Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
GENETIC BEEN CHANGED (TRANSGENETIC) PLANTS AND BIOSAFETY	First cycle	ALA 528		9	4.00	4.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	None
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Gökçen YUVALI ÇELİK
Lecturer(s)	Prof. Dr. Gökçen YUVALI ÇELİK
Teaching assitant(s)	None
Mode of delivery	Course description (interactive), presentations with Power point, question-answer discussion methods are using on theoretical courses
Course objective	Genetically modified (transgenic) plant production, plant biotechnology and genetically related to the basic concepts, definitions and biosafety
Course description	Transgenic plants and biosafety concept

Course contents

1	Genetically modified (transgenic) plant production and aims; Plant biotechnology and genetically related to the basic concepts and definitions.
2	Transgenic plant production techniques;Classical selection breeding and hybridization, cloning.
3	Transgenic plant production techniques;Cloning; protoplast fusion, Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer.
4	Transgenic plant production techniques;Cloning; Gene guns, chloroplast engineering.
5	Transgenic plant production techniques;Antisense technology, gene silencing.
6	Discussion in terms of pharmacy of transgenic plants; Useful herbal product properties.
7	Transgenic plants used as food; Useful herbal product properties.
8	Exam
9	Biosafety;Health and environmental concerns,proposed risk management system approaches in terms of biosafety and biodiversity.
10	Biosafety;Human health concerns.
11	Biosafety;Biosafety and bioterrorism: biological weapons.
12	Biosafety;Legal regulations, patent rights and law in modern biotechnology.
13	Biosafety;International Biotechnology Laws.
14	Biosafety;National biosafety law draft.
15	Evaluation and discussion of the course in recent years; Examples from different national and international sources.
16	Final Exam
17	Resit Exam
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Explain the effect of biotechnology on agricultural industry.
2	It transfers the limitations of classical hybrid breeding, a way of developing new crops.Explains the reasons of plants to be suitable for genetic engineering.
3	List some methods used in plant gene transfer techniques.Describes antisense technology and explains the usage of plant biotechnology.
4	Discuss the herbs and plants in the future.
5	Define biosafety and biodiversity concepts.
6	Define bioethics and explain its relationship with biotechnology.
7	Explain the bioterrorism, describes the use of biotechnology against biological weapons.
8	Define the status of patents in science and how they promote new discoveries.
9	Discuss the issues of regulation and supervision of biotechnology products.Explain the purpose and scope of Turkey Biosafety Law
10	Discuss the new developments and applications by making a literature review.

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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	2	28
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	2	28
Homework	1	1	1
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	6	6
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	3	10	30
Final exam	1	1	1
Research	1	1	1
Total work load			96
ECTS			4.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	None
Additional references	1. Chawla, H.S., Introduction to Plant Biotechnology, Science Publishers Inc., Enfield (NH), Plymouth (UK), 2002. 2. Babaoğlu, M., Gürel, E., Özcan, S., Bitki Biyoteknolojisi 1, Doku Kültürü ve Uygulamaları, Selçuk Üniversitesi vakfı yayınları, Konya, 2002. 3. Özcan, S., Gürel, E., Babaoğlu, M., Bitki Biyoteknolojisi 2, Genetik Mühendisliği ve Uygulamaları Selçuk Üniversitesi vakfı yayınları, Konya, 2001.

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