Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
BSM-23-118	MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS	Elective	1	2	6

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To teach the exotic, indigenous, endemic or relic endemic plant/forest by products and usage purposes/ areas

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. M. Hakkı ALMA

Learning Outcomes

1	Students will learn the mainly medical aromatic plant species, dagnosis and usage
2	Students will learn what is going on in the active ingredient of medicanal and aromatic plants
3	Students will have information about the production and trade of medicanal and aromatic plants
4	Students will learn about plants used in medicine, cosmetics, perfumery and natural coloring.
5	Students will have information about morphological, anatomical, histological, physiological and biochemical structures of the plants

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

To teach the exotic, indigenous, endemic or relic endemic plant/forest by products and usage purposes/ areas

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The importance of forest products
2	Distribution of forest by product in Turkey
3	The identification and collection of samples
4	Usage types of species
5	Utlization of rosin
6	Thyme, Mint, Sahlep
7	Judy, Carob, Rosehip, licorice, Sumac
8	Middle term exam
9	Sage, Sweetgum
10	Buckthorn, Nettle
11	Chestnuts, pine nuts, snowball
12	Gum tree, jojoba
13	Eucalyptus, astragalus
14	Laurel mahleb acorn oak gail
15	Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Bozkurt, Y. Göker Y. 1981. Orman Ürünlerinden Faydalanma, İstanbul Üniversitesi, No:3402 Ivan A. Ross, Medicanal Plants of the World Volume Ülkemizde bazı önemli orman tali ürünlerinin teşhis tanıtım Kılavuzu Yayın no: 659, 1991

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	50
Homework	1	50
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Attending Lectures	14	1	14
Question-Answer	5	2	10
Observation	14	3	42
Homework	14	8	112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			180

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4
LO5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High