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| ORM3014 | Weeds | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Sefa AKBULUT | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Zafer Cemal ÖZKAN, Doç. Dr. Bedri SERDAR, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Sefa AKBULUT | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To introduce common weed species to students with their useful / unuseful traits, their distributions and control methods
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| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | explain the terminology of plant identification and use identification key
| 1,5 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | identify weedy species of forest
| 1,5 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | report the distribution of weedy taxa
| 1,5 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | report wood and non-wood products of weedy taxa and their general usage
| 1,5 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | explain the control methods
| 1,5 | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Identification of weeds, their importance in forestry (fuel-wood, non-wood forest products, etc. ) . Common weed species (Cistaceae, Ericaceae, Leguminosae, Rosaceae, Anacardiaceae etc. ) , Control methods of weeds. Climbing weedy species and their control methods
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Weedy taxa and their status in forest ecosystems | | | Week 2 | Forest ecosystem and stand type | | | Week 3 | Harm caused by weedy taxa | | | Week 4 | Benefits of Weedy taxa | | | Week 5 | Introduction to Weedy taxa natural in Turkish Forests | | | Week 6 | Weedy taxa of Pteridophyta | | | Week 7 | Introduction to Spermatophyta and Gymnosperms; weedy taxa of Cupressaceae | | | Week 8 | Weedy taxa of Lauraceae ve Berberidaceae, Moraceae, Fagaceae and Betulaceae | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Weedy taxa of Styracaceae, Rosaceae, Guttiferae, Cistaceae and Ericaceae | | | Week 11 | Weedy taxa of Leguminosae,Thymelaeaceae, Myrtaceae, Cornaceae, Santalaceae, Celastraceae and Aquifoliaceae | | | Week 12 | Weedy taxa of Buxaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Rhamnaceae, Staphyleaceae and Anacardiaceae | | | Week 13 | Weedy taxa of Apocynaceae, Verbenanaceae, Labiatae, Oleaceae, Caprifoliaceae and Liliaceae | | | Week 14 | Weedy taxa of Caprifoliaceae and Liliaceae | | | Week 15 | Climber weedy taxa | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Anşin, R., Terzioğlu, S. 2001; Diri Örtü, KTÜ Basımevi, Trabzon, 60 s. | | | |
| 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 | Kayacık, H., 1982; Orman ve Park Ağaçlarının Özel Sistematiği, 3. cilt, Angiospermae (Kapalı Tohumlular), Dördüncü Baskı, İ.Ü.Y.No: 3013, O.F.Y.No: 321, Bozak Matbaası, İstanbul, 349 s | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 08/04/2019 | 1,00 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 05/06/2019 | 2,00 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 4 | 4 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Diğer 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | | Total work load | | | 75 |
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