Education Information System

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Plant Systematics	ZTB106	2. Semester	2 + 2	3.0	4.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery	Face to Face
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Hülya TORUN
Assistants
Goals	After completing this course, student will be able to improve his/her knowledge and skills on basic concepts of taxonomy of seeded plants, the most important families, genus and species for Agriculture in the World and Turkey.
Course Content	- Sistematiğin genel ilkeleri, bitkilerin isimlendirilmesi ve sınıflandırmaları. - Çiçekli bitkilerin genel özellikleri ve tanınmasının temel ilkeleri. - Evrim, bitkilerin orijini ve evrimi. - Spermatophyta (Gymnospermae and Angiospermae)’nın özellikleri ve sınıflandırılması, tarım açısından önemli sistematik guruplarda yer alan bitki örneklerinin tanınması.
Learning Outcomes	- It will be able to improve the knowledge and skills on basic concepts of taxonomy of seeded plants - It will be able to improve the knowledge of the most important plant families, genera and species for Agriculture in the World and Turkey - Classifying plants according to some taxonomic scheme, their form and habitus

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	Introduction	Verbal Expression
2. Week	Principles of general taxonomy, classification systems of plants.	Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
3. Week	Botanical nomenclature, basic principles of identifying of flowering plants and herbarium methods.	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
4. Week	The evolution and origin of plants.	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
5. Week	General features and classification of Spermatophyta (Gymnospermae and Angiospermae).	Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
6. Week	General features and classification of Liliopsida and Magnoliopsida.	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
7. Week	The most important taxa of monocots (Liliopsida). e.g. Poaceae, Liliaceae etc.	Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
8. Week	Midterm Exam	Course Hours
9. Week	General features and identification of flowering plants	Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
10. Week	The most important taxa of flowering plants (Magnoliopsida). e.g. Ranunculaceae, Papaveraceae,... etc.	Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
11. Week	The most important taxa of flowering plants (Magnoliopsida). e.g. Cucurbitaceae, Brassicaceae etc	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
12. Week	The most important taxa of flowering plants (Magnoliopsida). e.g. Rosaceae, Fabaceae, Rutaceae etc.	Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
13. Week	The most important taxa of flowering plants (Magnoliopsida). e.g. Orobanchaceae, Asteraceae	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
14. Week	Classification of plants according to differnt roots and stem types.	Visual Presentation Verbal Expression

Seçmen, Ö., Gemici, Y., Görk. G., Bekat, L., Leblebici, E., Tohumlu Bitkiler Sistematiği (9. Baskı). Ege Üniversitesi Yayınları Fen Fakültesi kitaplar

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3	Measurement Method
PY1	4	4	4	4	40,60
PY2	4	4	4	4	40,60
PY3	3	3	3	3	40,60
PY4	3	3	3	3	40,60
PY5	4	4	4	4	40,60
PY6	4	4	4	4	40,60
PY7	3	3	3	3	40,60
PY8	2	2	2	2	40,60
PY9	2	2	2	2	40,60
PY10	2	2	2	2	40,60

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Course's Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation		Written exam	Oral Exams	Assignment/Project	Laboratory work	Presentation/Seminar

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1	1	16	16
Final	1	18	18
Practice	1	12	12
Classroom Activities	4	14	56
Total Workload			102
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 4.0