Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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AVANOS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS / TAB 223 - MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS

Code: TAB 223 Course Title: ECOLOGY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer MEHMET SUAT BİRECİKLİGİL (suatbirecikligil@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Examine the relationships of living things with each other and with their environment.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can describe the definition, development and extent of ecology. PO-
Examination
LO-2 Can examine the relationships of living things with each other and with the environment. PO-
Examination
LO-3 Can describe ecological conditions for plant development. PO-
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Definition, development and scope of ecology, ecosystem and its elements, definition of plant ecology, relationships of plants with environment, competition between plants, ecological conditions necessary for plant development, temperature, light, humidity, atmosphere, wind, water and its effects, soil factors, biological factors and interactions with plants, environmental pollution.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition of ecology, branches of ecology. Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving.
2 Description of the ecosystem and elements of the ecosystem. Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving.
3 General features of ecosystem. Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving.
4 Energy flow in ecosystems. Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving.
5 Food chain and living beings in the food chain. Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving.
6 Germination and ecological factors on germination. Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving.
7 Temperature factor and its effects. Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving.
8 mid-term exam
9 Suitable environmental conditions for plant development. Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving.
10 Soil factor and its effects. Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving.
11 Food competition in plants. Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving.
12 Water desires and importance of plants. Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving.
13 Biological factors and their effects. Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving.
14 Fires and effects of fires on vegetation cover. Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving.
15 Air, soil, water, noise pollution and their effects. Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving.
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Bitki Ekolojisi, O. Ketenoglu , Y. Akman , L. Kurt , K. Güney, Palme Yayınevi .
2 Ahmet KOCATAŞ, Ekoloji Çevre Biyolojisi, Dora Basın-Yayın Dağ., 2012
3 Ekoloji ve Çevre Bilgisi, Anadolu Üniversitesi, Yayın:3754
Required Course instruments and materials
Projector, laptop, live biological samples, microscope, lam, coverslip etc.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 7 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 7 14
       c) Performance Project 2 1 2
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 2 7 14
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 1 2
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 2 4
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 80