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| ORM7261 | Conservation of Forest Genetic Recources | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ali Ömer ÜÇLER | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge of importance of forests as a genetic resource and conservation methods. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | evaluate conservation principles of forest genetic resources. | 1,4,8 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | learn methods of international cooperation in conserving forest genetic resources. | 4,6,11,12 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | define choosing criteria of some species that have priority in gene conservation. | 1,4,6,10 | 5 | | PO - 4 : | evaluate in situ and ex situ conservation methods of genetic resources. | 1,4,6,10 | 6 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Definition of Biodiversity and Different Forest Ecosystems, Genetic Diversity, Factors that Reduce Genetic Diversity, Determination of Target Species and Areas, Making of Databases, "in situ" Conservation Methods of Genetic Resources, "ex situ" Conservation Methods of Genetic Resources, Difficulties on Conservation of Genetic Resources, National and International Cooperation for Conservation of Genetic Resources. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction, Definition of biological diversity | | | Week 2 | Definition of ecosystem, Forest ecosystems | | | Week 3 | Species level of biodiversity, ecosystem level of biodiversity, "process" or functional level of biodivesity | | | Week 4 | Loss of biological diversity, Factors that threaten biological divesity | | | Week 5 | Conservation of biological diversity | | | Week 6 | Genetic diversity, Definition methods of genetic diversity | | | Week 7 | Factors that threaten forest genetic resources | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Silvicultural process on conservation of genetic resources | | | Week 10 | Priority activities and strategies for conservation and use of forest genetic resources | | | Week 11 | Priority activities and strategies for conservation and use of forest genetic resources | | | Week 12 | In situ conservation of genetic resources | | | Week 13 | Ex situ conservation of genetic resources | | | Week 14 | Regional and International cooperation for conservation of forest genetic resources | | | Week 15 | Making information available: Forest genetic resources databases | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Işık, K. 1996; Biyolojik Çeşitlilik ve Orman Gen Kaynaklarımız, Orman Bakanlığı Yayın No: 13, Ankara. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 1 | 30 | | Quiz | 10 | | 1 | 5 | | Presentation | 13 | | 1 | 5 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 14 | | 1 | 10 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 7 | 14 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 3 | 12 | 36 | | Proje | 3 | 10 | 30 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Total work load | | | 201 |
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