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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| FIELD CROPS (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | TB594 |
| Name | Quality Traits in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants |
| Term | 2026-2027 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi MUZAFFER BARUT |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
By the end of this course, students will be able to explain the concept of quality in medicinal and aromatic plants from a multidimensional perspective, define the principal criteria that determine quality, and evaluate the production, harvesting, drying, storage, and processing factors that affect quality. In addition, students will be able to apply fundamental analytical and standardization approaches for quality assessment, interpret quality control processes within the framework of pharmacopoeias and quality assurance systems, and develop recommendations for quality improvement.
Course Content
This course includes information on the definition and importance of medicinal and aromatic plants; the concept of quality; crude drug and crude drug quality criteria; primary and secondary metabolites; the relationship between active compound content and quality; the effects of genotype, ecology, and cultivation techniques on quality; harvest time; drying; storage; pre-extraction processes; foreign matter; moisture; ash; essential oil content; active compound quantity; standardization; pharmacopoeias; quality control approaches; and quality assurance processes, including good agricultural and manufacturing practices.
Course Precondition
No prerequisities.
Resources
The course notes are sent to the e-mails of the students.
Notes
World Health Organization. (2011). Quality control methods for herbal materials. World Health Organization. Evans, W. C. (2009). Trease and Evans' pharmacognosy. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explains the concept of quality and the basic terminology used in medicinal and aromatic plants. |
| LO02 | Explains the physical, chemical, and biological criteria that determine drug quality. |
| LO03 | Evaluates the relationship between primary and secondary metabolites and quality. |
| LO04 | Explains the effects of genotype, ecology, and cultivation techniques on quality. |
| LO05 | Explains the effects of harvest time, drying, and storage conditions on quality. |
| LO06 | Explains the principal quality control methods used in medicinal and aromatic plants. |
| LO07 | Explains quality parameters such as essential oil content, active constituents, moisture, ash, and foreign matter. |
| LO08 | Explains pharmacopoeia-, standard-, and regulation-based quality assessments. |
| LO09 | Explains the importance of quality assurance and standardization in medicinal and aromatic plants with respect to the production chain. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Graduates become a specialist on the field crops area by improving their skills. | 2 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | They comprehend interdisciplinary interaction in his specialization area. | 3 |
| PLO03 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | They can follow the latest developments in field crops area and get access to the knowledge source, gather this knowledge, reach new knowledge and synthesize by evaluating available studies and follow the innovations in his field. | 3 |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | They can synthesize and interpret interdisciplinary knowledge by using theoretical and practical skills at a specialist level in field crops area. | 3 |
| PLO05 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They find solutions for problems related to field crops by using research methods and establish cause effect relationships. | |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They incorporate their knowledge on his special area by combining their knowledge with those from the other scientific areas and produce new knowledge and also solve the problems by using scientific research methods. | 3 |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They determine a problem independently in field crops subject, provide solutions, evaluate the results and implement whenever required. | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They are qualified to solve a problem in their field. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They are equipped with analytical and critical thinking ability to direct their learning and to conduct advanced studies in their fields independently. | 3 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They transfer current developments and their own studies in the field crops area systematically to the his working group and to different groups from other study fields orally or visually by supporting them with qualitative and quantitive data. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | They study and improve the social relationships and standards leading these relationship by a critical point of view and take action when needed. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | They are able to understand and translate an article written in a foreign language. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | They develop policy, strategy and experimental plans related to field crops area and evaluate obtained results within the framework of quality processes. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the concept of quality | Review of relevant fundamental sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 2 | Classification and economic importance of medicinal and aromatic plants | Reading of recommended sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 3 | The concept of quality and quality criteria in medicinal and aromatic plants | Article reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 4 | Definition of herbal drug material, herbal drug quality, pharmacopoeia, and standardization | Review of relevant sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 5 | Secondary metabolites and their relationship to quality | Article reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 6 | Effects of genotype and ecological factors on quality | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 7 | The relationship between cultivation techniques and quality | Article reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 9 | Effects of harvest time and post-harvest processes on quality | Reading of recommended sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 10 | Drying methods, storage conditions, and quality losses | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 11 | Physical and chemical quality analyses: moisture, ash, foreign matter, and extract | Source reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 12 | Evaluation of essential oil and active constituent analyses in terms of quality | Article review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 13 | Microbiological quality, contamination, residues, and safety | Review of current legislation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 14 | Good agricultural practices and quality assurance systems | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 15 | General evaluation | Source reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 17 | Term Exams | 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 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||