COURSE SYLLABUS

INTRODUCTION TO BIOTECHNOLOGY

1	Course Title:	INTRODUCTION TO BIOTECHNOLOGY
2	Course Code:	TAR3328-S
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	---
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. NAZAN DAĞÜSTÜ
16	Course Lecturers:	--
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	ndagustu@uludag.edu.tr, 224 2941518, U.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Tarla Bitkileri Bölümü 16059 Görükle Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To teach the introduction of biotechnological applications in plant breeding
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To have knowledge of biotechnology terms;
2	To have knowledge of plant tissue culture terms ;
3	To have knowledge on combination of plant biotechnology and classical breeding methods ;
4	To learn the methods of gene transfer;
5	To learn the methods of plant tissue culture ;
6	To learn modern plant breeding techniques ;
7	To know which type of modern breeding application can apply to solve the conventional breeding problem ;
8	To have information on GDO ;
9	To have knowledge on transformation techniques for obtaining GDO ;
10	To have knowledge on GDO applications in agronomy ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	General definition of biotechnology, the importance and aim of it in agriculture, historic overview of plant biotechnology
2	Methods of plant biotechnology in plants, in vitro culture methods, methods of genetic manipulation
3	Organization of in vitro laboratory, cleaning room, media preparation room, inoculation and incubation room, data collecting room
4	Plant media used in tissue culture, composition of media, common media used in plant cell and tissue culture, preparation of plant media
5	In vitro aseptic techniques, sterilization methods, infections after sterilization
6	Embryo culture
7	Meristem culture
8	Isolation, inoculation and subculture
9	Haploid plant production and use of haploid plants in agriculture
10	Protoplast culture, regeneration and somatic hybridization
11	What is the mean of somaclonal variation? The sort of variation, the determination of genetic stability and variation methods, advantages and disadvantages of this system
12	The mechanism of heredity in plants, the structure of chromosomes, Gene transfer methods in plants
13	Transgenic plants and genomic libraries
14	Plants developed via biotechnological methods, the use of genetically modified crops, biotechnological studies in Turkey

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Bitki Biyoteknolojisi I Doku Kültürü ve Uygulamaları, 2001. M. Babaoğlu, E. Gürel, S. Özcan. S. U. Vakfı Yayınları, Konya. pp.1-456. Experiments in Plant Tissue Culture, 1982. J.H. Dodds and L.W. Roberts, Cambridge University Press, UK. Plant Propagation by Tissue Culture. Handbook and Directory of Commercial Laboratories, 1984. E.F. George and P.D. Sherrington, Exegetics Ltd., England. Bitki Doku Kültürleri Yöntemleri ve Uygulama Alanları, 1987. N. Gönülşen, T.C. Tarım Orman ve Köyişleri Bakanlığı Ege Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü Yayın No: 78. Bitki Biyoteknolojisi, 1999. R. Hatipoglu, Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayın No: 190 Ders Kitapları Yayın No: A-58.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	2	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High