis, Male Gametophyte, Ovule, Structure and Development Megasporocyte. Megasporogenesis, Type of Embryo, Embryo Sac Development. Pollen and Endosperm Development. Embryogenesis. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Flower structure of Angiosperm | | | Week 2 | Structure and Development of Microsporangia | | | Week 3 | Structure and Development of Microsporangia | | | Week 4 | Microsporogenesis | | | Week 5 | Male Gametophyte | | | Week 6 | Structure and Development Megasporangia | | | Week 7 | Structure and Development Megasporocyte | | | Week 8 | Megasporogenesis | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Female Gametophyte | | | Week 11 | Pollination and Fertilization | | | Week 12 | Seminar | | | Week 13 | Seminar | | | Week 14 | Endosperm Development | | | Week 15 | Embryogenesis | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Ünal, M. 1988; Bitki Embriyolojisi, Marmara Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Yayınları, No: 11, İstanbul | | | |
| 1 | Lersten, N.R. 2004; Flowering Plant Embryology, Blackwell Publishing, USA | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 25/11/2023 | 1 | 30 | | Presentation | 12 | 10/12/2023 | 0,5 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 12/01/2024 | 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 | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 3 | 30 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 18 | 1 | 18 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 20 | 3 | 60 | | Total work load | | | 180 |
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