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| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology and Systematics of Slime Moulds | BIO521 | Turkish | Compulsory | 3 + 2 | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to Face |
| Course Coordinator | Prof. Dr. Başaran DÜLGER |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | This course aims to provide students with knowledge and understanding of the taxonomic place of myxomycetes (slime molds) among fungi, their life cycles and the sporangia and plasmodiums they form, methods of isolating slime molds from nature, and the use and advantages of the humidity chamber technique. |
| Course Content | his course will cover the following topics: morphology and general life cycle of myxomycetes, physiology, laboratory cultures and feeding of myxomycetes, ecology and geographical distribution of myxomycetes, SubClass: Ceratiomyxomycetidae, Order: Cretiomyxomyxales Family: Ceratiomyxaceae, SubClass: Myxogastromycetidae, Order: Liceales Family: Liceaceae, Family: Reticulariaceae Family: Cribrariceae, Order: Echinosteliaceae Family: Echinosteliaceae, Order: Trichiales Family: Dianemaceae, Family: Trichiaceae, Order: Stemonitales Family: Stemonitaceae, Order: Physarales Family: Physaraceae, Family: Didymiaceae, and taxonomic identification. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Concepts and explanations on biology of Systematics of Slime Moulds are learned |
| 2 | To defines the basic principles of myxomycetes identification. |
| 3 | To be able to follow and evaluate current publications on the subject. |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Morphology and general life cycle of slime molds | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 2. Week | Physiology, laboratuar cultures and feeding of slime molds | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 3. Week | Ecology and geografical distribution of slime molds | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 4. Week | SubClass:Ceratiomyxomycetidae, Order:Cretiomyxomyxales Family: Ceratiomyxaceae | |
| 5. Week | SubClass : Myxogastromycetidae, Order: Liceales Family:Liceaceae | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 6. Week | Family: Reticulariaceae Family: Cribrariceae | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 7. Week | Order: Echinosteliaceae Family: Echinosteliaceae | |
| 8. Week | Evaluations accompanied by relevant literature. | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 9. Week | Order: Trichiales Family: Dianemaceae | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 10. Week | Family: Trichiaceae | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 11. Week | Order:Stemonitales Family: Stemonitaceae | |
| 12. Week | Order: Physarales Family: Physaraceae | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 13. Week | Family: Didymiaceae | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 14. Week | Identification | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 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. | ✔ | |||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY9 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY11 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY12 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY13 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY14 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY15 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY16 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY17 | 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 | 1 | 14 |
| Research | 14 | 3 | 42 | |
| Interview | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Presentation (Preparation) | 14 | 1 | 14 | |
| Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
| Other Activities | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Practice | 14 | 1 | 14 | |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 1 | 14 | |
| Total Workload | 204 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 8.0 | ||
