Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Vegetation of Turkey PEM071 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Engin EROĞLU
Instructor(s)
Goals To determine various aspects of Turkey's vegetation and classified levels of alliance class, ordo, with their features until today.
Course Content 1. Demonstrate basic knowledge of past and present day of Turkey's Vegetation 2. Demonstrate basic knowledge on vegetation types of Turkey which is distributed region 3. Describe on rare and endemic plant taxa in natural vegetation types of Turkey's Forest Area 4. Put in use knowledge/skill acquired during the course in forestry practice effectively.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Reasoning, knowledge: • Current environment (Turkey) to distinguish the natural vegetation found • Interpreting the ecological characteristics of different habitats and vegetation • Seeing the effect of climate and geography on vegetation
2 Hissetme, tutum (duyuşsal): • Yaşadığı çevreyi (Türkiye) tanıma, algılama, ayrıt etme • Yaşamsal koşulların bitki örtüsüne etkilerini hissetme
3 Perform, skill (psychomotor): • Transferring ecological and sustainable dimensions of different vegetation to designs • Making the right kind choice in applications where it affects ecological and geographical differentiation in Turkey
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Vegetation Geography of Turkey, Ecological Conditions of Turkey, Climate of Turkey Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
2. Week Relationship in between Vegetation and Soil-parent materials Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week Relations between Vegetation and Biotic Factors Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week The Evolution of Vegetation Formations in Turkey Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
5. Week Phtogeogeographical Regions of Turkey Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
6. Week Vegetation Formations of Black Sea Phtogeographical Region, Forest Formations (Humid-Mild Deciduous forests ) Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
7. Week Vegetation Formations of Black Sea Phtogeographical Region, Forest Formations ( Humid Sub Humid Cold Coniferous forests)
8. Week Vegetation Formations of Black Sea Phtogeographical Region, Shrub Formations (Herbaceous Formations, Alpine Grass, Hhydrophtes, Halophytes) Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
9. Week Vegetation Formations of Mediterranean Phtogeographical Region ( Maquis and Garrigue Formations) Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
10. Week Vegetation Formations of Mediterranean Phtogeographical Region ( Forest Formation of Eu-Oro and Backward Mediterranean Region), Herbaceous formation Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
11. Week Vegetation Formations of the Inner Anatolian Phtogeographical Region, Steppe vegettation Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
12. Week Vegetation Formations of the Inner Anatolian Phtogeographical Region, Steppe vegettation and Forest Formation Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
13. Week Vegetation Formations of Southeastern Anatolian Phytogeographical Region, Steppe vegettation Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week General wiew of Turkey Vegetation and Land using Interview, Presentation (Preparation), 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
  • Türkiye Vejetasyon Coğrafyası, Prof. Dr. İbrahim ATALAY, 1994, İzmir Türkiye'nin Doğal Bitki Örtüsü, Prof Dr. Türker ALTAN, 1988, Adana
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 2 28
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 1 6.5 6.5
Research 1 10 10
Practice 1 20 20
Other Activities 1 10 10
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 76.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0