Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / MBG621 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS (PHD)

Code: MBG621 Course Title: MEDICINAL AND TOXIC PLANTS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS (PHD)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ZELİHA LEBLEBİCİ (zleblebici@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach botanical properties and chemical structures of medicinal and poisonous plants

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can have knowledge about the recognition, importance, classification and historical development process of medicinal and poisonous plants PO-2 Obtain basic knowledge of Molecular Biology
PO-13 Scientific developments contribute to research and development
Examination
Oral Examination
Quiz
Presentation
LO-2 Can explain general information about medicinal plants, herbal medicines and phytotherapy PO-9 Participation in studies in the fields of education, industry, agriculture, health, environment, energy and biotechnology is ensured
PO-12 Explains the basic functions of scientific processes, critically discusses and solves problems using appropriate statistical and computational methods, chooses contemporary experimental and theoretical approaches that will ultimately lead to the solution of molecular biology and genetic research problems
Examination
Oral Examination
Quiz
Performance Project
LO-3 Can explain general information about phytotherapy, classification and nomenclature of herbal drugs PO-1 Have information about current issues in molecular biology and genetics.
PO-2 Obtain basic knowledge of Molecular Biology
PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own
Examination
Oral Examination
Quiz
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Medicinal plants and historical development process, recognition, importance and classification of medicinal plants, nomenclature and determination of plants, nomenclature of drugs, examples of drugs belonging to cyanophyta group, phycophyta-Chlorophyceae-Phaeophyceaea, examples of drugs belonging to mycophyta, poisonous plants, General characteristics of lichens and well-known drog samples and their uses, general characteristics of bryophyta and drog samples, general characteristics of pteridophyta and drog samples, general characteristics of gymnospermae, general characteristics of angiospermae and monocotyl and dicotyl drog samples.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Medicinal plants and historical development process Lecture Method, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
2 Recognition, importance and classification of medicinal plants Lecture Method, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
3 Nomenclature and identification of plants Lecture Method, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
4 Nomenclature of Drugs Lecture Method, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
5 Examples of drugs belonging to the Cyanophyta group Lecture Method, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
6 Phycophyta-Chlorophyceae-Phaeophyceaea Lecture Method, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
7 Examples of drugs belonging to Mycophyta Lecture Method, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Poisonous Plants Lecture Method, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
10 General characteristics of lichens and recognised examples of dorg and their uses Lecture Method, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
11 General characteristics of Bryophyta and examples of drugs Lecture Method, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
12 General characteristics of Pteridophyta and examples of dorgs Lecture Method, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
13 General characteristics of Gymnospermae Lecture Method, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
14 General characteristics of Angiospermae Lecture Method, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
15 Examples of monocotyl and dicotyl dorgs Lecture Method, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkiler Bilimi ve Teknolojisi, Prof. Dr. Hasan Baydar, Nobel Yayıncılık, 2019.
2 Fitoterapi ve Aromaterapi, Nimet Özata, İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi, 2019
Required Course instruments and materials
Medical and Aromatic Plants Science and Technology, Prof. Dr. Hasan Baydar, Nobel Publishing, 2019. Phytotherapy and Aromatherapy, Nimet Özata, Istanbul Medicine Bookstore, 2019

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 20
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination 5 2 5
2.Quiz 9 2 5
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project 12 2 10
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 12 24
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 12 24
       c) Performance Project 2 10 20
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 2 7 14
Quiz 2 7 14
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 7 14
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 2 7 14
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 170