Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
BOTANICS BİY114 2. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals The aim of this course is to gain point of view of the main principles and general context of botany.
Course Content Plant ecology, Plant systematics and taxonomy
Learning Outcomes 1) Informs about plant systematics
2) Informs about plant ecology
3) Informs about phanerogamae and crptogamae

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Reproduction, sexual and asexual reproduction and types Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Reproduction in plants, reproduction in angiosperms and gymnosperms Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Flowers and types, Fruits and varieties Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Classification and Introduction to plant systematics Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Demonstration
Brainstorming
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week The basic principles of plant systematics Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Demonstration
Brainstorming
 Homework
6. Week Nomenclature and classification of plants Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework
7. Week General characteristics used in crytogammes Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework
8. Week Prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, algae, fungus, fungi, useful and harmful bacteria, biotechnological and biological importance Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Demonstration
Brainstorming
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
9. Week Mosses and Ferns Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Demonstration
Brainstorming
 Homework
10. Week General characteristics used inphanerogamae systematics Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Angiosperms Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Gymnosperms Lecture; Problem Solving; Discussion; Role Play
Brainstorming
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week plant ecology and ecosystems Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Anatomy of Flowering Plants, P. Rudall, Cambridge University Press.,2007
Esau's Plant Anatomy: Meristems, Cells, and Tissues of the Plant Body: Their Structure, Function, and Development, R.F. Evert and S.E. Eichhorn, Wiley-Liss (2006).
Kadıoğlu, A., Kaya, Y. 2007; Genel Botanik, Esen Ofset Matbaacılık, Trabzon.Campbell, N.A. and Reece, J.B. 2010. Biyoloji. Palme Yayıncılık
Plant Anatomy: An Applied Approach, D. F. Cutler, T. Botha and D. Wm. Stevenson, Wiley-Blackwell, USA, 2007.
Suna BOZCUK. Genel Botanik, Hatipoğlu Yayl. 82, 2001, 4. Baskı

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
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PY35333

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 14 1
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 2
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 2
Total Workload
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload