COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMICAL BOTANY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIY 3030 ECONOMICAL BOTANY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Biology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ISA GÖKLER

Offered to

Biology

Course Objective

The purpose of economic botany, to examine the relationship between people and plants. People, food, pharmaceuticals, textiles, shelter, etc.. need not take place without plants. Life on our planet would be impossible without plants. Plant and herbal products, without the human, miserable, would be naked and hungry. Most of us recognize is limited in plants, but almost every aspect of our lives are they. The aim of this course, this awareness is essential to create and how to attract attention to the plants for human life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn develop a basic knowledge of taxonomic diversity and important families of useful plants.
2   Acknowledge the economic uses of plants in modern society. Acquire an increased awareness and appreciation of plants & plant products encountered in everyday life.
3   Understand, interpret and analyze a research project, collect and analyze data, and present results in the standard format of a scientific report.
4   Demonstrate comprehension of basic concepts and the ability to use scientific terminology accurately through oral and written communication.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Develop a basic knowledge of taxonomic diversity and important families of useful plants,useful classification of plants
2 Food presentation and grouping of plants
3 Cereal crops
4 Systematically properties of vegetable crops, nutrient content, application fields
5 Systematically properties of oil crops, nutrient content, application fields (oilseeds).
6 Systematically properties of fruit crops, nutrient content, application fields (age fruits).
7 Systematically properties of Fruit crops, nutrient content, application fields (nuts).
8 Midterm
9 Systematically properties of spice plants, nutrient content, application fields.
10 Systematically properties of industrial plants, nutrient content, application fields,
11 Systematically properties of industrial plants, nutrient content, application fields,
12 Systematically properties of industrial plants, nutrient content, application fields,
13 Systematically properties of Medicinal plants , nutrient content, application fields,
14 Systematically properties of Medicinal plants , nutrient content, application fields,

Recomended or Required Reading

Öztığ, F., Faydalı Bitkiler, 1971, Istanbul Üniv. Yayınları.
Özyurt, S., Ekonomik Botanik, 1992, Erciyes Üniv. Yayınları.
Ketenoğlu ve Ark., Ekonomik Bitkiler, 2011, Palme Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question & Answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with midterm exams, and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

isa.gokler@deu.deu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 3 33
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 111

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.154454554
LO.254454554
LO.354454554
LO.454

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