BYL711 - PRINCIPLES of TAXONOMY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRINCIPLES of TAXONOMY | BYL711 | 3rd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Ali A. Dönmez | |||||
| Course objective | to teach fundamental principles of plant taxonomy and morphological characters | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Taxonomic terms, basic rules, basic morphologycal characters | |||||
| References | Principles of Angiosperm Taxonomy, P.H. Davis; Vascular Plant Systematic, Radford | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Definition and aims of taxonomy |
| Week 2 | Classification systems |
| Week 3 | Units of classisfication |
| Week 4 | Basic morphological characters useing in classisfication |
| Week 5 | Morphological characthers |
| Week 6 | Cytologycal and chemicak characters |
| Week 7 | Variation in and out of population |
| Week 8 | Populations |
| Week 9 | Midterm exam 1 |
| Week 10 | Apomixis and its applications |
| Week 11 | Apomixis and its applications |
| Week 12 | Chemotaxonomy |
| Week 13 | General evaluation |
| Week 14 | Studying for final exam |
| Week 15 | Discussion |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 10 | 140 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 32 | 58 | 242 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Based on master qualifications in the field he/she improves and deepens the actual and advanced information with individual thought and/or research in the level of the specialty. | X | ||||
| 2. Comprehends interdisciplinary interaction related with his/her field; performs analysis and synthesis of the new and complex ideas and reaches the original results by using expert knowledge in assessment. | X | ||||
| 3. Evaluates and uses knowledge with systematic approach in his/her field; makes critical analysis, synthesis, and assessment of knowledge and transfer it. | X | ||||
| 4. Develops a new idea, method, design and/or application for innovation in his/her field or performs a known idea, method, design and/or application to a different field. Researches comprehends, designs, adapts and implements an original subject. | X | ||||
| 5. Possesses the high level skills in using research methods in his/her field. | X | ||||
| 6. Publishes at least one article related with his/her field in national or international academic journals. | X | ||||
| 7. Works in environment, which requires solving original and interdisciplinary problems. | X | ||||
| 8. Can develop new ideas and methods related to his/her field using upper level intellectual processes such as innovative and critical thinking, solving problems and enacting. | X | ||||
| 9. Able to make a scientific research at national or international academic groups. | X | ||||
| 10. Contributes to the solution of the social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems in his/her field and supports the improvement of these values. | X | ||||
| 11. Presents the scientific and technologic progresses in his/her field, contributes the processes of being an informed society where he/she lives and supports the development of values. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest