Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / BIY 325 - BIOLOGY

Code: BIY 325 Course Title: ECONOMICAL PLANTS Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BIOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer GENÇAY AKGÜL (akgul@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) GENÇAY AKGÜL,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach the introduction of natural and cultivated plants in the world used a variety of ways, morphological characteristics, the systematic location of their homeland, and economic values of the growing regions, areas of use, export status

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Plants in the world knows that the natural and cultural PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs
Examination
LO-2 Plants, morphological characteristics, their homeland, and economic values ​​of the systematic position, learn to use fields. PO-2 Transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Biology to other disciplines
Examination
LO-3 Learns the use of natural and cultivated plants by the presentation. PO-7 Are able to use the modern techniques and devices necessary for the current practices in the field of Biology
Examination
LO-4 Learns the relationship between economic plants and crops. PO-14 Are able to use the information and communication technology required by the field of Biology with a competence at the level of European Computer Driving License
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Herbal products, features and economic importance of the relationship between plants and food crops cultivated plants! Food plants and algae, fungi, cereals and legumes, food crops, vegetable and fruit food crops, oil plants, industrial plants, fiber plants, industrial plants, forest plants and forest products, industrial plants, Dye and tannin plants, industrial crops, rubber, resin and gum plants Industrial plants, industrial plants, industrial plants, oil and wax, sugar, starch and cellulose products, Stimulant and spice crops
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Herbal products, features and economic importance Distance learning
2 Relationship between economic plants and cultivated plants Distance learning
3 Food plants Distance learning
4 Algae and fungi Distance learning
5 Food plants Distance learning
6 Food plants, vegetable and fruit Distance learning
7 Food plants oil plants Distance learning
8 mid-term exam
9 Endustrial plants, fiber plants Distance learning
10 Endustrial plants, forest plants Distance learning
11 Dye and tannin plants Distance learning
12 Rubber, resin and gum plants Distance learning
13 oil and wax plants Distance learning
14 Sugar, starch and cellulose products Distance learning
15 Stimulant and spice plants Distance learning
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Ketenoglu, O. ve ark., Ekonomik Bitkiler, Bizim Büro Basimevi, Ankara, 2003
2 Phillips, R. And Martyn Rix., Vegetables, New York, 1993.
3 Albert, F.H., Economic Botany, A Textbook of Useful Plants, 1952.
Required Course instruments and materials
Ketenoglu, O. Ve ark., Ekonomik Bitkiler, Bizim Büro Bas?m evi, Ankara, 2003,ISBN-975-288-641-8. Phillips, R. And Martyn Rix. Vegetables 270 pp. Raudan House, New York, 1993, ISBN 0-679-75024-x. Albert, F.H. Economic Botany, A Textbook of Useful Plants and Plant Product McGraw-Hill Book Company,Inc. New York and London, 1937.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 30
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation 2 2 10
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project 2 2 10
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 50

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 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 1 13 13
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 6 18
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 3 9 27
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 90