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| Code | SRP244 |
| Name | Agricultural Biotechnology |
| Term | 2023-2024 Academic Year |
| Semester | 4. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Ön Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Öğr. Gör.Dr. HAKAN KAVUR |
| Course Instructor |
Öğr. Gör.Dr. HAKAN KAVUR
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
To explain the importance of biotechnology in agricultural applications
Course Content
Course Introduction; Overview of Agricultural Biotechnology, New Strategies to Replace Antibiotics in Animal Feed, Flowering Genes and Possible Uses in Agriculture, Design, Manufacture, and Bioactivity of Engineered Fusion Proteins, Assessing Environmental Risks of Genetically Engineered Plants, Biotechnology in Potato Production, Applications of Cloned Animals in Biomedical Research, Transgenic Alfalfa to Produce Enzymes for Environmentally Beneficial Processes, Biotech and Food: Personal Choices and Public Policy, Mining the Arabidopsis Genome to Understand Plant Biology, Prion Diseases of Deer (CWD) and Cattle (BSE), Biocontrol of Pests and Pathogens in Agriculture and Forestry, Intellectual property, Economics and politics
Course Precondition
There are no prerequisites.
Resources
Lecture notes of the lecturer
Notes
There are no reference.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Be skilled in explaining concepts and basic definition of biotechnology |
| LO02 | Be able to understand and improve the applications in the area of agricultural of biotechnology |
| LO03 | Be able to learn and use of the role in the plant breeding of biotechnology |
| LO04 | Be able to understand the relationships between biotechnology and plant breeding |
| LO05 | Be able to learn basic knowledge for studies in the area biotechnology and self improvement through following up innovations in science and technology |
| LO06 | Gains knowledge about GMO plants. |
| LO07 | Gains knowledge about the applications of biotechnology in the world and in our country. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Knows the status of greenhouse production arount the world and in Turkey | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Knows the cover materials and structure techniques of greenhouses | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | The effects and importance of global warming for Turkey and the world, learns the effects of climate change on agriculture and greenhouse air conditioning conditions. | 4 |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Learns the cultivation of plants (summer and winter) in greenhouse and open ground theoretically and practically. | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Knows the theoretical and applied ornimental plant production and harvest. | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns herbal production techniques and uses these techniques to grow plants. | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns the importance of agricultural mechanization in plant cultivation and the tools used. | |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Can scan resources, report and present about plants on the web (Google academic, pubmed etc.). | |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Recognizes diseases, pests and weeds in vegetables and ornamental plants, learns plant protection methods. | |
| PLO10 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Enters the data of the parameters used in field studies into the computer. | |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains knowledge about the biology and systematics of plants grown in greenhouse. | 4 |
| PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns basic ecological concepts, learns the effects of agriculture on ecology. | 4 |
| PLO13 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns the impact of agricultural activities on the environment | 4 |
| PLO14 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns the effects of bioclimatic variables on agricultural activities. | 4 |
| PLO15 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gets information about the activities that she can attend on the university campus. | |
| PLO16 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gets information about internship places and applications to these places. | |
| PLO17 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains knowledge about metabolic activities in plants. | 4 |
| PLO18 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains knowledge about the importance of plant physiology in plant production. | 3 |
| PLO19 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains knowledge about Soil Properties (Cations adsorption – Anions adsorption – Soil Acidity, soil organic matter, soil structure, soil water, soil color) and soil Formation (Segregation and Fragmentation – Structure (Texture) – Clay Minerals). | |
| PLO20 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns soil horizons, parent material, understands the importance of data obtained by soil science. | |
| PLO21 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Understands the definition and scope of agricultural economy and the place and importance of the agricultural sector in the Turkish economy. | |
| PLO22 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns the fertilizers used in plant nutrition and their importance. | |
| PLO23 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns the micro and macro nutrients required for plant growth and the functions of these elements in plants. | |
| PLO24 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns the necessary amounts of plant nutrients for plants and the importance of correct and balanced nutrition in plant production. | |
| PLO25 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns soilless culture environments and makes cultivation in soilless agriculture. | |
| PLO26 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns the importance of storage and the necessary conditions/conditions for the storage of harvested products. | |
| PLO27 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Certified seed, hybrid seed etc. learns the concepts of seeds and the points to be considered in seed growing. | |
| PLO28 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns the basic concepts of organic agriculture and vegetable growing with this method. | |
| PLO29 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns the importance of occupational health and safety in agricultural activities and the measures to be taken. | |
| PLO30 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have general information about Atatürk's principles and the history of the revolution. | |
| PLO31 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns languages in terms of language and its importance, the birth, spread and structure of languages. | |
| PLO32 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns tenses, auxiliary verbs, prepositions in English. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Biotechnology | Preliminary research on the subject | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | The importance of tissue culture applications in plant breeding | Preliminary research on the subject | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Protoplast fusion | Preliminary research on the subject | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Meristem culture | Preliminary research on the subject | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Embryo culture | Preliminary research on the subject | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | Haploid techniques | Preliminary research on the subject | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Somaclonal variation | Preliminary research on the subject | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Preparing for the exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Genetic markers | Preliminary research on the subject | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Marker assisted selection | Preliminary research on the subject | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Quantitative trait locus analysis | Preliminary research on the subject | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Gene transformation methods | Preliminary research on the subject | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Transgenic plants | Preliminary research on the subject | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Legal aspects of biotechnology | Preliminary research on the subject | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | Concern and risks on Genetic Modified Plants | Preliminary research on the subject | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Preparing for the exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Preparing for the exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 109 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,36 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||