| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mycology | BTK301 | Turkish | Compulsory | 5. Semester | 2 + 2 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | Lecturing Assignment Presentation Doing Project Discussion Group work |
| Course Coordinator | Prof. Dr. İsmet YILDIRIM |
| Instructor(s) | Prof. Dr. İsmet YILDIRIM (Güz) |
| 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. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Learning the main characteristics of fungi distinguishing them from other groups of microorganism |
| 2 | Understanding their importance in many relations with human life |
| 3 | Gaining the basic information on reproductive structures which are using to identificate fungi |
| 4 | Comprehending the differences in phenotypic characters that are essantial for fungal taxonomy |
| 5 | Learning the life cycles of plant pathogenic fungi |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Skill of apply basic science and engineering knowledge and principles to Agricultural Engineering problems | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Ability of recognize pathogens, pests, weeds and beneficial organisms frequently seen agricultural fields at microscopic and macroscopic level and able to determine level of damage/benefit together with widespread cases. | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Having knowledge about the techniques in agricultural production process, identify the basic problems related to the process and the ability to use modern computational tools and techniques in solution of these problems | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Skill of execute taking into account technical and scientific information defined by current proposals for solving the problems of crop protection, sustainable agriculture, the environment and human health and food safety | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Disciplinary and interdisciplinary teamwork ability, to act independently required, have the initiative and creativity skills, ability of communicate acts express of ideas as verbally and written, clear and concise. | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | Skill of follow the current national and international problem | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Recognize of importance of lifelong learning | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Self-development skill following the developments in science and technology | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Ability of awareness of professional ethics and quality systems in agriculture | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Business ethics and responsibility | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
|---|---|
| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| Final | 1 | 29 | 29 | |
| Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
| Total Workload | 102 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
