Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
GROWING TECHNIQUES OF MEDICAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS I	KTP101	1. Semester	2 + 2	3.0	4.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Associate's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Tuncay ÇALIŞKAN
Assistants
Goals	To introduce plant characteristics for Pleasure Plants, Dye Plants, Alkaloid Plants and Glycoside Plants which cultivated in our country and have commercial and economic value, and to teach all the cultural processes.
Course Content	Discussion of botanical characteristics of medicinal and aromatic plants, culture, climate and soil requirements, planting time, maintenance and fertilization, harvesting, consumption, plant parts used, active ingredients.
Learning Outcomes	1) Learns the importance of medicinal and aromatic plants on the world 2) Understands the bothanical characteristrics, climatite and soil needs of these plants 3) Make plans of planting and maintenance works to be able to get high yield products and timely planning of crop harvesting and drying works

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	History of medicinal and aromatic plants	Lecture Opinion Pool Case Based Learning	Homework
2. Week	Importance of medical and aromatic herbs	Lecture Opinion Pool Case Based Learning	Homework
3. Week	The status of medicinal and aromatic plants in Turkey	Lecture Opinion Pool Case Based Learning	Homework
4. Week	Important medicinal and aromatic plants cultivated in Turkey	Lecture Opinion Pool Case Based Learning	Homework
5. Week	Economic importance of medicinal and aromatic plants	Lecture Opinion Pool Case Based Learning	Homework
6. Week	Peppermint cultivation	Lecture Opinion Pool Case Based Learning	Homework
7. Week	Lavender cultivation	Lecture Opinion Pool Case Based Learning	Homework
8. Week	Mid-term Exams	Lecture Opinion Pool Case Based Learning	Homework
9. Week	Thyme cultivation	Lecture Opinion Pool Case Based Learning	Homework
10. Week	Alkaloid plants cultivation	Lecture Opinion Pool Case Based Learning	Homework
11. Week	Alkaloid plants cultivation	Lecture Opinion Pool Case Based Learning	Homework
12. Week	Dye plants cultivation	Lecture Opinion Pool Case Based Learning	Homework
13. Week	Arbitrary crops cultivation	Lecture Opinion Pool Case Based Learning	Homework
14. Week	Arbitrary crops cultivation	Lecture Opinion Pool Case Based Learning	Homework

Recommended Sources

Baydar, H., 2019. Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkiler Bilimi ve Teknolojisi. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.

Ceylan, A., 1994. Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkiler I. Bornova-İzmir : Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi , 1983.

Ceylan, A., 1994. Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkiler II. Bornova-İzmir : Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi , 1987.

Ceylan, A., 1994. Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkiler III. Bornova-İzmir : Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi , 1994.

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

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Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	2	28
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	4	7	28
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)	14	2	28
Midterm Exam	1	1	1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam	2	4	8
Final Exam	1	1	1
Time to prepare for Final Exam	3	6	18
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30