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| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paleobotany | BIO637 | Turkish | Compulsory | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Prof. Dr. Ernaz ALTUNDAĞ ÇAKIR |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | e |
| Course Content | Learning fossil plants of Turkey and the World. Learning how to use as paleoclimatic indicators of the fossil plants. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Students will learn basic concepts of Paleobotany |
| 2 | Students will gain ability to understand importance of fossil forms for Turkey |
| 3 | Students will gain ability to follow and evaluate recent publications on this topic |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction of Paleobotany | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview |
| 2. Week | World’s geological formation and paleolithic period | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 3. Week | Fossil plants of paleolithic periods | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 4. Week | Formation mechanism of fossil materials | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 5. Week | The evaluation of the various fossil plant remains as paleoclimatic indicators | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 6. Week | Microevolution | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview |
| 7. Week | Macroevolution | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview |
| 8. Week | Fossil plant remains of the primitive vascular plants | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 9. Week | Fossil Ferns | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 10. Week | Fossil Gymnospermae | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 11. Week | Fossil Angiospermae 1 | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 12. Week | Fossil Angiospermae 2 | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 13. Week | Fossil Plants of Turkey and paleoclimatology 1 | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 14. Week | Fossil Plants of Turkey and paleoclimatology 2 | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 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. | ✔ | |||||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY9 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY11 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY12 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY13 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY14 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY15 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY16 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY17 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
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| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sınavlar |
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 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 8.0 | ||
