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| ORML5650 | Ecology of Forest Trees | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ömer KARA | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Understanding and interpreting the mutual effects and relationships between environmental factors and forest trees' growth conditions. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | They become equipped with knowledge about factors that influence forest trees. | 1,3,9 | 1,3, | | PO - 2 : | They can analyze forest ecosystems and generate solutions to problems. They also possess knowledge of the ecological requirements of native tree species. | 1,3,9 | 1,3,5, | | PO - 3 : | They can develop projects related to the ecology of forest trees and achieve the capacity to make written and oral presentations on the subject. | 1,3,9 | 1,3, | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Mutual relationships between forest trees and ecological factors, development of forest trees due to changes in ecological factors, ecological characteristics and cultivation facilities in other habitat of this tree species of forest trees in their natural habitat. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Ecological factors | | | Week 2 | Forest trees | | | Week 3 | Correlation between forest trees and ecological factors | | | Week 4 | The development of forest trees due to ecological factors | | | Week 5 | The development of forest trees due to ecological factors | | | Week 6 | The development of forest trees due to ecological factors | | | Week 7 | The development of forest trees due to ecological factors | | | Week 8 | mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | ecological features in natural site of forest trees | | | Week 10 | ecological features in natural site of forest trees | | | Week 11 | ecological features in natural site of forest trees | | | Week 12 | ecological features in natural site of forest trees | | | Week 13 | afforestation possibilities in other site of forest trees | | | Week 14 | afforestation possibilities in other site of forest trees | | | Week 15 | afforestation possibilities in other site of forest trees | | | Week 16 | final exam | | | |
| 1 | Barnes B.V., Zak D.R., Denton S.R., Spurr S.H. 1998. Forest Ecology. 4th edition, John Wiley& Sons.774 p. | | | |
| 1 | Kimmins J.P. 1987. Forest Ecology. Macmillan, London 531 p. | | | 2 | Çepel, N., 1995. Orman Ekolojisi, İstanbul Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Yayınları, İ.Ü. Yayın No: 3886, Sosyal BMYO Yayın No: 433, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 17/04/2024 | 1 | 20 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 10 | 04/05/2024 | 1 | 30 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 13/06/2024 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 14 | 84 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 2 | 20 | | Arasınav | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Ödev | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 176 |
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