Yozgat Bozok 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
TAB511		Elective	1	1	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course; The aim of this course is to enable field crops students to comprehend the basic knowledge of plant biotechnology and to develop laboratory technique and application skills.

Name of Lecturer(s)

DOÇ. DR. CENNET YAMAN

Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to comprehend plant biotechnology applications
2	To have knowledge about tissue culture and gene transfer techniques
3	To be able to use biotechnology effectively in solving the problems encountered in crop production and which cannot be solved with traditional agricultural techniques.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

The plant biotechnology course aims to comprehend the culture, reproduction and genetic modification of plant organs, tissues and cells in sterile artificial media.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Basic laboratory techniques	Laboratory introduction
2	Organogenesis, somatic embryogenesis	Problem solving
3	Embryo culture, in vitro pollination and fertilization	Problem solving
4	Disease-free plant production, micropropagation	Use of certain tools and devices
5	Physiology of stress tolerance in plants	Subculturing
6	Haploid plant production, secondary metabolite production	Sterilization types
7	Germplasm enclosure, somaclonal variation	Watching tissue culture video online
8	Protoplast culture and somatic hybridization	Importance of plant material, places of supply
9	Midterm
10	Molecular structure of DNA and chromosomes
11	Molecular structures of genes and protein biosynthesis
12	Gene transfer via Agrobacterium and directly
13	Gene isolation and cloning
14	Development of transgenic plants resistant to herbicides, viruses, diseases and insects
15	Genetic markers and analysis methods
16	Final

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Babaoğlu M., Gürel E., Özcan S. 2001. Bitki Biyoteknolojisi 1: Doku Kültürü ve Uygulamaları. Selçuk Üniversitesi Vakfı Yayınları, Konya. 374s. 2. Babaoğlu M., Gürel E., Özcan S. 2001. Bitki Biyoteknolojisi II. Genetik Mühendisliği ve Uygulamaları. Selçuk Üniversitesi Vakfı Yayınları, Konya. 456s 3. Hatipoğlu R. 1997. Bitki Biyoteknolojisi. Çukurova Üniversitesi Genel Yayın No:90, Ders Kitapları No:A-58, Adana. 176s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
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

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Laboratory	14	1	14
Question-Answer	14	1	14
Experiment	14	1	14
Report Preparation	1	10	10
Report Presentation	1	1	1
Self Study	14	1	14
Homework	14	3	42
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			141

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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