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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Useful Plants |
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| Course Code |
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BL 476 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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4 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Assoc.Prof.Dr. NECATTİN TÜRKMEN
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Know which plants are used for.
Understands plants play an important role in human health.
Gain information about the effects of chemical compounds in plants.
Know the difference between culture and wild plants.
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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At the end of this course, students will gain knowledge about useful plants and their uses. |
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| Course Contents |
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Primer and secondary components of useful plants; Food plants (cereals, vegetables, fruits, oil plants), Spices; Industrial plants; Stimulant (psychoactive) plants; Medicinal plants; Ornamental plants; Fodder plants. |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Definition of useful plants, grouping |
Reading |
Lecture |
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2 |
Primary and secondary compounds in plants |
Reading |
Lecture |
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3 |
Food plants, grains |
Reading |
Lecture |
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4 |
Vegetables, edible of leaves and roots |
Reading |
Lecture |
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5 |
Stems, flowers and fruits utilized as vegetable |
Reading |
Lecture |
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6 |
Fruits |
Reading |
Lecture |
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7 |
Fleshed and dried fruits |
Reading |
Lecture |
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8 |
Midterm |
Reading |
Written exam |
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9 |
Spices |
Reading |
Lecture |
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10 |
Industrial plants (perfume, glue, fiber, resin and paint plants) |
Reading |
Lecture |
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11 |
Tannins, rubber, industrial oils, sugar, wood-pulp and timber plants |
Reading |
Lecture |
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12 |
Stimulant plants |
Reading |
Lecture |
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13 |
Medicinal plants |
Reading |
Lecture |
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14 |
Ornamental plants |
Reading |
Lecture |
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15 |
Forage crops |
Reading |
Lecture |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
Reading |
Final exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Türkmen, N. (2009). Useful Plants Lecture Notes.
Küçüker, Orhan 1994). Botanical Textbook for Medical Biologists. İ.Ü. Fen Fakültesi Döner Sermaye İşletmesi, İstanbul.
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| Required Course Material(s) |
Cotton, C..M. (1996). Ethnobotany Principles and Applications. John Wıley & Sons, Chichester.
Simpson, Beryl Brintnall; Ogorzaly, Molly Conner (2001). Economic Botany: Plants in our World. Third edition, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Singapore.
Baytop, Turhan (1999). Treatment with Plants in Turkey. Nobel Tıp Kitapevleri, İstanbul.
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
70 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
1 |
30 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Explains the methods of producing scientific knowledge in the field of biology |
1 |
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2 |
Uses the advanced theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field of biology |
4 |
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3 |
Develops his/her professional experiences and knowledges by taking elective courses together with basic subjects of biology |
3 |
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4 |
takes responsibility as an individual or in a group to solve unpredicted problems that would be encountered |
4 |
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5 |
plans and manages the projects as a member of team |
4 |
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6 |
informs an indivudual and institutions about the subjects related to biology, and prepare verbal and written presentation to solve the problems |
4 |
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7 |
communicates effectively with colleagues in the world about biological issues and works |
2 |
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8 |
Knows the importance of individual development |
4 |
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9 |
Reaches the Information in the field of physics, for the purpose of classification, and uses. |
3 |
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10 |
Knows that learning process is life-long and acts accordingly. |
5 |
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11 |
Evaluates the developmets in the field of biology by using scientific methods |
3 |
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12 |
Explains the basic concepts and principles in the field of biology |
2 |
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13 |
Combines the knowledge in the field of biology with the other scientific area. |
3 |
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14 |
Both with colleagues, as well as off the field of builds establish relations ethically and uses information, communication technologies. Defines necessities in learning in scientific, social, cultural and artistic areas and improves himself/herself accordingly. |
3 |
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15 |
Identifies problems in the field of biology and for the solutions apply the analytical and simulative methods. |
3 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
1 |
5 |
5 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
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Total Workload: | 91 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.64 |
| ECTS Credit: | 4 |
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