Information Package / Course Catalogue
Turkey's Wild Plants
Course Code: KZM224
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

Students are expected to learn systematical basic concepts, wildlife plants, plant diversity, ecosystem, endemics, preservation biology, and bio-smugling.

Course Content

Course deals with wild plants, ecosystem, endemism, protection biology, biosmuggling concepts.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learns wild plant concept.
2.Learns plant diversity, ecosystem, biosmuggling concepts.
3.Systematically learn the basic concepts of Turkey's wild plants.
4.Recognize wild plants, plant wealth, have information about plant diversity
5.Have knowledge about endemism, conservation biology and biogasism.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Instructor Lecture Notes
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Classification: plant, species, systematics, taxonomy
Week 2 - Theoretical
Scientific studies about systematic studies from past to present
Week 3 - Theoretical
Reasons for richness of Turkish plant diversity: Geology, climate
Week 4 - Theoretical
Reasons for richness of Turkish plant diversity: bedrock, biotic factors
Week 5 - Theoretical
Plant diversity in different ecosystems: sea, lake, river
Week 6 - Theoretical
Plant diversity in different ecosystems: forests
Week 7 - Theoretical
Plant diversity in different ecosystems: deserts
Week 8 - Theoretical
Plant diversity in different ecosystems: sub alpinic, alpinic (Midterm exam evaluation)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Endemism: Classification of endemic plants
Week 10 - Theoretical
Endemism: Classification of endemic plants
Week 11 - Theoretical
Protection biology studies, international agreements
Week 12 - Theoretical
Biosmuggling
Week 13 - Theoretical
Biosmuggling
Week 14 - Theoretical
General evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment1224
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1314
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)54
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026