COURSE SYLLABUS

PALYNOLOGY

1	Course Title:	PALYNOLOGY
2	Course Code:	BYL4085
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:	Prof. Dr. ADEM BIÇAKÇI
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Adem BIÇAKCI
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümü Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/BURSA 16059 e-posta: abicakci@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: 0 224 294 17 89 Uludag University Faculty of Arts and Science Department of Biology Gorukle Campus, Nilufer/BURSA 16059 e-mail: abicakci@uludag.edu.tr Phone: 0 224 294 17 89
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to make the students learn the pollen and spore morphology in the basic of palynology and to apply the information, they learn in basic palynology, to the fields of other related with the palynology
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	It will contribute to the professional development of students in pollen morphology and application areas of palynology (pollen analysis in honey, air, sediments).

Learning Outcomes:

1	To understand the formation of pollen and spores;
2	To understand the morphological properties that are using in identification of pollen grains and spores;
3	To identificate pollen and spores of different taxa by morphological properties ;
4	To apply basic palynological information on practical palynology;
5	To apply palynological informations to plant systematics;
6	To apply some methods for melitopalinological analysis;
7	To apply some methods for collecting atmospheric pollen;
8	To understand fosil pollen formation and to apply techniques for sedimentarypollen analysis;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Palynological definition and history. Palynology contributed sciences. Study areas of palinology in thre plant kingdom
2	Formation of spore and pollen. Pollen types, sporoderm, structure.
3	Sculpture - Ornamentation
4	Aperture: Place of pollen grains on the pollen. Classification of pollen grains according to apertures. Important features of apertures for systematics
5	Measurements and shape of pollen and spores.
6	Spore morphology. Intine. Chemical structure of intine and exine
7	Features of Gymnospermae pollen and morphology of Gymnospermae pollen
8	Features of Angiospermae pollen and morphology of Angiospermae pollen
9	Contribution of palynology to plant systematics
10	Evaluation of articles on pollen morphology
11	Melitopalynology: pollen analysis of honey, importance and analysis of bee collected pollen grains
12	Aeropalynology: Amounts of pollen producing in anemogame plants, formation of allergy, allergenical effects and plant taxa that causes allergy
13	Aeropalynology: methods of collecting pollen, pollen analysis and importance of preparing regional pollen calendars
14	Jeopalynology: fosil pollen, formation of fosil pollen, fosil pollen sources, Quaternary and Satatigraphic palynology. Pollen analysis in sediments and its importance

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	A.BIÇAKÇI, Palinoloji Ders Notları
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	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	Midterm exam, final exam
Information	Students’ success is evaluated with midterm exam and final exam.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High