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Ethnobotany

Course Code	: KZM113
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 1
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 3

Objectives of the Course

This course is aimed to give information about economic and medicinal properties of plants. Defining the interactions between humans and plants, culturally and scientifically defined plant biodiversity.

Course Content

The defination and history ethnobotany. The pursuing methods in ethnobotanical studies. The important points in preparation and application of questionnaire forms. Plant human interacions. The types of plant using. The origin of cultivated plants. The name and short defination of important plants such as tea, coffee and leguminous plants. Paint plants and its biologycal features. Root paint application techniques in Anatolia. The biologycal properties of poisonous plants. Plants, its using belong to our country.

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Learning Outcomes

1.	Explains description and history of ethnobotany.
2.	Knows ethnobotanical methods.
3.	Prepares forms for ethnobotanical studies.
4.	Knows plant-human relations along history.
5.	Knows how to use plants.
6.	Describes important plants such as tea, coffee and fabacian plants.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Ethnobotany: Evolution of a discipline: Richard Evans, Siri von Reis. 1997. USA
2.	Plants, people, and culture: The Science of Ethnobotany. Balick, Michael J., and Cox, Paul Alan. Scientific American Library 1997.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Ethnobotanical History

Week 2 - Theoretical

What is Ethnobotany? Ethnobotanical studies.

Week 3 - Theoretical

Ethnobotany and plant reproduction banks

Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice

Ethnobotanical survey preparation techniques for the study.

Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice

Ethnobotanical heritage. Usage patterns of plants.

Week 6 - Theoretical

History of folk medicine. The use of plants in folk medicine.

Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice

Dye plants and the use of painting techniques. Dye plants and the use of painting techniques.

Week 8 - Theoretical

Ethnobotanical study methods: sample study (Midterm exam evaluation)

Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice

Plants use as food and building materials

Week 10 - Theoretical

Ethnobotanical properties of cultured plants

Week 11 - Theoretical

Ethnobotany in the culture of seed plants

Week 12 - Theoretical

Historical background and future of ethnobotany

Week 13 - Theoretical

Ethnobotany in Turkey: Past and Present

Week 14 - Theoretical

Land applications in ethnobotanical studies

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Term Assignment	1	%80
Midterm Examination	1	%20

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	2	28
Lecture - Practice	14	0	1	14
Term Project	1	16	2	18
Midterm Examination	1	9	1	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				70

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10
OÇ-1		3
OÇ-2		3
OÇ-3		4
OÇ-4		4
OÇ-5		4
OÇ-6		4

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