TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand fundamentals of structure and organization of plant genome, regulation of gene expression in plants, response of plants to environmental factors, and plant reproduction. 2) Understand, development of species and breeding technologies and basic approaches. 3) Understand and discuss patenting and large scale seed production approaches.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week 1. Fundamental Concepts, Development of Species and Breeding Technologies 2nd Week 2. Structure and Organization of Plant Genome 3rd Week 3. Regulation of Gene Expression in Plants 4th Week 4. Biotic Stress Factors, Response and Regulation 5th Week 5. Abiotic Stress Factors, Response and Regulation 6th Week 6. Plant Reproduction 7th Week 7. Molecular Regulation of Reproductive Development 8th Week 8. MIDTERM 9th Week 9. Genetic Resources and Parent Selection 10th Week 10. Hybridization 11th Week 11. Selection 12th Week 12. Testing 13th Week 13. Patenting and Large Scale Seed Production 14th Week 14. Presentations 15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	? Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding, George Acquaah, (2nd Edition), Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. ? Plant Biotechnology and Genetics: Principles, Techniques and Applications, C. Neal Stewart, 2013.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Assignment 1 20 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 84 84 Preparation for Quiz 1 16 16 Individual or group work 0 0 0 Preparation for Final exam 1 24 24 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 11 11 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 96 96 Homework 1 12 12 Project 1 12 12 Total Workload 297 Total Workload / 30 9,9 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No