GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PLANT TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES/MHG-313
Course Title: PLANT TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 5 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Demonstrates problems related to plant production and chromosome analysis in tissue culture.
Establishes hypothesis to solve problems
Transmits the topics related to plant production and chromosome analysis in the tissue culture through written and oral presentation techniques and pr
Use some laboratory techniques and devices used in plant production and chromosome analysis in tissue culture
Uses the acquired knowledge and skills to solve the problems of the agricultural sector

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Historical development of plant tissue culture, application areas, commercial impacts and legislations.
2. Week  The plants produced by tissue culture in the World and Turkey.
3. Week  Tissue culture laboratory rules, practical presentation of media and equipments used.
4. Week  The culture conditions, plant growth regulators and stress conditions.
5. Week  Plant tissue culture applications for different plant species.
6. Week  Micropropagation and its application in ornamental plants
7. Week  Student Presentations
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Somaclonal variations in plant tissue culture, their advantages and disadvantages.
10. Week  Perform chromosome analysis in determining somaronal variation
11. Week  Determination of mitotic abnormalities in in vitro cell division
12. Week  Chromosome analysis in different plant tissue culture samples
13. Week  Chromosome analysis in different plant tissue culture samples
14. Week  Student Presentations. General review of the lesson and testing the learning outcomes.
15. Week  Final exam
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
25
 Assignment
1
10
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
4
15
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
10
1
10
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
1
10
 Material Design and Implementation
4
1
4
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
2
1
2
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
6
1
6
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
7
2
14
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
75
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Understands the structure and function relationships of living things.X
2Transfer of genetic information between species and populations will understand.X
3The structure and function of ecosystems understands the relationship between matter and energy.X
4Live diversity, understand the origin and evolutionary development and comments.
5Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity executes the necessary work.X
6Understand the historical development of the science of biology synthesizes.X
7Acquired knowledge and skills in biology education, technology, industry, agriculture, forestry, health and environmental uses to solve problems.X
8Biological idea of ​​individual, social, economic, technological and environmental issues apply.X
9Universal values ​​of social justice and the environment will have.X
10Biological studies and other related sciences and foreign languages ​​are aware of the importance.X
11Inside and outside the field of multidisciplinary studies of duties and responsibilities.X
12Reveals problems related to biology, is unable to solve the hypothesis, results of analyzes, reviews and develops models.X
13Follows of the latest information on the biology and comments.X
14Biology related topics written, oral and presentation techniques can be transferred using.X
15Provide effective communication in biology.X
16Sensitive to global issues with the knowledge and achievements of the country that represents the interests, researching and be productive individuals.X
17Biology laboratory techniques and devices used in application areas such uses.X
18Developing technologies based on biological data is transferred to a computer and analyzed using the appropriate program.
19Work safety and health issues will have sufficient awareness.X
20Ethical values​​, which individuals would have a relationship of trust between stakeholdersX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Deniz Yüzbaşıoğlu , Prof. Dr. Fatma Ünal )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/funal , http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/deniz)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (funal@gazi.edu.tr , deniz@gazi.edu.tr)