Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
. PEM044 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 2 + 1 3.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Turgay BİRTÜRK
Instructor(s)
Goals The aim is to introduce native and exotic gymnosperm taxa, especially the native forest tree species of our country; to describe their distribution areas, ecological requirements and uses.
Course Content Natural and exotic gymnosperm taxa, native forest tree species in our country; their distribution areas, ecological requirements and uses.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Being able to recognize Gymnospermae forest trees
2 Ability to distinguish external morphological differences between learned plants by comparing them
3 Ability to effectively use the knowledge and skills gained within the course in practice
4 To have knowledge about the external morphological characteristics of plants, their distribution areas, growing environments and ecological requirements.
5 Having knowledge about the uses of plants
6 To be able to recognize exotic gymnosperm plants that grow naturally in our country and are planted in parks and gardens.
7 Competency to carry out joint work with students and colleagues
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Plant Kingdom, Classification of Plants, (Raunkiaer) / Field trip Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice
2. Week General Information, Root, trunk, shoot, bark, bud, leaf, flower, seed, fruit, Nomenclature, Angio spermae - Gymnospermae differences / Tree Morphology/ Field trip Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice
3. Week Gymnospermae-Cycas, Ginkgo, Taxus, Cephalotaxus, Araucaria / Application of processed taxa Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork
4. Week Abies, Keteleria, Tsuga, Pseudotsuga / Field trip Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice
5. Week Picea, Larix, Cedrus / Field trip Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice
6. Week Pinus (Haploxylon Çamlar) / Field trip Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice
7. Week Pinus (Diploxylon Çamlar) / Field trip Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice
8. Week Land application Fieldwork
9. Week Pseudolarix, Metasequoia, Cunninghamia /Field trip Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice
10. Week Sequoia, Sequoiadendron, Cryptomeria, Taxodium / Field trip Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice
11. Week Thujopsis, Calocedrus, Thuja, Platycladus / Field Trip Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice
12. Week Cupressus, Chamaecyparis, Arceuthos /Field trip Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice
13. Week Juniperus /Field Trip Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice
14. Week Ephedra, Welwitschia, Gnetum /Field Trip Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork
*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,
9 Competence: Competence to act with the awareness of lifelong learning and research by internalizing sustainable, innovative and entrepreneurial approaches,
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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
PY9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • www.conifer.org
  • www.gymnospermae.org
  • Tohumlu Bitkiler Odunsu Taksonlar , Rahim ANŞİN,1997, TRABZON
  • Dendroloji Ders Kitabı 1 GYMNOSPERMAE, Prof. Dr. Faik YALTIRIK,1993, İSTANBUL
  • Dendroloji-I, Metin SARIBAŞ, 2008, BARTIN
  • www.pinetum.org
  • www.cycas.org
  • Türkiye’nin Doğal ve Egzotik Ağaç ve Çalıları, 2014 (Ed.Ünal Akkemik), T.C. Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı Orman Genel Müdürlüğü, Cilt-I,II.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 4 56
Ders Dışı
Homework 3 4 12
Presentation (Preparation) 1 2.5 2.5
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1
Homework 2 2 4
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 76.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0