TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	3
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learns the general properties of medicinal and aromatic plants 2) Have information about the usage areas and cultivation opportunities of medicinal and aromatic plants. 3) Learns the classification of medicinal plants 4) Have information about the morphological features, origins, production, usage patterns, cultivation techniques, harvesting and drying of medicinal plants that are important for our country. 5) Gains information about the secondary metabolites of the most used medicinal and aromatic plants in the world and in Turkey.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Grouping of plants used in traditional medicine, Latin and Turkish names, local names, growing places and morphology of plants are taught.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Historical Development of Studies on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 2nd Week General Characteristics of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 3rd Week Importance and Grouping of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 4th Week Usage Areas and Culturalization Opportunities 5th Week Classification of Medicinal Plants 6th Week Essential Oily Plants (Sage, Mint, Rose, Lavender) 7th Week Spices 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Essential Oily Plants (Melissa, Thyme, Laurel) 10th Week Essential Oily Plants (Laurel,Camomile) 11th Week Black Cumin Cultivation 12th Week Salep Cultivation 13th Week Goji berry Cultivation 14th Week Harvesting, Drying and Processing of Medicinal Plants 15th Week Final Exam
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Baydar, H.Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkiler Bilimi ve Teknolojisi. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Practice,Presentation,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 1 3 3 Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 5 5 Laboratory (including preparation) 7 3 21 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 1 1 1 Total Workload 90 Total Workload / 30 3 ECTS Credits of the Course 3
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No