GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ANALYSIS METHODS IN PHARMACOGNOSY/FRG-1230
Course Title: ANALYSIS METHODS IN PHARMACOGNOSY
Credits 2 ECTS 6
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
To carry out the resarches in regarding natural compounds
To carry out the qualitative and quantitative analyses of phytomedicines, extracts and herbal drugs
To have an knowledge for the determination of bioactive compounds
To have an knowledge about the methods used for the analyses of medicinal plants, plant materials and herbal drug preparations alongwith bioactive com
To have an information about the principles and separation mechanisms of GC and HPLC used for herbal extracts.
To have an information about the use of spectroscopic methods for the determination of natural products
To analyse of the unknown samples
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face by using power point document.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  General information for biological resources and secondary metabolites The steps and information for the preparation of the bioactive compounds
2. Week  Basic principles of the isolation, purification, detection and assay of bioactive compounds
3. Week  Botanical, Physicochemical and phytochemical analyses Purification methods
4. Week  Analysis of biological material, herbal products, herbal extracts and phytopharmacotherapeutics
5. Week  Pharmacopoeia tests and in vitro biological activity tests
6. Week  Analysis of herbal drugs, herbal extracts, phytotherapeutics and bioactive compounds
7. Week  Preparation of the analysis report and the analysis of mixtures
8. Week  Principles of chromatographic methods and the application for biological materials, Principles and Applications of GC and HPLC
9. Week  Principles and separation mechanisms of GC and HPLC used for herbal extracts, The qualitative and quantitative analyses for GC and HPLC
10. Week  The improvement of analysis conditions and the validation of methods
11. Week  Principles and Applications of Optical methods used for natural product chemistry The use of spectroscopic methods for the determaination of natural
12. Week  Information for the combined methods and comparison with the other methods
13. Week  Electroanalytical methods and its application to natural compounds
14. Week  Presentation and discussion of homeworks belonged to pharmacognosic researches prepared from the students
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
50
 Assignment
1
50
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 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
4
3
12
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
4
8
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
3
3
9
 Preparing a Presentation
3
3
9
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
6
6
36
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
8
6
48
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
151
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
6.04
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
6
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Has up to date information in the field of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy based on the knowledge and skills from his/her pharmacy education.X
2Gives importance to the professional development and lifelong learning, deepen his/her knowledge by following national/international developments by using printed publications, technological tools and databases.X
3Is in communication with his/her colleagues and other professional groups in the health field, presents his/her ideas on current issues to these people and society orally/written.X
4Performs scientific studies in common areas with different disciplines by using computer, necessary technical equipment and devices.X
5Evaluates and interprets the results of theoretical and experimental studies statistically.X
6Designs a study in the field of Pharmacognosy, work independently or as a team member, interpret the results critically and present them in a report.X
7Collects data on topics such as pharmacognosy, phytopharmacy and ethnobotany, takes part in national and international studies to interpret and advertise these data.X
8Presents a Pharmacognosic study, he/she participated or conducted, in a scientific meeting, writes an article and publishes it in a journal.X
9Has information about production, properties, quality and analysis of herbal medicine, drug preparation, herbal teas and medicinal plants.X
10Knows secondary metabolites in plants, their occurence, their production by biotechnology, identifications and isolations.X
11Has knowledge on the biological activities on medicinal plants.X
12Does analysis and isolation by using various chromatographic techniques.X
13Does qualitative and quantitative analysis on plant, drug and preparations by using various instrumental techniques.X
14Has information about pharmacopoeia analysis and pharmacognosic methods.X
15Knows the structures of natural products used in therapy, their utilization and preparations, can do consulting on their use.X
16Has information about important medicinal products of Turkey such as Opium alkaloids and volatile oils.X
17Reads English publications in the field of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, compiles these studies and gives presentation within the scope of “Seminar” course.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof.Dr. Bilge ŞENER)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://abs.gazi.edu.tr/bilgesen)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (bilgesen@gazi.edu.tr ; bilgesener11@gmail.com)