GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PLANT EMBRIOLOGY/BIO4021
Course Title: PLANT EMBRIOLOGY
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Semester 7 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Güray UYAR
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/gurayuyar
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  gurayuyar@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Sexual and asexual reproduction in plants
Plant reproductive organs, gamete formation, the process of pollination and fertilization, embryo and endosperm formation







 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Plant reproduction types, examine the changes in gametophyte-sporophyte offspring in from spore to bearing plants
2. Week  Successful adaptations of seed plants to terrestrial life,
3. Week  Gymnosperm and angiosperm flowers and detailed comparison of the structure. Anther development: Micro sporogenesis
4. Week  Micro Gametogenesis , the causes of inefficiency of Micro Sports and measuring techniques used in pollen viability
5. Week  Pistil development: development and types of ovarian, macro-sporogenesis, gametogenesis and development of embryonic sac
6. Week  he factors that determine whether the differentiation of Megaspore tetrads in to functional megaspore
7. Week  Pollination: Self-sterility (infertility yourself): gametophytic and sporophytic self sterility, Heterostil, the Dikoga ,Herkoga.
8. Week  midterm exam
9. Week  Pollination (my Allogamic): Pollination types, Stigma and stillus structure and function, types, in vitro pollen germination and pollen tube growth.
10. Week  Gymnosperm - angiosperm fertilization and endosperm development in types.
11. Week  Embryo development: types of embryo development, the embryo comparison of monocots and dicots.
12. Week  Apomixis: gametophytic and sporophytic apomixis.
13. Week  Seed formation and types.
14. Week  Germination.
15. Week   the application areas and future significance of Embryology.
16. Week  final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Prof. Meral Ünal, 2009, Plant Embryology (angiosperms), Nobel, Ankara
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  absent
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
6
5
30
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
1
6
6
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
14
14
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
102
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.08
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Develop thinking in terms of biologyX
2Developing the experimental practicalityX
3Problem solving and gain the ability to analyzeX
4Gain the ability to analyze current problems with biological mindX
5Learning how to use the properties by looking at the relationship between the courses taught in other sections and your sections.X
6Develop the ability to modelling the natural phenomena by establishing a link between biology and chemistryX
7See biological side of the events occurring in nature and benefit from themX
8To inform the accurate information to followers in an environment that Biology-related events is spokenX
9To learn how to use the knowledge for development of the communityX
10To compare the knowledge with similar institutions and create a racer personality to go furtherX
11Gain awareness of how to be useful with the gained knowledge to communityX
12To have a confident personality in the international scientific arenaX
13Following all developments related to the profession and gain the ability to use the knowledge gainedX
14To raise people who be aware of scientific work will never end therefore it always should be studiedX