BYL621 - PALYNOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALYNOLOGY | BYL621 | 2nd Semester | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Prequisites | - | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Demonstration Experiment | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Emel Oybak Dönmez | |||||
| Course objective | Teaching basic branches of Palynology, application fields and palynomorphs, examination of spore and pollen morphology. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Introduction to Palynology, palynomorphs, branches of Palynology and some application fields, sporopollenin, spores, spore morphology, pollen grains, pollen development in angiosperms, pollen wall development, tapetum, pollen covers, exine, intine, pollen morphology, pollen evolution. | |||||
| References | Dafni A (2000). Pollen and Pollination. Erdtman G (1969). Handbook of Palynology. Faegri K and Iversen J (1989). Textbook of Pollen Analysis. Harley MM (ed) (2000). Pollen and Spores. Hesse M et al. (2009). Pollen Terminology. Kesseler R (2004). Pollen: the Hidden Sexuality of Flowers. Kurman MH and Doyle JA (1994). Ultrastructure of Fossil Spores and Pollen. Moore PD et al. (1991). Pollen Analysis. Punt W et al. (1994). Glossary of Pollen and Spore Terminology. Shivanna KR and Rangaswamy NS (1992). Pollen Biology. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to palynology (T) Examination of palynomorphs (P) |
| Week 2 | Palynomorphs (T) Examination of palynomorphs (P) |
| Week 3 | Branches of palynology (T) Examination of palynomorphs (P) |
| Week 4 | Some application fields of palynology (T) Methods for spore slides (P) |
| Week 5 | Spores, spore morphology (T) Examination of various spore types (P) |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam I |
| Week 7 | Pollen grains (T) Methods for pollen slides (P)Pollen grains (T) Methods for pollen slides (P) |
| Week 8 | Pollen grains (T) Pollen examination under light microscope (P) |
| Week 9 | Pollen development in angiosperms (T) Pollen examination under light microscope (P) |
| Week 10 | Pollen wall development in angiosperms (T) Pollen wall examination under microscope (P) |
| Week 11 | Tapetum (T) Tapetum examination under microscope (P) |
| Week 12 | Midterm exam II |
| Week 13 | Pollen covers, exine, intine (T) Pollen covers examination under microscope (P) |
| Week 14 | Pollen morphology (T) Pollen morphological works under microscope (P) |
| Week 15 | Studying for final exam |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 50 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 2 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Total Workload | 29 | 10 | 75 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Improves knowledge in proficiency level based on the undergraduate level in biology or different disciplines by using scientific methods to analyse and interpret it. | X | ||||
| 2. Uses theoretical and practical knowledge obtained from his/her field in proficiency level | X | ||||
| 3. Interprets the knowledge obtained from his/her field with integrating the acquired knowledge from the other disciplines and synthesize new knowledge. | X | ||||
| 4. Gain ability to solve problems in his/her using research methods. | X | ||||
| 5. Gain ability to conduct study independently required in his/her field of specialization. | X | ||||
| 6. Improves new strategies to solve complex problems in the field of specialization. | X | ||||
| 7. Uses acquired proficiency level knowledge and skills in processes of learning in his/her field. | X | ||||
| 8. Uses computer software with computer technologies that is required in his/her field. | X | ||||
| 9. Has the ability of minding social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the levels of collecting, interpreting and applying the data in his/her field. | X | ||||
| 10. Evaluates the important events and cases by minding the results which take part in the development of his/her field. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest