| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mycology | BTK301 | 5. Semester | 2 + 2 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Lecturing Assignment Presentation Doing Project Discussion Group work |
| Course Coordinator |
Prof. Dr. İsmet YILDIRIM |
| Instructor(s) |
İsmet YILDIRIM |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The course aims to explain the general characteristics of fungi, to give basic information on fungal nutrition, growth and reproduction, to introduce certain taxonomic categories that contain plant pathogenic fungi |
| Course Content | Description of biology and ecology of plant pathogenic fungi. Issues retaletd to fungal pathogenesis. Morphology and taxonomy of plant pathogenic fungi and life cycle of important pathogens. Plant-fungi confrontation and type of parasitism in plants. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Learning the main characteristics of fungi distinguishing them from other groups of microorganism - Understanding their importance in many relations with human life - Gaining the basic information on reproductive structures which are using to identificate fungi - Comprehending the differences in phenotypic characters that are essantial for fungal taxonomy - Learning the life cycles of plant pathogenic fungi |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction to Fungi: Definition of mycology, its history and the importance of fungi for humans | |
| 2. Week | General characteristics of fungi | |
| 3. Week | Nutrition and development in fungi | |
| 4. Week | Somatic structure of fungi | |
| 5. Week | Special tissues in fungi | |
| 6. Week | Reproduction in Fungi: Asexual and Sexual Reproduction | |
| 7. Week | Fungus-like organisms, Pseudofungi: Kingdom Protozoa, Kingdom Chromista | |
| 8. Week | Mid-term exam | |
| 9. Week | Kingdom of Fungi: Phylum Chytridiomycota | |
| 10. Week | Kingdom of Fungi: Phylum Zygomycota | |
| 11. Week | Kingdom of Fungi: Phylum Ascomycota 1 | |
| 12. Week | Kingdom of Fungi: Phylum Ascomycota 2 | |
| 13. Week | Kingdom of Fungi: Ascomycota Phylum 3 | |
| 14. Week | Kingdom of Fungi: Phylum Basidiomycota |
| The Fungi. Carlile M.J. and Watkinson S.C. 1996. Academic Press Limited, London. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| Final | 1 | 29 | 29 |
| Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Total Workload | 102 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
