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| BIY7123 | Photobiology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Asim KADIOĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Gaining knowledge about advanced light dependent events in plants |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Achieve a good understanding of the photobiology of plants. This includes a thorough introduction to photosynthesis. | 1,3 | 1,5 | | PO - 2 : | Learn the responses of plant growth and development to light. | 1,3 | 1,5 | | PO - 3 : | Understand the mechanism of phytochrome in plant | 1,3 | 1,5 | | PO - 4 : | Learn the importance of photomorphogenesis for plant development | 1,3 | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Light as life. Light as an environmental factor. Light and plants. Light and photomorphogenesis. Photoreceptors. Phototropism and photoperyodism. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to Photobiology, Its content and importance | | | Week 2 | Light stimulated events in plants | | | Week 3 | light and life | | | Week 4 | Photosynthesis | | | Week 5 | Photosynthesis (continue), photorespiration | | | Week 6 | Photoreseptörs in plants | | | Week 7 | Photomorphogenesis | | | Week 8 | Phytochromes and their effecting mechanism | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Photoperiod and flowering | | | Week 11 | Student's presentations | | | Week 12 | Student's presentations | | | Week 13 | Student's presentations | | | Week 14 | Phototropism and photonasty | | | Week 15 | Harmful light for plant development | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Björn, L.O. 2002; Photobiology: The science of light and life Kluwer Acad. Press. | | | |
| 1 | Thomas, B., Vince-Prue, D. 1997; Photoperiodism in plants, Academic press, New York. | | | 2 | Kadioglu, A, 2007; Bitki Fizyolojisi, Esen Ofset,Trabzon.
| | | 3 | Malcolm B. Wilkins, ELBS, 1984; Advanced Plant Physiology, Longman Scientific & Tevhnical Group, UK.
| | | 4 | Taiz, L and Zeiger, E. 2007; Plant Physiology,The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Comp., California.
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| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 11/11/2015 | 1 | 30 | | Presentation | 13 | 24/11/2015 | 3 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06/01/2016 | 1,5 | 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 | 7 | 14 | 98 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 6 | 30 | | Arasınav | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 15 | 2 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 5 | 1 | 5 | | Diğer 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Diğer 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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