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| ECZ2048 | Pharmaceutical Botany Laboratory | 0+0+3 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHARMACEUTICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of laboratory per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Gülin RENDA | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To enable students to learn practically the morphological and anatomical features of medicinal plants, family determinations, and the preparation of herbarium specimens for the scientific identification of herbal resources used as pharmaceutical raw materials or to obtain active substances. Teaching the morphological characteristics used in the identification of medicinal plants. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | identificate the herbal sources used to obtain pharmaceutical raw materials, active ingredients or drugs. | 1 - 2 - 13 | 1,3,4, | | LO - 2 : | describe the morphological characteristics of medicinal plants. | 1 - 2 - 13 | 1,3,4, | | LO - 3 : | prepare herbarium specimen. | 1 - 2 - 13 | 1,3,4, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Teaching the morphological characteristics and anatomical distinguishing features of important plant families and drugs used for medicinal purposes or drug production. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Giving information about laboratory studies, introducing basic botanical concepts | | | Week 2 | Giving information about laboratory studies, introducing basic botanical concepts | | | Week 3 | Examination of yeast, fungus, lichen, fern samples | | | Week 4 | Examination of root and stem samples | | | Week 5 | Examination of leaf samples | | | Week 6 | Examination of leaf samples | | | Week 7 | Examination of conifer plant samples | | | Week 8 | Examination of fruit and seed samples | | | Week 9 | Midterm exam | | | Week 10 | Examination of flower samples | | | Week 11 | Examination of flower samples | | | Week 12 | Examination of flower samples | | | Week 13 | Preperation of herbarium specimen | | | Week 14 | Technical tour, excursion for medicinal plant identification studies. | | | Week 15 | presentations prepared from student homework | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Tanker, N., Farmasötik Botanik Uygulama, A.Ü. Ecz. Fak. Ders Kitapları No:85, Ankara, 2002. | | | 2 | Davis, P.H., Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, vol 1-9 (1967-1982), vol 10 (1988), vol 11 (2000), University Press, Edinburgh (2000). | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 1 | 07/04/2026 | 1 | 20 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 3
12 | 09/02/2026
29/05/2026 | 3 | 15 | | Quiz | 3
12 | 09/02/2026
29/05/2026 | 1 | 5 | | Presentation | 1 | 25/05/2026 | 2 | 10 | | End-of-term exam | 1 | 20/06/2026 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 3 | 10 | 30 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 7 | 14 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 81 |
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