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| MBGL7111 | Bryoloji | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MOLECULAR BIOLOGY and GENETICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Nevzat BATAN | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To better understand the systematics of mosses, liverworts and hornworts, their fossil history, gametophyte and sporophyte structures, their roles in the ecosystem, biodiversity, being pioneer plants in primary succession, their importance in vegetation dynamics, their relationship with vascular plants, and to understand the origin and phylogenetic relationships of Bryophytes. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Explain the anatomy and classification of hornworts | 1,2,3,4 | 1,3, | | PO - 2 : | Explain the anatomy and classification of liverworts. | 1,2,3,4 | 1,3, | | PO - 3 : | Explain the anatomy and classification of mosses. | 1,2,3,4 | 1,3, | | PO - 4 : | Understand the origin and phylogenetic relationships of bryophytes | 1,2,3,4 | 1,3, | | 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 | | |
| Gaining information about the anatomy, development and classification of bryophytes. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Origin and phylogenetic relationships of bryophytes | | | Week 2 | Anatomy, development and classification of hornworts | | | Week 3 | Morphology and classification of liverworts | | | Week 4 | Morphology and classification of mosses (musci) | | | Week 5 | Life cycles of bryophytes | | | Week 6 | Molecular studies on bryophytes | | | Week 7 | Chemical compositions and biochemical structures of mosses | | | Week 8 | Midterm exam | | | Week 9 | Morphogenesis in bryophytes | | | Week 10 | Population ecology, population genetics and microevolution | | | Week 11 | Bryophyte species and evolution of biological species | | | Week 12 | physiological ecology | | | Week 13 | physiological ecology | | | Week 14 | The role of bryophytes in global carbon accumulation | | | Week 15 | Substrate ecology and pollution in bryophytes | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Goffinet, Bernard ., Shaw, A.Jonathan,. 2009. Bryophyte Biology, second edition, Cambridge Uni., London. | | | |
| 1 | Vanderpoorten A., Jonathan, A. S. 2009. Introduction to Bryophytes, Cambridge Uni. Press, London. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 20.04.2024 | 2 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 13 | 20.05.2024 | 3 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 15.06.2024 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 8 | 5 | 40 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 194 |
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