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| BIYL7342 | Lichenology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Lab work , Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Kenan YAZICI | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | 8 Day professional practise | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to train to student the general structure of the lichen thalli, and reproduction of the lichens. In addition to give information about their usage to the studies of air and environmental pollution, and also classifications, reproduction and distributions. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | summarize and write the general structure of the lichen thalli
| 1,3,4 | 1,5,6 | | PO - 2 : | identify the some lichen species | 1,3,4 | 1,5,6 | | PO - 3 : | explain the kind of lichens, tecniques measuring growth rates of the lichens | 1,3,4 | 1,5,6 | | PO - 4 : | write and say mineral absorbtion of the lichens, usage of lichens about the studies of air and environmental pollution and also their importance | 1,3,4 | 1,5,6 | | PO - 5 : | present before an audience the results and outcome of any exercise | 1,3,4 | 1,5,6 | | 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 | | |
| Systematic of lichens. General structures of the lichen thalli. Reproduction of the lichens. Lichens and their development. Absorbtion mineral elements of the lichens. Tecniques of measuring and growth rates of the lichens. The realationship of substrata of the lichens. Effect of air polution on the lichens. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Systematic of lichens. | | | Week 2 | Systematic of lichens.
| | | Week 3 | General structures of the lichen thallus. | | | Week 4 | General structures of the lichen thallus. | | | Week 5 | Lichens and their development. | | | Week 6 | Lichens and their development. | | | Week 7 | Absorbtion mineral elements of the lichens. | | | Week 8 | Tecniques of measuring and growth rates of the lichens. | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Tecniques of measuring and growth rates of the lichens. | | | Week 11 | The realationship of substrata of the lichens. | | | Week 12 | The realationship of substrata of the lichens. | | | Week 13 | Effect of air polution on the lichens. | | | Week 14 | Effect of air polution on the lichens. | | | Week 15 | Using of the lichens as indicator and monitor in air pollution | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Nash III TH. 2008. Lichen Biology. Second Edition. Cambridge Uni. Press 2008, 486 p. | | | |
| 1 | Hale ME. 1974. The Biology of Lichens. Second Edition. William Clowes and Sons Limited, London, 180 p. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 21/11/2012 | 05 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 12 | | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 16/01/2013 | 05 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Laboratuar çalışması | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Uygulama | .4 | 10 | 4 | | Proje | 12 | 1 | 12 | | Diğer 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Diğer 2 | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Total work load | | | 59 |
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