GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND TRANSGENIC PLANT APPLICATIONS/FRG-1250
Course Title: PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND TRANSGENIC PLANT APPLICATIONS
Credits 2 ECTS 6
Course Semester 1 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
Acquire basic knowledge in the field of plant tissue culture
Get information about gene transformation techniques in plants
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Biotechnology, definition and plant tissue culture technique, plant tissue culture laboratory
2. Week  Culture medium preparation, growth regulators, explant selection
3. Week  Sterilization techniques, plant tissue culture types; Callus, cell suspension, stem, shoot
4. Week  Application areas of plant tissue culture, plant growing
5. Week  Secondary metabolite production, secondary metabolites produced by plant tissue culture technique
6. Week  Production of cukurbitacin B in Ecballium elaterium, production of secondary metabolite in Arnebia densiflora
7. Week  Secondary metabolite production by bioreactor
8. Week  Molecular Structure of DNA, Molecular Structure of Genes and Protein Biosynthesis
9. Week  Gene Isolation, Gene Cloning
10. Week  Direct gene transfer techniques, Agrobacterium mediated gene transfer, vector systems used
11. Week  Analysis methods of genetically modified plants, Development of disease resistant plants
12. Week  Application of gene transfer techniques in pharmacy
13. Week  Molecular farming, Combination, binominal nomenclature, author for Latin’s name, publication, actual and valid publication
14. Week  Moral and legal aspects of biotechnology, Student project presentations
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
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
10
3
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
3
30
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
1
10
10
 Preparing a Presentation
1
7
7
 Presentation
1
10
10
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
10
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
10
10
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
149
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5.96
 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)
   (Doç. Dr. Ufuk KOCA-ÇALIŞKAN)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ukoca)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (ukoca@gazi.edu.tr , kufuk51@gmail.com)