GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TRADITIONAL MEDICINE/1050043
Course Title: TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. DR. Ekrem SEZİK
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.çtr/site/esezik
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  esezik@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
They learn Fundamentals of ethnobotany.
They learn Fundamentals of ethnobotany.
They learn benefits of traditional medicine to conventional medicine.
They learn Fundamentals of traditional medicine in ancient period.
They learn searching techniques by using international scientific data base for traditional medicine.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Traditional medicine-general knowledge
2. Week  Literature search methods in Traditional Medicine, Libriary Practice, homework
3. Week  Binominal scientific naming of plants, obtaining of herbal drugs used in Traditional medicine
4. Week  Plannning of a long term ethnobotanical field study, interview technics
5. Week  Evaluation of the information collected and local names of the plants, illness etc.
6. Week  Traditional medicine practices in ancient civilizations
7. Week  Search on articles and homeworks.
8. Week  Traditional medicine practices in ancient civilizations
9. Week  Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda and other Traditional Medicine systems.
10. Week  Traditional Medicine in Africa and America.
11. Week  Changing in Shamanism and Islamism
12. Week  Homework and article examination
13. Week  System of Ocaklık
14. Week  A general conclusion on Traditional Medicine researches.
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Ethnobotany, Gary J. Martin Traditional Medicine ve Health Coverage Makaleler (İngilizce ve Türkçe)
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  none
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
0
0
 Assignment
1
60
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
60
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
5
70
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
4
56
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To attain basic concepts and theories of folklore.X
2To learn folklore research methods and techniques and use them efficiently.X
3To get knowledge on historical development of folkloristic and the role of Turkish folklore studies in world folklore studies.X
4To learn written and oral Turkish cultural sources and use them.X
5To perform interdisciplinary research by using data derived from different social science disciplines in order to embrace holistic approach to cultural process.X
6To have knowledge on Turkish literary periods and texts and analyze Turkish culture through the analysis of literary texts.
7To use practical and theoretical knowledge of the performance arts such as Turkish folk theatre, folk music and folk dance.
8To analyze social practices based on custom and usages and folk beliefs, discuss them and develop new models in applied folklore.
9To recognize relations among world cultures and their mythologies and carry out comparative studies.X
10To collect, organize and share data through information and internet technologies.X
11To apply theoretical knowledge of media, tourism, animation fields to applied folklore studies.
12To display cultural heritage by means of museology within the context of identification, archiving, visualizing, protection of cultural heritage.