Ordu 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
TAB723	BULBOUS AND TUBEROUS MEDICINAL PLANTS	Compulsory	1	2	6

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle

Objectives of the Course

• to learn that using bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants that called geofit. • to learn information about laws and regulations in force of collecting from nature • to teach the students the botanical, physiological and biochemical aspects of bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Ş.Metin KARA

Learning Outcomes

1	Soğanlı ve yumrulu tıbbi bitkilerin büyüme ve çiçeklenmesinde ekolojik ve çevresel faktörlerin önemini anlar
2	Soğanlı ve yumrulu tıbbi bitkilerin ekonomik önemini kavrar
3	Karşılaşılan sorunları çözebilme, kavrayabilme yeteğine sahip olur
4	Skill to understand the importance of ecological and enviromental factors on growth and flowering of bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants
5	Ability to explain the economical impotance of bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants
6	Knowledge to evaluate the growing problems

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

• Classification,botanical and physiological aspects of bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants, • Propagation techniques, • Storage,pest and disease

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	General introduction, identification of bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants
2	Status of bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants in the world
3	Status of bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants in Turkey
4	Economy of bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants.
5	Using of bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants.
6	Bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants that are important as economic
7	Bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants that are important as economic
8	Midterm exam
9	Bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants that are important as economic
10	Bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants that are important as economic
11	Bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants that are important as economic
12	Cultivation of bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants
13	Production of bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants
14	Storage of bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants
15	Breeding methods of bulbous and tuberous medicinal plants
16	Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Hertogh, A. De, and Nard , M. Le, 1993. The physiology of flower bulbs (A comprehensive treatise on the physiology and utilization of ornamental flowering bulbous and tuberous plants), Elsevier, Amsterdam. Articles, proceedings, internet

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Self Study	14	7	98
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	12	12
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	20	20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6
LO1		4
LO2	4		4
LO3	4		4	4
LO4
LO5
LO6

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