Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : PSB110 |
| Course Type | : Required |
| Couse Group | : Short Cycle (Associate's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 1 |
| Prt. | : 1 |
| Credit | : 2 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 2 |
To provide students with basic knowledge about the definition, scope, classification, uses, and economic importance of ornamental plants; and to introduce the main plant groups used in the field of Landscape and Ornamental Plant Cultivation, thereby establishing a basic foundation for vocational courses.
The content of the course includes the definition, scope, and classification of ornamental plants; production areas, production quantities, and economic importance of the ornamental plants sector in Türkiye and worldwide; major ornamental plant groups such as indoor plants, outdoor plants, cut flowers, bulbous and tuberous plants, seasonal flowers, shrubs, trees, and groundcover plants; the uses of ornamental plants in landscape design; and basic concepts related to production and maintenance processes.
| 1. | Explains the definition, scope, and professional significance of ornamental plants. |
| 2. | Classifies ornamental plants according to their uses, life forms, and growing environments. |
| 3. | Evaluates the production areas and economic importance of the ornamental plants sector in Türkiye and worldwide. |
| 4. | Identifies indoor, outdoor, cut flower, seasonal, bulbous-tuberous, tree, shrub, and groundcover ornamental plant groups with their basic characteristics. |
| 5. | Explains the basic principles of propagation and maintenance practices in ornamental plants. |
| 1. | Dole, J. M., & Wilkins, H. F. (2005). Floriculture: Principles and Species (2nd ed.). Pearson/Prentice Hall. |
| 2. | Davies, F. T., Geneve, R. L., & Wilson, S. B. (2018). Hartmann & Kester’s Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices (9th ed.). Pearson. |
| 3. | Instructor’s Lecture Notes |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Practice | 1 | %5 |
| Assignment | 1 | %5 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %30 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Lecture - Practice | 14 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Assignment | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 50 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | |
OÇ-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
OÇ-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||||
OÇ-3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
OÇ-4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
OÇ-5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||