| 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) | Professor Füsun Eyidoğan
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn timeline of agricultural biotechnology, market, genetically modified plants and their products.
2) Learn fundamentals of modern biotechnology, and plant transformation techniques
3) Understand applications in propagation of endangered plants and production of valuable plant biochemical.
4) Understand and discuss global impact of biotechnology on society, legal regulations and safety issues in agricultural biotechnology.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | The main purpose of this course is to introduce students to the basic principles of biotechnology (such as recombinant DNA and genetic engineering), and their applications on plants, animals and food. Furthermore, the information about the plant and animal tissue culture applications that are already used or have a potential to be used in agricultural production, and the use of microorganisms will be gained at the basic level. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | 1 Timeline, Ancient, Classical and Modern Biotechnology, | | 2nd Week | 2 Modern Biotechnology: Fundamentals of Genetic Engineering | | 3rd Week | 3 Agrobacterium-Mediated Plant Transformation | | 4th Week | 4 Other Technologies Of Plant Transformation | | 5th Week | 5 Literature discussions | | 6th Week | 6 First Generation Agricultural Biotechnology | | 7th Week | 7 Second Generation Agricultural Biotechnology | | 8th Week | 8 Midterm | | 9th Week | 9 Molecular Farming | | 10th Week | 10 Applications in Propagation of Endangered Plants | | 11th Week | 11 Applications in Production of Valuable Plant Biochemicals | | 12th Week | 12 Genetically Modified Plants and Global Market I | | 13th Week | 13 Genetically Modified Plants and Global Market II | | 14th Week | 14 Regulations and Safety Issues in Agricultural Biotechnology | | 15th Week | |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Plant Biotechnology and Genetics: Principles, Techniques and Applications, C. Neal Stewart, 2013. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Yüz yüze |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Assignment | 1 | 5 | | Quiz | 1 | 5 | | Attendance | 1 | 5 | | Total(%) | | 45 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 45 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 55 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Individual or group work | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 82 | 82 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 65 | 65 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 2 | 45 | 90 | | Total Workload | | | 300 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 10 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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