COURSE SYLLABUS

AGRIGULTURAL BIOTECHONOLGY

1	Course Title:	AGRIGULTURAL BIOTECHONOLGY
2	Course Code:	TOHZ225
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Short Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
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. AYDIN TÜRKEÇ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Doç.Dr. Aydın Türkeç Uludağ Üniversitesi Mustafakemalpaşa Meslek Yüksekokulu Mustafakemalpaşa/BURSA aturkec@uludag.edu.tr 0224 613 3102
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Learning of the latest techniques in plant molecular biology and its effect in agricultural structure of Turkey
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Know about history and defination of agricultural biotechnology and its use;
2	Understand the importance of agricultural biotechnology in Turkey ;
3	Study about molecular structure of DNA ;
4	Know about princibles of gen isolation and cloning ;
5	Know about fundamentals of plant transformation methods ;
6	Know about transgenic plants ;
7	Know about plant transformation technigues ;
8	Learn about molecular markers and their applications ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Aims of lesson, introduction to agricultural biotechnology definitions, applications	Study on application of agricultural biotechnology
2	Production of Global transgenic crops and improvement	Equipments and and instruments and their use
3	DNA izolasyon tekniklerinin verilmesi	Molecular structure of the DNA and chromosomes
4	Molecular structure of the gene and protein biosythesis	DNA and protein biosythesis
5	methods of DNA isolation	Gene isolation methods
6	Steps involved in gene cloning	components of gene cloning and their functions
7	Aplication of agricultural biotechnology- advantages and limitations	Vectors for gene transfer
8	Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) – procedure and applications	Applications of PCR
9	Gene cloning and manipulation techniques	Preparation of plazmid DNA, restriction enzymes and electrophoresis
10	Principles of gene transformation	Gene transformation thecniques
11	Methods of gene transfer – indirect method of gene transfer	Agrobacterium - mediated gene transfer method
12	Methods of gene transfer – direct methods of transformation	Particle bombardment /chemical method, electroporation, microinjection
13	Transgenic plants- applications in crop improvement	Genetic engineering for insect , dieases and herbiside resistance
14	Molecular markers and their applications	Applications of molecular markers

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Bitki Biyoteknoloji (Genetik mühendisliği ve uygulamaları) Selçuk üniversitesi Vakfı Yayınları. 2001. Editörler: S. Özcan, E.Gürel, M. Babaoğlu Moleküler Biology .Bios Scientific Publishers Limited. 1998. ISBN: 81-85617-68-6P.C. Turner,A.G. McLennnan, A.D: Bates, M.R.H. White Biochemistry. Bios Scientific Publishers Limited. 1998. ISBN: 81-85167-63-5 B.D. Hames, N.M. Hooper, J.D. Houghton
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	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