Education Information System

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
The Use of Anatomical Characters in Plant Systematics	BIO615		2 + 2	3.0	8.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Ernaz ALTUNDAĞ ÇAKIR
Instructor(s)
Assistants
Goals	e
Course Content	The importance of plant anatomy in plant systematic. Plant cells, tissues and organs. Epidermis. Vascular tissues and Meristems. Stem anatomy differences between Gymnospermae and Angişospermae. Root anatomy differences between Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons. Leaf anatomy differences between Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons. Using leaf epidermis characters in plant systematics. Flower anatomy differences between Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons. Fruit and Seed anatomy differences between Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons. Sectioning methods (by hand, microtomes), staining methods. Storing glcerol-preserved sections, maceration and measuring cells, Paraffin methods.
Learning Outcomes	- Students will gain ability to prepare cross-section from different parts of plants. - Students will gain ability to determine plant tissues from anatomic preparations. - Students will gain ability to undertand importance and practical value of plant anatomy in systematic. - Students will gain ability to follow and evaluate recent publications on this topic

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	The importance of plant anatomy in plant systematic	Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Verbal Expression Research Visual Presentation Field Work
2. Week	Plant cells, tissues and organs	Other Activities Verbal Expression Research Visual Presentation Field Work Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
3. Week	Epidermis	Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Visual Presentation Field Work Course Hours Verbal Expression
4. Week	Vascular tissues and Meristems	Research Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Other Activities Visual Presentation Field Work Verbal Expression
5. Week	Stem anatomy differences between Gymnospermae and Angişospermae 1	Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours Other Activities
6. Week	Stem anatomy differences between Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons	Other Activities Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
7. Week	Root anatomy differences between Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons	Other Activities Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study
8. Week	Leaf anatomy differences between Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons	Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
9. Week	Using leaf epidermis characters in plant systematics	Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Research
10. Week	Flower anatomy differences between Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons	Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression
11. Week	Fruit and Seed anatomy differences between Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons	Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
12. Week	Sectioning methods (by hand, microtomes).	Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
13. Week	Staining methods	Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
14. Week	Storing glcerol-preserved sections, maceration and measuring cells, Paraffin methods	Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours Research

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3	DK4	Measurement Method

*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	2	2
Homework 1	1	54	54
Homework 2	1	54	54
Final	1	2	2
Practice End-Of-Term	1	50	50
Classroom Activities	1	42	42
Total Workload			204
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 8.0