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COURSE DESCRIPTION

ANIMAL RESOURCES AND THE ROLE OF MARINE ORGANISMS IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT/FRG-3130

Course Title:	ANIMAL RESOURCES AND THE ROLE OF MARINE ORGANISMS IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT
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

To learn about zootherapy and its history
To investigate bioactive compounds obtained from animal species
To be informed about active drug substances obtained from animal venoms
To be informed about marine organisms used in drug research
To be informed about bioactive compounds obtained from marine organisms
To be informed about crude materials obtained from animal species and marine organisms used in cosmetic products and dietary supplements

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	General information about zootherapy concept and zoological-based bioactive compounds
2. Week	Examples of animal-based drugs used in various folk medicines
3. Week	Bioactive compounds obtained from insect species
4. Week	Bioactive compounds obtained from frog species
5. Week	Bioactive compounds obtained from animal venoms
6. Week	Bioactive compounds obtained from bee species, and other bee-based natural products including propolis and royal jelly, therapy systems that use anim
7. Week	Midterm
8. Week	Classification of the organisms used as source in marine pharmacognosy research
9. Week	General classification of secondary metabolites found in marine organisms and factors affecting chemical diversity
10. Week	General information about microalgae and their importance in pharmacy
11. Week	General information about macroalgae and their importance in pharmacy
12. Week	Bioactive compounds obtained from corals
13. Week	Bioactive compounds obtained from sponges
14. Week	Bioactive compounds obtained from other marine organisms (sea stars, fish, sea worm, etc.)
15. Week
16. Week

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	40
Assignment	1	10
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
Reading Tasks	5	5	25
Searching in Internet and Library	4	8	32
Material Design and Implementation	3	3	9
Report Preparing	1	2	2
Preparing a Presentation	3	6	18
Presentation	1	2	2
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	3	6	18
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	2	4	8
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			156
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			6.24
Course Credit (ECTS):			6

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

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-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Prof.Dr. İlkay ERDOĞAN ORHAN)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(www.gazi.edu.tr)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(iorhan@gazi.edu.tr)

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