Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / KİM 279 - CHEMISTRY

Code: KİM 279 Course Title: MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department CHEMISTRY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer MÜRÜVVET BEGÜM ÖZEN (begumozen@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The course aims to inform students about medicinal and aromatic plants.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can define the terms medicinal and aromatic plants. PO-5 Gains the ability to establish interdisciplinary connections by combining different disciplines.
PO-6 Have a sense of professional and ethical responsibility.
PO-12 By comprehending the importance of lifelong learning and following current innovations and developments in the field of chemistry, they gain the ability to continuously improve themselves.
Examination
LO-2 Can classify medicinal and aromatic plants. PO-5 Gains the ability to establish interdisciplinary connections by combining different disciplines.
PO-6 Have a sense of professional and ethical responsibility.
PO-13 Comprehend the contemporary techniques commonly used in chemistry and related fields and have the ability to use the modern devices required for the application of these techniques.
PO-15 Health, environment, medicine, textile, food etc. solves unforeseen problems encountered in practice in industrial areas.
Examination
LO-3 Be able to have information about herbal drugs and their classification. PO-5 Gains the ability to establish interdisciplinary connections by combining different disciplines.
PO-6 Have a sense of professional and ethical responsibility.
PO-9 Develops mental, physical and social activities by taking lessons outside the field.
PO-13 Comprehend the contemporary techniques commonly used in chemistry and related fields and have the ability to use the modern devices required for the application of these techniques.
PO-15 Health, environment, medicine, textile, food etc. solves unforeseen problems encountered in practice in industrial areas.
LO-4 Can learn about medicinal and aromatic plant production, their usage areas, and their places in our country and the world. PO-5 Gains the ability to establish interdisciplinary connections by combining different disciplines.
PO-6 Have a sense of professional and ethical responsibility.
PO-7 Have awareness of environmental protection, quality management, occupational health and safety.
PO-10 He/she can communicate effectively in Turkish or in a foreign language, in writing or verbally, and gains the ability to share the scientific data he/she has obtained with experts and non-experts.
PO-12 By comprehending the importance of lifelong learning and following current innovations and developments in the field of chemistry, they gain the ability to continuously improve themselves.
PO-14 In addition to being able to carry out teamwork in the field, they have the ability to take responsibility individually and make independent decisions when necessary.
PO-15 Health, environment, medicine, textile, food etc. solves unforeseen problems encountered in practice in industrial areas.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
In this course, medicinal and aromatic plants will be defined, and information will be given about the history, acquisition and diagnosis of these plants, soil and climate requirements of the plants, areas of use other than treatment support, drugs, classification, reliability, safety, production and marketing methods of these plants.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Identification of medicinal and aromatic plants, their historical places and general characteristics of these plants Discussion, explanation, question and answer method
2 Classification of medicinal and aromatic plants (alphabetical and morphological classification) Discussion, explanation, question and answer method
3 Classification of medicinal and aromatic plants (botanical (taxonomic) and chemical classification) Discussion, explanation, question and answer method
4 Classification of medicinal and aromatic plants (pharmacological and pharmachemical classification) Discussion, explanation, question and answer method
5 Herbal drugs and their classification Discussion, explanation, question and answer method
6 Preparation of herbal drugs Discussion, explanation, question and answer method
7 Primary and secondary metabolites Discussion, explanation, question and answer method
8 mid-term exam
9 Areas of use of medicinal and aromatic plants Discussion, explanation, question and answer method
10 Areas of use of medicinal and aromatic plants Discussion, explanation, question and answer method
11 Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants Discussion, explanation, question and answer method
12 Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants Discussion, explanation, question and answer method
13 Medicinal and aromatic plants in our country Discussion, explanation, question and answer method
14 Medicinal and aromatic plants in the world Discussion, explanation, question and answer method
15 Medicinal and aromatic plants market Discussion, explanation, question and answer method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Fett-Neto, A. G. (2010) Plant Secondary Metabolism Engineering Methods and Applications. Humana Press.
2 Baytop,T. (1984). Türkiye’de Bitkilerle Tedavi. İstanbul: İ.Ü. Eczacılık Fakültesi Yayınları.
3 Ceylan, A. (1994). Tıbbi Bitkiler II, III. İzmir: E.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları.
4 Cintra G. ve Kawka E. (2012). The Pharmaceutical Industry and Global Health. Cenevre: IFPMA.
Required Course instruments and materials
Lecture notes, computers, books, and supplementary materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 7 2 40
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 16 2 60

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 2 11 22
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 12 24
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 1 14 14
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 6 18
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 6 12
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 120