Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
BAH631	PHOTOSYNTHESIS ECOLOGY IN FRUIT TREES	Compulsory	1	2	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

• to provide the basic knowledge about photosynthesis, • to provide the basic knowledge about the factors affecting photosynthesis, • to give the knowledge about the relationships with ecology and yield photosynthesis in fruit trees

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. M.Fikret BALTA

Learning Outcomes

1	To have the knowledge about photosynthetic reactions and factors affecting photosynthesis,
2	To have the knowledge about ecological requirements with photosynthesis in fruit trees
3	To have the knowledge about the yield relations with photosynthesis in fruit trees

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

• leaf structure and chloroplasts, • importance of photosynthesis, • light reactions of photosynthesis, • dark reactions of photosynthesis • internal and external factors affecting photosynthesis, • relationships with ecological requirements of photosynthesis in fruit trees, • relationships with the yield of photosynthesis in fruit trees

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Photosynthesis and its importance
2	Leaf structure and chloroplasts
3	Transpiration
4	Light and dark reactions of photosynthesis
5	Light and dark reactions of photosynthesis
6	Light and dark reactions of photosynthesis
7	Internal factors affecting photosynthetic
8	Midterm exam
9	External factors affecting photosynthetic
10	Relationships with ecological requirements of photosynthesis
11	Relationships with the yield of carbon assimilation
12	Estimation of photosynthetic products for a orchard plantation
13	Studies on carbon assimilation in fruit growing
14	Studies on carbon assimilation in fruit growing
15	Final evaluation
16	Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Kacar, B.; Katkat, V., Öztürk, Ş., 2010. Plant physiology. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. 4. Baskı. Yayın No:848. İstanbul, 556 p. (In Turkish). Crawley, M.J., 1997. Plant Ecology, 2nd edition, Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Ltd. ISBN 0-632-03639-7 Kocaçalışkan, İ., 2008. Plant Physiology, Nobel yayın no: 1338, Ankara. Kadıoğlu, A., 1999. Plant physiology. Lokman Yay Tic A.Ş. Erzurum, 377 p. Taiz, L.; Zeiger, E., 2008. Plant Physiology, (Ed. İ. Türkan), Palme yayıncılık, Ankara. Related domestic and foreign scientific books and references.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Self Study	14	4	56
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	7	5	35
Individual Study for Final Examination	7	5	35
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			172

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6
LO1		4
LO2		4
LO3		5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High