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| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptation Mechanisms in Plants | BIO518 | Turkish | Compulsory | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Doç. Dr. Hülya TORUN |
| Instructor(s) | Doç. Dr. Hülya TORUN (Güz) |
| Goals | The aim of this lecture is to get detailed knowledge about types of plant stress, to learn factors causing stress and to understand the stress mechanisms. |
| Course Content | The terminology of stress, Factors limiting plant growth, Water deficit and drought resistance, Heat stress and heat shock, Chilling and freezing, Salinity stress, Oxygen deficiency, Oxidative and osmotic stress, Nutrient deficiency, Heavy metal stress, High and low light stress, Wound and biotic stress, Presentation and discussion about scientific papers |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | 1. To learn plant responses to environmental stress conditions and interaction between these responses. |
| 2 | 2. To understand the adaptation mechanisms of plants in stress conditions. |
| 3 | 3. To learn the stress related protein synthesis and metabolite production under stress adaptation conditions. |
| 4 | 4. To learn the protection roles of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant systems in preventing oxidative damage. |
| 5 | 5. To make students follow current developments in this field of research by reading/discussing new research papers and to evaluate. |
| 6 | 6. To be able to share information about plant stress physiology by oral and written language. |
| 7 | 7. To understand experimental logic, analysis and the problem solving of the relations between plant and stress. |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | The terminology of stress | |
| 2. Week | Factors limiting plant growth | |
| 3. Week | Water deficit and drought resistance | |
| 4. Week | Heat stress and heat shock | |
| 5. Week | Chilling and freezing | |
| 6. Week | Salinity stress | |
| 7. Week | Oxygen deficiency | |
| 8. Week | Mid-term exam | |
| 9. Week | Oxidative and ozmotic stress | |
| 10. Week | Nutrient deficiency | |
| 11. Week | Heavy metal stress | |
| 12. Week | High and low light stress | |
| 13. Week | Wound and biotic stress | |
| 14. Week | Presentation and discussion about scientific papers |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Improve the scientific knowledge in the field of Biology to a more advanced level. Use the advenced knowledge to innovate, interpret the results, to apply the results and to design unique projects. | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Gain the ability to identify scientific questions, compare, analyze and solve the problems independently. | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Gain the skills of using the modern laboratory techniques and analysis methods in the field of biology. | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Gain the ability to get the information by doing research, to evaluate, interpret and apply it. | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Gain the ability of discussion, synthesis and applying the scientific knowledge. | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | Gain the ability to design experimental studies, do the applications and analyse the complicated results using advanced skills, like critical thinking, problem solving and deciding. | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Use the scientific knowledge and apply the ability of problem solving, evaluate and analyse advanced concepts in interdiciplinary fields. | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Gain the scientific knowledge to set up communication with the collegues. Gain the ability to follow and use of the literature. Gain the ability to share or present the results of his/her own studies with the scientists during a scientific conference, workshop or seminar. | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Participate scientific collaborations effectively and lead a scientific study if necessary. | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Follow the innovations in the field of biology. Gain the ability to find resources and to use the databases. | ✔ | |||||
| 11 | Find new or strategical approaches to solve an unpredicted or advanced problems. | ✔ | |||||
| 12 | Improve scientific knowledge where there is a little or limited data present. Gain the ability to connect the information from different scientific diciplines. | ✔ | |||||
| 13 | Find unique ideas and get in contact with the professionals in scientific topics using his/her knowledge and skills. | ✔ | |||||
| 14 | Have the ability to read, understand, speak and write a foreign language in order to contact with the scientists from all over the World. | ✔ | |||||
| 15 | Follow novel developments in computational software and hardware systems related with biology, use this knowledge and skill in research. | ✔ | |||||
| 16 | Obey the ethical regulations and watch the ethical issues while designing a scientific study, collecting data, evaluating and publishing them. | ✔ | |||||
| 17 | Adopt life-long learning strategies during performing scientific studies. | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY17 | 4 | 4 | 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 | 3 | 42 |
|
Ders Dışı |
Preparation, After Class Study | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Research | 14 | 3 | 42 | |
| Interview | 14 | 1 | 14 | |
| Presentation (Preparation) | 14 | 1 | 14 | |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 3 | 42 | |
| Total Workload | 204 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 8.0 | ||
