GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
VEGETATION/BCK-302
Course Title: VEGETATION
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 6 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
General concepts related to the vegetation, the environment, relationships, learn research methods and types of vegetation.
Vegetation work plans, implements, will have the legal knowledge and ethical values relevant.
Learns the relationship between vegetation science and forest, environment and tourism areas, and plans about field protecting
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face training
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Vegetation definition, formation and development; The importance of vegetation research; structure and types of vegetation.
2. Week  Effect of the climate, soil and topographic characteristics on vegetation.
3. Week  Plant associations, sintaksonik units and syntaxa naming rules.
4. Week  Example plot types and features.
5. Week  Life forms, succession and climax.
6. Week  Vegetation survey and field-free sampling methods.
7. Week  Forest vegetation in Turkey
8. Week  Forest vegetation in Turkey, mid-term exam
9. Week  Maqui, frig and rock (rupikol) vegetations in Turkey
10. Week  Steppe, alpine, wetlands and riparian vegetation in Turkey
11. Week  Halophytic area and dune vegetation in Turkey
12. Week  Field work.
13. Week  Field work.
14. Week  Discussing the results of field work and testing of the overall assessment and learning outcomes.
15. Week  Final exam
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Application
2
10
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
2
10
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
2
4
8
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
2
4
 Material Design and Implementation
4
4
16
 Report Preparing
3
3
9
 Preparing a Presentation
1
1
1
 Presentation
2
2
4
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
1
1
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
2
2
4
 Other (should be emphasized)
1
1
1
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
76
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.04
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Understands the structure and function relationships of living things.X
2Transfer of genetic information between species and populations will understand.X
3The structure and function of ecosystems understands the relationship between matter and energy.X
4Live diversity, understand the origin and evolutionary development and comments.X
5Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity executes the necessary work.X
6Understand the historical development of the science of biology synthesizes.X
7Acquired knowledge and skills in biology education, technology, industry, agriculture, forestry, health and environmental uses to solve problems.X
8Biological idea of ​​individual, social, economic, technological and environmental issues apply.X
9Universal values ​​of social justice and the environment will have.X
10Biological studies and other related sciences and foreign languages ​​are aware of the importance.X
11Inside and outside the field of multidisciplinary studies of duties and responsibilities.X
12Reveals problems related to biology, is unable to solve the hypothesis, results of analyzes, reviews and develops models.X
13Follows of the latest information on the biology and comments.X
14Biology related topics written, oral and presentation techniques can be transferred using.X
15Provide effective communication in biology.X
16Sensitive to global issues with the knowledge and achievements of the country that represents the interests, researching and be productive individuals.X
17Biology laboratory techniques and devices used in application areas such uses.X
18Developing technologies based on biological data is transferred to a computer and analyzed using the appropriate program.X
19Work safety and health issues will have sufficient awareness.X
20Ethical values​​, which individuals would have a relationship of trust between stakeholdersX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Hayri Duman )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/hduman)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (hduman@gazi.edu.tr)