Education Information System

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Plants Used in Traditional Folk Medicine in Türkiye	BIO553		3 + 0	3.0	8.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery	face to face
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Ernaz ALTUNDAĞ ÇAKIR
Instructors	Ernaz ALTUNDAĞ ÇAKIR
Assistants
Goals	To learn fundamentals of medicinal plants of Turkey and traditional treatment methods
Course Content	General information about the potential of medicinal plants in Turkey. Collection drying, storage and culture methods of medicinal plants. Chemical compositions of medicinal plants; mechanisms of action, effects and uses. Chemical compositions of medicinal plants; mechanisms of action, effects and uses. Medicinal plants used in traditional folk medicine in Turkey.
Learning Outcomes	- After completing the course, the students should be able to: Knowledge: • Phonotypically stock identification • The importance of stock identification and stock management • morphological characters and between relationship stock identification and morphological characters. Skill: • Can protect fish stocks with Population studies • Measuring the morphometric characters, counting the meristic characters,. Competence: • Stock identification • Put in use knowledge/skill acquired during the course in work environment effectively

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	General information about the potential of medicinal plants in Turkey	Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Research Preparation, After Class Study Practice Course Hours Field Work
2. Week	Collection drying, storage and culture methods of medicinal plants	Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Field Work
3. Week	Chemical compositions of medicinal plants; mechanisms of action, effects and uses 1	Field Work Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Research Verbal Expression Other Activities
4. Week	Chemical compositions of medicinal plants; mechanisms of action, effects and uses 2	Research Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Field Work Course Hours
5. Week	Medicinal plants used in traditional folk medicine in Turkey- Gastrointestinal system disorders 1	Field Work Visual Presentation Research Other Activities Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study
6. Week	Medicinal plants used in traditional folk medicine in Turkey- Gastrointestinal system disorders 2	Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Field Work Research
7. Week	Medicinal plants used in traditional folk medicine in Turkey-Cardiovascular system disorders	Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Field Work Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
8. Week	Medicinal plants used in traditional folk medicine in Turkey-Muscular system disorders	Field Work Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Other Activities Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Research
9. Week	Medicinal plants used in traditional folk medicine in Turkey-Respiratory system disorders 1	Preparation, After Class Study Research Visual Presentation Other Activities Field Work Verbal Expression Course Hours
10. Week	Medicinal plants used in traditional folk medicine in Turkey-Respiratory system disorders 2	Visual Presentation Field Work Verbal Expression Research Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities
11. Week	Medicinal plants used in traditional folk medicine in Turkey-Skin disorders	Research Verbal Expression Field Work Visual Presentation Other Activities Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
12. Week	Medicinal plants used in traditional folk medicine in Turkey-Neural system disorders	Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours Field Work
13. Week	Medicinal plants used in traditional folk medicine in Turkey-Reproductive system disorders	Field Work Course Hours Research Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Visual Presentation
14. Week	Medicinal plants used in traditional folk medicine in Turkey-Urinary system disorders	Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Field Work

Baytop T., Türkiye’de Bitkilerle Tedavi, Nobel Top Kitapevleri, 1999.

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	Measurement Method

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Course's Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation		Written exam	Oral Exams	Assignment/Project	Laboratory work	Presentation/Seminar

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1	1	2	2
Homework 1	1	54	54
Homework 2	1	54	54
Final	1	2	2
Practice End-Of-Term	1	50	50
Classroom Activities	1	42	42
Total Workload			204
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 8.0