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| ORE5100 | Mycology Laboratory Techniques | 2+0+2 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST INDUSTRY ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of laboratory per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Sibel YILDIZ | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Umit C. YILDIZ | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Determining macroscopic and microscopic degradation mechanisms of decayed wood by fungi and isolation and determining wood-decay fungi species as well as introduction and perform to decay tests. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | define terminology of mycology laboratory techniques | 1,2,6,11 | 1,6, | | PO - 2 : | classify the macroscopic and microscopic degradation mechanisms of decayed wood by fungi | 1,2,6,11 | 1,6, | | PO - 3 : | choose and put into practise the techniques required to isolate wood-decay fungi species | 1,2,6,11 | 1,6, | | PO - 4 : | apply the method and control data for regular operation of mycology laboratory | 1,2,6,11 | 1,6, | | PO - 5 : | compare miscellaneous wood decay tests and, to put into practise them | 1,2,6,11 | 1,6, | | PO - 6 : | analyse the problems related to mycology laboratory operations and, suggest a solution about them | 1,2,6,11 | 1,6, | | PO - 7 : | develop strategy about wood-decay tests area in
both the country and the world
| 1,2,6,11 | 1,6, | | 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 | | |
| Macroscopic and microscopic observation of wood samples which are damaged by fungus. Determination, isolation, culturing and conservation techniques of wood decay fungi. Using of fungus cultures in determining of the performance of preservative chemicals. Fungus decay tests. Laboratory applications in decay tests. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | General description of wood decaying fungus to cause damage to the wood. The place and importance of these kinds of fungal activities in forest products industry. | | | Week 2 | Macroscopic and microscopic investigations of wood samples which are decayed by fungus. | | | Week 3 | Mycologic tests which are used to determine the performance of wood preservatives. | | | Week 4 | Laboratory tests (Agar Method). | | | Week 5 | Laboratory tests (Short mycological test). | | | Week 6 | Evaluation of trials. Preparation of final report. | | | Week 7 | Visiting of students to the fungi decaying laboratory, defination of tools in the laboratory. | | | Week 8 | General defination of contamination, possible factors that are causing the contamination, measures have to be taken to prevent. | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Testing methods of impregnation substances with laboratory soil-block cultures. | | | Week 11 | The factors have to be considered in prepearing of soil conditions and culture bottles. | | | Week 12 | Evaluation of test results (Treshold retention, observation, calculation of percentage weight loss). | | | Week 13 | Visual homework presentation of students and discussion about the slides. Investigation of laboratory homework. | | | Week 14 | Visual slide presentation which summarizes all weeks. | | | Week 15 | Culture trials under the laboratory conditions. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Yıldız, Ü.C. ve Yıldız, S. 2008; Mikoloji Laboratuar Teknikleri, Y. Lisans Ders Notları (basılmamış), KTÜ Orman Fakültesi, Trabzon. | | | |
| 1 | Zabel, R.A. and Morrell, J.J. 1992; Wood Microbiology Decay and Its Prevention, Academic Press, San Diego | | | 2 | Eaton, R.A. and Hale, M.D.C.1993; Wood Decay, Pests and Protection, Chapman and Hall, London | | | 3 | Nicholas, D.D., 1973, Wood Deterioration and Its Prevention by Preservative Treatments, Syracuse University, USA. | | | 4 | Wilkinson, J.G., 1979, Industrial Timber Preservation, London, England. | | | 5 | Richardson, B.A., 1978, Wood Preservation, Lancaster, England. | | | 6 | Goodell, B., Darrel D. Nicholas, and Schultz, T.P. 2003; Wood Deterioration and Preservation Advances in Our Changing World, ACS Symposium Series 845, USA. | | | 7 | Bozkurt, A.Y., Erdin, N., Ünligil, H., Odun Patolojisi, İ.Ü. Orman Fakültesi Yayın No: 432, İstanbul, 1995. | | | 8 | Berkel, A., Ağaç Malzeme Teknolojisi, İ.Ü. Orman Fakültesi Yayın No: 117, İstanbul, 1970. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 30 | | Presentation | 14 | | 0,5 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 17 | | 2 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 2 | 10 | 20 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 3 | 12 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 4 | 10 | 40 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 5 | 5 | 25 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 226 |
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