Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Bee Products and Production Techniques BIO606 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. MERAL KEKEÇOĞLU
Instructors
Assistants
Goals Goals This instruction aims to teach bee products and their production techniques
Course Content Course Content Classification of bee products, Description of production stages from hive to fork
Learning Outcomes - To learn honey, its structure and production techniques
- To learn pollen, its structure and production techniques
- To learn propolis, its structure and production techniques
- To learn beewax, its structure and production techniques
- To learn royal jelly, its structure and production techniques
- To learn bee venom, its structure and production techniques
- To learn bee bread, its structure and production techniques
- To learn food safety on bee products
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Introduction to Beekeeping Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
2. Week Bee products Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
3. Week Honey, honey types and structure Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
4. Week Honey harvest and materials used Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Other Activities
5. Week Pollen, bee bread and their structures Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
6. Week Pollen production techniques Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
7. Week Bee bread production techniques Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
8. Week Propolis, propolis structure Visual Presentation Practice Verbal Expression
9. Week Mid-term
10. Week Propolis production techniques Practice Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
11. Week Beewax, its structure and production techniques Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice
12. Week Royal jelly, its structure and production techniques Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice
13. Week Bee venom, its structure and production techniques Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice
14. Week Food safety on bee products Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
15. Week Final exam
Recommended Sources
Course materyal, lecture notes of Meral KEKEÇOĞLU.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 DK8 Measurement Method
PY1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY2 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 -
PY3 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 -
PY4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40,60
PY5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 40,60
PY6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40,60
PY7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40,60
PY8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 40,60
PY10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY11 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -
PY12 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 40,60
PY13 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY14 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY15 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 -
PY16 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -
PY17 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -
*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
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 4 56
Preparation, After Class Study 1 10 10
Research 1 18 18
Other Activities 1 8 8
Verbal Expression 14 4 56
Midterm 1 14 1 14
Homework 1 14 1 14
Final 1 14 14
Classroom Activities 14 1 14
Total Workload 204
ECTS Credit of the Course 8.0