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

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