Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
0701305112ALTERNATIVE HERBOLOGYElective353
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Human health and nutrition, cosmetics industry, to inform the status of ornamental plants such as weeds
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Ramazan GÜRBÜZ
Learning Outcomes
1To evaluate of the concepts, idea and data in the Plant Protection by using scientific methods, and improve the recommendations solving the problems in this discipline.
2Producing a solution assuming responsibility in complex unexpected situations of plant protection applications.
3To gain skill on the data collection, analyzing of the results and their evaluation in the plant production area.
4Planning and directing of the activities on professional development of employees working under his/her responsibility in plant protection and related sectors.
5Access to information and resources for this purpose to do research, and gain the ability to use databases and other information resources.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
General information about opportunities to make use of weeds as an alternative
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Information about the origin of agriculture
2Plant secondary compounds
3The content of the plants to be effective
4The collection and drying of medicinal plants
5The importance of plants in terms of our health
6Presentation of some important weeds, impact and using forms
7Some weeds are used as herbal medicine
8Food, tea and spices are used as a weeds
9Cosmetics industry, and weeds are used as an ornamental plant
10Cleaning of dirty water and heavy metals, the importance of weeds
11 Some of the weeds are used as dye plants
12As trap plants for pests and diseases of the role of weeds
13In tiredness and soil erosion control and weeds in the importance of productivity
14Weeds are used as green manure
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Recommended or Required Reading
Textbook: Zengin, H., 2007. Lecture Notes, Erzurum Additional References: Taken periodically to relevant articles
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Self Study14570
Individual Study for Mid term Examination155
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Homework155
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)93
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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