1	Course Title:	ECONOMIC ALGAE AND THEIR UTILIZATIONNS
2	Course Code:	BIO5302
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. ŞÜKRAN DERE
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	sdere@uludag.edu.tr 0 224 294 17 86 Uludağ Üniversitesi, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü Nilüfer BURSA
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to provide the use of algae for commercial purposes in what areas. The goal is to provide students with producing new ideas for contribute cooperation between science and industry.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Be able to discuss the economic importance of all the taxanomic groups of algae ; 2 Be able to describe the structures of the representative algal groups. ; 3 Be able to describe structure and chemical composition of seaweeds polysaccharides and their economic importance ; 4 Be able to discuss the economic importance of Algae in different industries; 5 Be able to understand the contribution of algal products of Biotechnology; 6 To be able to evaluate literature about economic importance of algae;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	General features of algal classes
2	Algal polysaccharides of algae
3	Production, properties and utilization of agar
4	Production, properties and utilization of alginic acid
5	Production, properties and utilization of carragenan
6	Utilizations of algal polysaccharides in medicine and pharmacology
7	Midterm exam
8	Utilizations of algal polysaccharides in food industry
9	Utilizations of algal polysaccharides in paint and cosmetic industry
10	Utilizations of algal polysaccharides in other industry
11	Utilization of seaweeds in the world
12	Utilization of seaweeds in the Turkey
13	Examination of current literature on the subject
14	Examination of current literature on the subject

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Cannell, R.J.P. 1990. Algal Biotechnology. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology.85-105.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	50
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	50
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
Practicals/Labs
Self Study and Preparation
Homeworks, Performances	0
Projects
Field Studies
Midtermexams
Others
Final Exams
Total WorkLoad
Total workload/ 30 hr
ECTS Credit of the Course

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 LO1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High