Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / PM-226 - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Code: PM-226 Course Title: MEDICAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ESRA ÖZHANCI (eozhanci@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To recognize the importance of medical and aromatic plants in the world and turkey, to put its place in world and turkish trade, to introduce the plants entering this group, to teach general breeding techniques, to introduce medicinal and aromatic plants which are economic importance especially for turkey and to teach cultures.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can perceive the morphological characteristics of medical plants and general breeding principles and evaluate them in practice PO-4 To have ability to recognize natural and exotic plant species and design them in terms of aesthetics, functional and ecological purposes
PO-10 Be able to produce rational and practical solutions for conservation of the natural and cultural environment
 		Examination
LO-2 can learn the differences in the cultivation of medicinal plants according to cultivation of field crops PO-4 To have ability to recognize natural and exotic plant species and design them in terms of aesthetics, functional and ecological purposes
PO-10 Be able to produce rational and practical solutions for conservation of the natural and cultural environment
 		Examination
LO-3 can provide information on the material description, production process, marketing issues of medicinal and aromatic plant species proposed to producers PO-4 To have ability to recognize natural and exotic plant species and design them in terms of aesthetics, functional and ecological purposes
PO-10 Be able to produce rational and practical solutions for conservation of the natural and cultural environment
 		Examination
LO-4 can learn production and evaluation processes of some plant species in order to gain new plant to production pattern PO-4 To have ability to recognize natural and exotic plant species and design them in terms of aesthetics, functional and ecological purposes
PO-10 Be able to produce rational and practical solutions for conservation of the natural and cultural environment
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The importance, classification, economics, ecological requirements, culture and post-harvest processes of medical plants, drugs, secondary metabolites and importance, variability of effective substances, essential oils, properties, determination of qualities in droplets.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Course Description: Scope, Rationale, Importance, Method and Requirements. Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
2 Historical development of medical plants Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
3 Endemism in medical plants Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
4 Classification of medical plants and their usage areas Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
5 Economic importance of medical plants Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
6 Ecological requirements of medical plants Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
7 Drying of medical plants Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Drying, sterilization and storage of medical plants, drugs Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
10 Secondary metabolites and their prophylaxis, Distance Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
11 Variability of effective substances in medical plants Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
12 Determination of essential oils, their properties, acquisition and qualification in droglas Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
13 Some plants including Apiaceae family, herbaceous characteristics, breeding techniques and uses (Pimpinella anisum, Coriandrum sativum, Carum carvi) Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
14 Some of the herbs, plant characteristics, breeding techniques and fields of use (Foeniculum vulgare, Pyrethrum cinerariaefolium, Nigella sativa) of some plants, including Apiaceae, Asteraceae and Ranunculaceae, Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
15 Some herbs including Lamiaceae family, plant characteristics, breeding techniques and fields of use (Lavandula officinalis, Origanum onites, Mentha piperita) Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Ceylan, A., 1995. Tıbbi bitkiler I , E.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, No: 312 Ceylan, A., 1996. Tıbbi Bitkiler II, E.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, No: 481
Required Course instruments and materials
Ceylan, A., 1995. Tibbi bitkiler I , E.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Yayinlari, No: 312

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 1 30
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 2 70

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 3 3
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 9 9
       c) Performance Project 2 4 8
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 2 7 14
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 1 7 7
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 2 7 14
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 87