Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
. PEM308 Turkish Compulsory 6. Semester 2 + 1 3.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Engin EROĞLU
Instructor(s)
Goals To introduce important herbaceous plant taxa in terms of landscape architecture and to teach their use in landscape architecture.
Course Content It includes the annual and perennial herbaceous plants to be used in landscape practices and their applications in planting designs.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Reasoning, knowledge: • Distinguishing some natural and exotic herbaceous plant taxa important for landscaping • Using basic concepts related to herbaceous plants • Evaluating herbaceous plants in planting designs
2 Sensation, attitude(affective): • Distinguishing herbaceous plants with their fragrance, flower and color features
3 Perform, skill (psychomotor): • Including herbaceous plants in design studies • Ensuring the application of herbaceous plants in compositions
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Classification of plants, Introducing annual, biannual and perennial plants Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
2. Week Ferns in Landscape Architecture Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
3. Week Ornamental Grasses in Landscape Architecture Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
4. Week Succulents in Landscape Architecture Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
5. Week Woody Groundcovers (Conifers) Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
6. Week Woody Groundcovers (Decidous) Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
7. Week Bulbs in Landscape Architecture Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
8. Week Annual herbaceous plants in Landscape Architecture Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
9. Week Perennial herbaceous plants in Landscape Architecture Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
10. Week Perennial herbaceous plants in Landscape Architecture Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
11. Week Perennial herbaceous plants in Landscape Architecture Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
12. Week Grasses Landscape Architecture Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
13. Week Grasses Landscape Architecture Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
14. Week Grasses Landscape Architecture Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Knowledge: Within the framework of environmental and social sustainability principles (considering the public interest and value), to have the knowledge and understanding to gain and reflect up-to-date information that will carry out planning, design, management activities and research,
2 Knowledge: To have knowledge in planning and design approaches regarding sustainable resource management, healthy living and access to food, resilience, climate change management, rural / urban development and use of technology,
3 Knowledge: To have knowledge about universal, corporate and professional ethical values related to the field,
4 Knowledge: To have knowledge of national and international norms, conventions, professional principles, laws, regulations and standards related to the field,
5 Skill: The ability to use the necessary tools for the holistic perception, planning, design and creation of management models of processes within the landscape in the context of spatial / temporal scale, in the effects, pressures and changes faced by the inhabited geography,
6 Skill: The ability to develop alternative constructions and solutions in accordance with field-specific theories and methods in planning and design processes,
7 Skill: The ability to take responsibility in an interdisciplinary / transdisciplinary team, to set goals in a collaborative and inclusive manner, to plan tasks and to work in a participatory manner,
8 Skill: The ability to discuss individual views on field-specific issues and to improve oneself
9 Competence: Competence to act with the awareness of lifelong learning and research by internalizing sustainable, innovative and entrepreneurial approaches,
10 Competence: Competence of foreign language skills at a level to communicate and follow the developments in the field,
11 Competence: Competence to make decisions with a fair and participatory consciousness, with respect to environmental rights, social and cultural rights, showing the necessary sensitivity in the protection of natural environment and cultural heritage, based on universal principles in the field of profession,
12 Competence: Competence to prepare, implement, manage and monitor projects about the field, taking into account of knowledge in Landscape Architecture theory and methodology, open green space planning, green and blue infrastructure, management, protection and interpretation of cultural landscapes and landscape management,
13 Competence: Competence to produce projects in interdisciplinary collaborations in landscape planning, design and materials with the experience of tree nursery, application and office internship by integrating knowledge on the management of landscapes of different scales, planning and design of infrastructure projects, material and construction techniques with information technologies in the field,
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3
PY1 1 1 1
PY2 2 2 2
PY3 3 3 3
PY4 2 2 2
PY5 5 5 5
PY6 2 2 2
PY7 3 3 3
PY8 3 3 3
PY9 1 1 1
PY10 1 1 1
PY11 4 4 4
PY12 4 4 4
PY13 3 3 3
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Ullmann, H.F. 2008. Botanica: The Illustrated A-Z of Over 10,000 Garden Plants and How to Cultivate Them 1st Edition, ISBN: 978-0091836153. Eroğlu, E. 2019. Dış Mekan Otsu Bitkiler Ders Notları, Düzce Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Peyzaj Mimarlığı (Basılmamış) Eroğlu, E. 2019. Yerörtücü Bitkiler Ders Notları, Düzce Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Peyzaj Mimarlığı (Basılmamış) Turnuer R G. Botanica: The Illustrated A-Z of Over 10,000 Garden Plants and How to Cultivate Them. ISBN-10 : 1566491754, 1999, Welcome Rain.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 3 42
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 1 8 8
Research 1 5 5
Practice 1 14 14
Other Activities 1 5 5
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Homework 2 1 0.5 0.5
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 76.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0