1	Course Title:	POWDER BIOLOGY
2	Course Code:	BYL4131
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	NONE
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Aycan Tosunoğlu
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümü, Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/BURSA 16059 aycanbilisik@uludag.edu.tr 0224.2941854
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to provide the student with versatile information about the Pollination Biology of Flowering Plants and to gain different perspectives.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To understand the pollination phenomenon in plants; 2 To understand the plant-pollinator relationships; 3 To understand the basics of evolution and diversity in flowers; 4 To understand pollination vectors; 5 To understand pollinator behavior; 6 To understand the importance of pollination in terms of health and economy;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to Pollination Biology
2	Flower structure, life cycle in flowering plants
3	Fertilisation and Sterility
4	Flowers, Pollination and Evolution; coevolution, mutualism, adaptation, natural selection
5	Flowers and Diversity; flaunt, signals, awards, mimicry
6	Diversity and evolution of pollinators
7	Abiotic pollination (water and wind)
8	Biotic pollination: Evolution of zoogamy and differentiation of pollination systems
9	Different forms of zoogamy (insects)
10	Different forms of zoogamy (birds, mammals)
11	Pollination, foraging economy, feeding behavior, foraging strategies, marking, communication
12	Pollination syndrome, biodiversity and conservation of endangered species
13	The importance of plant pollination for human health
14	Economic importance of plant pollination, plant phenology, habitat use, commercial pollination services, climate change, pesticide / herbicide use, pollinator pathogens

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	D. P. Abrol. 2011. Pollination Biology: Biodiversity Conservation and Agricultural Production. Springer Science & Business Media Waser N.M. & Ollerton J. 2006. Plant-pollinator interactions. From specialization to generalization. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Freeman, S. & Herron J.C. Çev.Ed. Çıplak B., Başıbüyük H.H., Karaytuğ S., Gündüz İ.. 2002. Evrimsel Analiz. Palme yayıncılık, Ankara. Wilson, J.S. & Carril O.M. The bees in your Backyard. D&N Publishing,UK
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	10
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	4	56
Homeworks, Performances	1	16	16
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	10	10
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	10	10
Total WorkLoad			120
Total workload/ 30 hr			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 5 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 LO2 5 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 LO3 5 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 LO4 5 3 4 4 4 0 4 4 0 3 4 4 LO5 5 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 0 3 4 4 LO6 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 3 4 4

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High