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| ORM7452 | Dendrochronology | 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 | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Sefa AKBULUT | | Co-Lecturer | Assis. Prof. Dr. Sefa AKBULUT | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To acquaint students with dendrochronology and its fields of application |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | describe Dendrochronology and its subdivisions | 1 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | determine tree ring structure of Gymnosperms and Angiosperms | 5,9,11 | 1,2 | | PO - 3 : | apply various analysis on tree rings | 1,2,5 | 3 | | PO - 4 : | evaluate the effects of climatic events on tree rings | 5 | 3,5 | | PO - 5 : | present the results and outcome of any exercise | 1,2,11,12 | 1 | | 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 | | |
| Description of Dendrochronology. Hisrorical development, importance of Dendrochronology in forestry, general information about tree and wood. Gorwing tree rings on trees. Relationships climate and growing. Statistic analysis of tree rings datas. Standardisation, pointer years, sensitivity. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Dendrochronology and Sub-Branches of Science | | | Week 2 | Fundamental Principles of Dendrochronology and Its Historical Development | | | Week 3 | Growth and Structure of the trees | | | Week 4 | Description and Morphology of Tree Ring | | | Week 5 | Relationships Between Tree Ring Width and Effective Factors | | | Week 6 | Tree Ring Chronology Creating Methods | | | Week 7 | Comparison of Tree Ring Graphic Methods | | | Week 8 | Determination of Tree ring-Climate Relationships and Modeling | | | Week 9 | Mid-term examDetermination of Tree ring-Climate Relationships and Modeling | | | Week 10 | Interpretation of Data Obtained from Model | | | Week 11 | Application Areas of Dendrchronology | | | Week 12 | Be Used Woody Species in Dendrochronological Studies | | | Week 13 | Increment Core, TreeRing Measurement and Compose the Graphics | | | Week 14 | Homework | | | Week 15 | Homework Evaluation and Interpretation | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Fritts, H.C., 1978. Tree Rings and Climate. | | | |
| 1 | Kaennel, M., Schweingruber, F.H., 1995. Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology | | | 2 | Akkemik, Ü., 2004. Dendrokronoloji | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 13 | | 1 | 20 | | 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 | 7 | 1 | 7 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 3 | 12 | 36 | | Proje | 3 | 12 | 36 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 7 | 3 | 21 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Total work load | | | 200 |
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