GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
HERBAL PORDUCT INFORMATION AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS/FTR-2090
Course Title: HERBAL PORDUCT INFORMATION AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
Credits 3 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
Have knowledge about the contents of products in the market
Have knowledge about the quality and reliability of products in the market
Has a comprehensive idea about the use of nutritional supplements

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  This course will only face-to-face training
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  history
2. Week  Classification of preparations in the market
3. Week  Products licensed by the main commission of the Ministry of Health
4. Week  Products licensed by the traditional herbal medicinal product commission of the Ministry of Health
5. Week  Products licensed by the Ministry of Agriculture
6. Week  Vitamin and mineral preparations
7. Week  Hard and essential oil preparations on the market
8. Week  Phytopharmaceuticals used for mother-baby care
9. Week  Pharmacy practice (products on the pharmacy shelf will be seen and examined on-site)
10. Week  Pharmacy practice (products on the pharmacy shelf will be seen and examined on-site)
11. Week  regulations regarding nutritional supplements (Europe and Turkey)
12. Week  Phytochemicals used as food supplements
13. Week  Things to do about the use of nutritional supplements (solution suggestions)
14. Week  general evaluation
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
50
 Assignment
0
0
 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
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
12
3
36
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
3
3
9
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
5
3
15
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
5
3
15
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
145
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5.8
 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 Phytotherapy and Phytopharmacy 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, evaluates and interprets the results statistically.X
5Designs a study related to phytotherapy, conducts a study alone or as a team member, interprets the results critically and present them in a report.X
6Takes part in national and international studies in the collection, interpretation and announcement of data related to phytotherapy and phytopharmacy in the field of health.X
7Presents a study that he/she participated or conducted in a scientific meeting, writes an article and publishes it in a journal.X
8Uses his/her knowledge to rise the awareness and level of the public health.X
9Has knowledge about design, production, properties, quality and analysis of phytotherapeutics and herbal medicinal products.X
10Knows secondary metabolites in plants, their occurence, identifications, isolations and effects.X
11Has information about defects and diseases in the organism, knows the phytotherapeutics that can be used, their effect, advers effect, dosage and interactions.X
12Has information about complementary and alternative therapies, traditional therapy systems, can share his/her information with relevant people.X
13Has idea about taxonomy of medicinal, toxic plants and mushrooms, knows their microscopic, morphological and chemical properties, medicinal and toxic effects, shares knowledge and is authorised to practice.X
14Conducts Pharmacopoeia analysis of herbal medicines, herbal medicinal products, medicinal plants, drugs and extracts, interprets the results.X
15Provides training in the areas of Phytotherapy and Phytopharmacy, does consulting and auditing.X
16Has information about legal regulations of herbal medicine, nutraceuticals, dermocosmetics, food supplements and traditional herbal medicinal products in Turkey and world, can share his/her knowledge with relevant people.X
17Reads English publications in the field of Phytotherapy and Phytopharmacy, compiles these studies and gives presentations within the scope of “Seminar” course.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Mustafa ASLAN)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/marslan/bio)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (marslan@gazi.edu.tr , maslan1969@gmail.com)