Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / PM-102 - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Code: PM-102 Course Title: PLANT ASSESSMENT AND RECOGNITION II Theoretical+Practice: 2+1 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ASLIHAN TIRNAKÇI (aslihanerdogan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) ASLIHAN TIRNAKÇI,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To enable students to identify broadleaved trees and shrubs in Turkey and to teach them distribution range, ecological features and the usage of their wood and non-wood product

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 explain the terminology of Angiospermae PO-4 To have ability to recognize natural and exotic plant species and design them in terms of aesthetics, functional and ecological purposes
Examination
Oral Examination
LO-2 explain the taxonomy of broad-leves PO-4 To have ability to recognize natural and exotic plant species and design them in terms of aesthetics, functional and ecological purposes
Examination
Oral Examination
LO-3 identify all native and introduced Angiospermae taxa PO-4 To have ability to recognize natural and exotic plant species and design them in terms of aesthetics, functional and ecological purposes
Examination
Oral Examination
LO-4 report the distribution of the taxa PO-5 Ability to acquire, analyze, evaluate and interpret data related to natural and cultural landscapes
Examination
Oral Examination
LO-5 report wood and non-wood products of Angiospermae and their general usage PO-4 To have ability to recognize natural and exotic plant species and design them in terms of aesthetics, functional and ecological purposes
Examination
Oral Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Differences between Gymnosperms and Angiosperms, Habits of natural and introduced Angiosperms. Vegetative and generative organs; their usage in industry and landscape architecture. Their ecological features. Classification of Angiosperms according to Crounquist method
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 General Characteristics of Angiosperms and their position in Plant Taxonomy Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
2 Vegetative and Generative organs of Angiosperms (bud, shoot, leaf, flower and fruit) Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
3 Angiospermae ve Gymnospermae Bitkilerinin Karşılaştırılması Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
4 Systematics of Angiosperms, Cronquist's method; the families of Magnoliaceae, Lauraceae and Platanaceae and their members Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
5 Botanical traits and distributions of the taxa of Hamamelidacece, Ulmaceae and Moraceae Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
6 Botanical traits and distributions of the taxa of Juglandaceae and Betulaceae Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
7 Botanical traits and distributions of the taxa of Fagus and Castanea members in the family Fagaceae Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Botanical traits and distributions of the taxa of Quercus, Casuarinaceae and Tiliaceae Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
10 Botanical traits and distributions of the taxa of Cistaceae, Tamaricaceae and Rosaceae Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
11 Botanical traits and distributions of the taxa of Leguminosae and Salicaceae Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
12 Botanical traits and distributions of the taxa of Ericaceae, Myrtaceae and Buxaceae Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
13 Botanical traits and distributions of the taxa of Anacardiaceae, Oleaceae, Simaroubaceae, Bignoniaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Myrtaceae, Buxaceae and Aceraceae and Lab. exam Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
14 field study Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
15 field study Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Anşin, R. ve Özkan, Z. C. 2006; Tohumlu Bitkiler (Spermatophyta) Odunsu Taksonlar, K. T. Ü. Basımevi, Yay. No: 167/19, 3. Baskı, Trabzon, 450 s.
2 Y, F. , 1988; Dendroloji Ders Kitabı II. Angiospermae (Kapalı Tohumlular) Bölüm I, Orman Fak. Yayın No: 390, 0stanbul.
3 Yaltırık, H. , 1981; Orman ve Park Ağaçlarının Özel Sistematiği, 2. cilt, Angiospermae (Kapalı Tohumlular) , İ. Ü. Yay. No: 2766, O. F. yay. No: 287, Bozak Matbaası, İstanbul, 231 s.
4 Gifford E M & Foster, A. S. , 1988; Morphology and Evolution of Vascular Plants, Third Edition, W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 626 p.
Required Course instruments and materials
book and visual presentations

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 30
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination 12 2 15
2.Quiz 5 1 5
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 50

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 14 42
       c) Performance Project 1 3 3
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 2 14 28
Quiz 1 2 2
Laboratory exam 1 14 14
Own study for mid-term exam 3 7 21
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 4 3 12
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 167