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Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Ecological Regions of Turkey	OM214		2 + 0	2.0	3.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator	Assist. Prof. Dr. Murat SARGINCI
Instructors
Assistants
Goals	The main objective of this course is to give insights about the prevailing ecological constraints on plant growing in different geographical regions of Turkey, delineate the geographical region as ecological region.
Course Content	Students will gain knowledge about properties of ecosystems’ soil, vegetation, climate etc. in different geographical regions of Turkey
Learning Outcomes	- Students will gain knowledge about properties of ecosystems’ soil, vegetation, climate etc. in different geographical regions of Turkey - Students will learn how to analyze ecological constraints on plant growth in different regions of Turkey - Students will be able to give effective management decisions on plantation, afforestation, and any other kind of plant growing practices.

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	Delineation of phytoregions of Turkey and their general characteristics
2. Week	Soil types of Turkey in different soil classification systems
3. Week	İmportant geological formations of Turkey, plains, depositions, mountains, and the effects of recent geological processes.
4. Week	Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the coastal Black Sea region of Turkey.
5. Week	Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the inland part of Black Sea region of Turkey.
6. Week	Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the coastal Aegean and Marmara region of Turkey.
7. Week	Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the inland part of Aegean region of Turkey.
8. Week	Midterm
9. Week	Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the coastal Mediterranean region of Turkey
10. Week	Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the inland part of Mediterranean region of Turkey.
11. Week	Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the Midland Anatolian region of Turkey.
12. Week	Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey
13. Week	Geological formation, parentmaterials, vegetation and soil types climate and its effect on plan growth, Human impact on ecosystems in the Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey.
14. Week	Presentations

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3	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	5	5
Homework 1	1	3.5	3.5
Homework 2	1	4	4
Quiz 1	1	2	2
Quiz 2	1	2	2
Final	1	10	10
Practice	5	5	25
Classroom Activities	5	5	25
Total Workload			76.5
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 3.0