Education Information System

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Paleobotany	BIO637		3 + 0	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
Instructors
Assistants
Goals	e
Course Content	Learning fossil plants of Turkey and the World. Learning how to use as paleoclimatic indicators of the fossil plants.
Learning Outcomes	- Students will learn basic concepts of Paleobotany - Students will gain ability to understand importance of fossil forms for Turkey - Students will gain ability to follow and evaluate recent publications on this topic

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	Introduction of Paleobotany	Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression
2. Week	World’s geological formation and paleolithic period	Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
3. Week	Fossil plants of paleolithic periods	Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Other Activities Course Hours
4. Week	Formation mechanism of fossil materials	Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
5. Week	The evaluation of the various fossil plant remains as paleoclimatic indicators	Visual Presentation Research Other Activities Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression
6. Week	Microevolution	Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Verbal Expression Course Hours Research
7. Week	Macroevolution	Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Verbal Expression Course Hours Research
8. Week	Fossil plant remains of the primitive vascular plants	Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Other Activities
9. Week	Fossil Ferns	Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
10. Week	Fossil Gymnospermae	Other Activities Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
11. Week	Fossil Angiospermae 1	Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study
12. Week	Fossil Angiospermae 2	Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression
13. Week	Fossil Plants of Turkey and paleoclimatology 1	Other Activities Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Course Hours Research
14. Week	Fossil Plants of Turkey and paleoclimatology 2	Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Course Hours

Willis, K.,J., McElwain, J.C., The Evolution of Plants, Oxford University Press, New York, 2010.

Taylor, T.,N., Krings M., Paleobotany, Elsevier, 2009.

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3	Measurement Method
PY1	4	0	0	0	-
PY2	5	0	0	0	-
PY3	5	0	0	0	-
PY4	4	0	0	0	-
PY5	4	0	0	0	-
PY6	4	0	0	0	-
PY8	4	0	0	0	-
PY9	4	0	0	0	-
PY10	4	0	0	0	-
PY11	4	0	0	0	-
PY12	4	0	0	0	-
PY13	4	0	0	0	-
PY14	4	0	0	0	-
PY15	4	0	0	0	-
PY16	4	0	0	0	-
PY17	4	0	0	0	-

*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