Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
FMGD0032		Plant Breeding Methods	3/0/0	DE	Turkish	8

Course Goals	The importance of plant breeding, genetic and cytogenetic basis of plant breeding Bitki ıslahının önemi, principles of population genetics, quantitative genetic principles, reproductive systems, breeding characters and germplasm, plant breeding methods, molecular plant breeding and selection methods
Prerequisite(s)	-
Corequisite(s)	-
Special Requisite(s)	-
Instructor(s)	Professor Çimen Atak
Course Assistant(s)	-
Schedule	-
Office Hour(s)	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques	Lecture, discussion
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Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	The importance of plant breeding	Oral presentation
2. Week	Genetic and cytogenetic basis of plant breeding	Oral presentation
3. Week	Genetic and cytogenetic basis of plant breeding	Oral presentation
4. Week	Principles of population genetics	Oral presentation
5. Week	Principles of population genetics	Oral presentation
6. Week	Quantitative genetic principles	Oral presentation
7. Week	Midterm exam	Exam
8. Week	Reproductive systems	Oral presentation
9. Week	Breeding characters and germplasm	Oral presentation
10. Week	Plant breeding methods	Oral presentation
11. Week	Plant breeding methods	Oral presentation
12. Week	Molecular plant breeding	Oral presentation
13. Week	Molecular plant breeding	Oral presentation
14. Week	Selection methods	Oral presentation
15. Week	Final Exam	Exam
16. Week	Final Exam	Exam
17. Week	Final Exam	Exam

Assessments
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Program Outcomes PO-1 To be able to improve the current and advanced level knowledge coming from undergraduate and graduate degree qualifications with originial ideas and/or researches into professional field end to reach the genuine definitions introcuding novelty of science PO-2 To realise the network of the related field with other interdisciplinary fields, to reach the novel results coming from the analysis, sythesis and evaluation of new and complex ideas PO-3 To be able to think systematically about the novel ideas in related field PO-4 To be able to develop a novel scientific technique or to introduce the known technique into a different field PO-5 To be able to raise qualified individuals that obtain and evaluate the effective scientific results PO-6 To be able to discuss the scientific results in related field and present them by effective interactive relation strategies PO-7 To be able to decide strategically to solve the scientific problem and produce the solution PO-8 To be able to produce solutions to social, scientific and ethical subjects in related field or in industry PO-9 To be able to discuss field related subjects and to gain ability in effective verbal and visual communication by using at least one foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level C1). PO-10 To be able to being a mentor in the novel and interdisciplinary areas that requires the solutions of problems PO-11 To gain advanced research ability in related field PO-12 To be able to resarch, design, realise and perform a novel subject

Learning Outcomes LO-1 To have knowledge about the importance of plant breeding LO-2 To learn about the genetic and cytogenetic basis of plant breeding LO-3 To have knowledge about the principles of population genetics LO-4 To learn about plant breeding methods LO-5 To have knowledge about molecular plant breeding and selection methods

Course Assessment Matrix:

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