| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 4 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Füsun Eyidoğan
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn the scope of plant biotechnology and its impact on agriculture.
2) Learn basic procedures in plant biotechnology.
3) Learn the plant transformation technologies.
4) Learn the biotechnological improvement of yield and quality traits and using plants for biofactories and bioenergy.
5) Learn commercial, legal and ethical aspects.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | The aim of this course is to teach advanced methods used in plant biotechnology and the basic and advanced subjects on which these methods are based. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction: The scope of plant biotechnology and its impact on agriculture | | 2nd Week | Introduction to basic procedures in plant biotechnology | | 3rd Week | Plant genetics | | 4th Week | Plant omics strategies | | 5th Week | Genome sequencing: Models | | 6th Week | Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation | | 7th Week | Other technologies of plant transformation | | 8th Week | Mid-term exam | | 9th Week | Breeding strategies | | 10th Week | Biotechnological improvement of yield and quality traits and post-harvest | | 11th Week | Biofactories | | 12th Week | Bioenergy | | 13th Week | Commercial, legal and ethical aspects | | 14th Week | Commercial, legal and ethical aspects |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Bitki Biyoteknolojisi ve Genetik (İlkeler, Teknikler ve Uygulamalar)Orjinal isim: Plant Biotechnology and Genetics: Principles, Techniques and Applications (Çeviri editörü: Meral Yücel, Huseyin Avni Öktem) Nobel Yayıncılık
Plant Biotechnology and Agriculture, 1st Edition Prospects for the 21st Century, Editors: Arie Altman Paul Hasegawa, 2011. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Assignment | 1 | 10 | | Attendance | 1 | 5 | | Total(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 45 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 1 | 14 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Course hours | 13 | 3 | 39 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Total Workload | | | 122 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 4,06 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 4 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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