GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MEDICAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS/BCK-307
Course Title: MEDICAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS
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
Important medicinal and aromatic plant species which occur in our country and learn the general characteristics and application areas.
The importance of medicinal and aromatic plants, growing conditions, understand the nature of the conditions from the collection.
Drug preparation methods and knows the names of drugs.
Learn about the trade of medicinal and aromatic plants
Medicinal plants and learn about the laws and regulations in our country.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  The historical development of medicinal and aromatic plants and their importance.Legislation applicable in our country
2. Week  Ecological requirements of medicinal and aromatic plants.
3. Week  Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants, collected from nature and used parts.
4. Week  Medicinal and aromatic plant products (drugs, extracts, essential oils, etc.), and active ingredients.
5. Week  Nomenclature and classification of drugs.
6. Week  Trading of medicinal and aromatic plants.
7. Week  Methods of obtaining drugs from plants.
8. Week  Groups of medicinal and aromatic plants (lichens and fungi) and examples, Midterm exam
9. Week  Groups of medicinal and aromatic plants (mosses and ferns) and examples.
10. Week  Medicinal and aromatic plant groups (Gymnospermae) and examples.
11. Week  Medicinal and aromatic plant groups [Angiospermae (Monocots)] and samples.
12. Week  Medicinal and aromatic plant groups [Angiospermae (dicots)] and samples
13. Week  General evaluation and testing of learning outcomes.
14. Week  General evaluation and testing of learning outcomes.
15. Week  Final exam
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- 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
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
1
4
4
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
2
8
16
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
8
16
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
9
9
 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.
2Transfer of genetic information between species and populations will understand.X
3The structure and function of ecosystems understands the relationship between matter and energy.
4Live diversity, understand the origin and evolutionary development and comments.X
5Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity executes the necessary work.
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.
10Biological studies and other related sciences and foreign languages ​​are aware of the importance.
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.
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.
20Ethical values​​, which individuals would have a relationship of trust between stakeholdersX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Murat Ekici , Assoc. Prof. M. Erkan Uzunhisarcıklı)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mekici , http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/merkan)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (mekici@gazi.edu.tr , merkan@gazi.edu.tr)