| Code: BYL639 |
Course Title: MUSHROOM BIOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS |
Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 |
ECTS: 6 |
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| Year/Semester of Study |
1 / Fall Semester |
| Level of Course |
2nd Cycle Degree Programme |
| Type of Course |
Optional |
| Department |
BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE) |
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites |
None |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face to Face |
| Teaching Period |
14 Weeks |
| Name of Lecturer |
RECEP KARA (recepkara@nevsehir.edu.tr) |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Language of Instruction |
Turkish |
| Work Placement(s) |
None |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Biological importance of fungi group of organisms, biochemical, physiological, genetic, and metabolic features realizes the transfer of knowledge for use as biosynthesis and biotechnological fermentation. |
| Learning Outcomes |
PO |
MME |
| The students who succeeded in this course: |
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| LO-1 |
Describes the general properties and nomenclature of fungi |
PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods
PO-10 Monitor and supervise the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting, implementing and publishing the data related to the field of Biology and teach those values
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Examination
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| LO-2 |
Describes the physiology of fungi |
PO-5 Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning
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Examination
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| LO-3 |
Explain the genetics and genomics of fungi |
PO-5 Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning
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Examination
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| LO-4 |
Explain the fermentation systems fungi and say the names of the products |
PO-2 Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field
PO-8 Evaluate how the important personalities, events and phenomena that have made essential contributions to the development of Biology that might have impact on their field of practice
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Examination
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| LO-5 |
Tells the names of pharmaceutical and chemical products derived from Fungi |
PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own
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Examination
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| LO-6 |
Tells biotech areas of the fungus |
PO-2 Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field
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Examination
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| LO-7 |
Tells the names of pathogenic fungi in human and plant |
PO-10 Monitor and supervise the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting, implementing and publishing the data related to the field of Biology and teach those values
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Examination
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PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
| Course Contents |
| Biochemistry of Fungi, physiology, genetics, fungus in the antibiotic and chemical compounds, fungal enzymes, biotechnological use of fungal proteomics, anti-fungal agents, medical and economic importance, plant fungal pathogens and is intended for applications in biotechnology of fungi in detail. |
| Weekly Course Content |
| Week |
Subject |
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 |
Introduction to Fungi Physiology |
Lecture and Discussion |
| 2 |
Fungal Genetics |
Lecture and Discussion |
| 3 |
Fungal Genetics |
Lecture and Discussion |
| 4 |
Post-Genomic Perspective Fungal Genetics |
Lecture and Discussion |
| 5 |
Post-Genomic Perspective Fungal Genetics |
Lecture and Discussion |
| 6 |
Fungal Fermentation System and Products |
Lecture and Discussion |
| 7 |
The pharmacological and chemical products obtained from fungi |
Lecture and Discussion |
| 8 |
mid-term exam |
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| 9 |
Biotechnological Application of Fungal Enzymes |
Lecture and Discussion |
| 10 |
Heterologous protein production in the fungi |
Lecture and Discussion |
| 11 |
Fungal Proteomics |
Lecture and Discussion |
| 12 |
Fungal Infection in humans |
Lecture and Discussion |
| 13 |
Use of Antifungal Agents in therapy in humans |
Lecture and Discussion |
| 14 |
Pathogenic fungi in plants |
Lecture and Discussion |
| 15 |
Pathogenic fungi in plants |
Lecture and Discussion |
| 16 |
final exam |
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| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading |
| 1 |
Kavanagh, K.A, 2011. Fungi: Biology and Applications - Second Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK . (ÖZAKÇA ÜNAL, D., 2014: Çeviri "Mantarlar Biyoloji ve Uygulamalar, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara) |
| 2 |
Deacaon, J.W, 2006, Fungal Biology-4th Edition, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK. |
| Required Course instruments and materials |
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