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Course Description Course Name : Processes in Rich-Textured Feed Production Course Code : TM-524 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. YILMAZ YILDIZ Learning Outcomes of the Course : To know the importance of the feeds for animals, To know the general properties of feed preparation plants. To know the feed processing techniques and the effects of them on the feed quality. The structural and functional properties of the machinery and equipments used feed plants (cleaning and drying systems, silos,weighers, comminution machines, mixers, pelleting and conveyors). Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : TM-524 Processes in Rich-Textured Feed Production OPTIONAL COURSES Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : Aim of this lecture, to learn the importance of the feeds for animals, feed processing techniques and the effects of them on feed quality, the structural and functional properties of machinery and equipments used feed preparation. Course Contents : The importance of the feeds for animals, The general properties of feed preparation plants, The feed processing techniques and the effects of them on the feed quality, The structural and functional properties of the machinery and equipments used feed plants (cleaning and drying systems, silos,weighers, comminution machines, mixers, pelleting and conveyors). Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom.   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 İmportances of feed for animal feeding, Feed processing capacities of Turkey. Reading cited references. Lecture (Power-point) and discussion. 2 The feed processing techniques and the effects of them on the feed quality. Reading cited references. Lecture (Power-point) and discussion. 3 The structural and functional properties of cleaning and drying systems used feed plants. Reading cited references. Lecture (Power-point) and discussion. 4 The structural and functional properties of the raw material silos and feeders (weighers) used feed plants. Reading cited references. Lecture (Power-point) and discussion. 5 The structural and functional properties of the roller mills and disk crushers used feed plants. Reading cited references. Lecture (Power-point) and discussion. 6 The structural and functional properties of the beater mills used feed plants. Reading cited references. Lecture (Power-point) and discussion. 7 The structural and functional properties of the mixers used feed plants. Reading cited references. Lecture (Power-point) and discussion. 8 The structural and functional properties of the pelleting systems used feed plants. Reading cited references. Lecture (Power-point) and discussion. 9 Agricultural conveyors, Fundamental calculations of conveyors. Reading cited references. Lecture (Power-point) and discussion. 10 The structural and functional properties of the belt conveyors used feed plants. Reading cited references. Lecture (Power-point) and discussion. 11 The structural and functional properties of the bucket elevators used feed processing. Reading cited references. Lecture (Power-point) and discussion 12 The structural and functional properties of the shaker conveyors used feed processing Reading cited references. Lecture (Power-point) and discussion. 13 Midterm exam. 14 The structural and functional properties of the pneumatic conveyors used feed processing. Reading cited references. Lecture (Power-point) and discussion. 15 Visit to a feed plant. Show the feed plant, how it works. 16/17 Final exam.   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  YILDIZ, Y., 1993. Karma Yem Mekanizasyonu. Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayın No:76, Yardımcı Ders Kitapları Yayın No:5, ADANA. Required Course Material(s)  ERGÜL, M., 1994. Karma Yemler ve Karma Yem Teknolojisi. Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:384 Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Bornova-İzmir.   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 50     Homeworks/Projects/Others 5 50 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Bachelor´s degree enables graduates to expand and deepen their knowledge, access knowledge through scientific research, information, evaluation, interpretation, and application 3 2 To be able to enhance knowledge by using limited or incomplete data, and be able to put this knowledge to good use scientifically, ethically and responsibly. 0 3 To be able to transfer, orally or in written form, the findings and processes of their work to the related groups or other people systematically and clearly 0 4 To be able to come up with solutions to problems by working independently, put the solutions into actual use and make oral and written presentations 0 5 To be able to devise new strategic approaches in unanticipated complex situations and be able to think up solutions by taking reponsibility 0 6 To be able to assess the strategic performance of workgroups and contribute to them 0 7 To have computer software and hardware knowledge required by the profession and develop competence in information and communication technologies 0 8 To be qualified in data collection, interpretation and announcement phases in their fields in a scientific and ethical manner; to preserve, learn and check the data as required 0 9 To attain full oral and written competence, both in the mother tongue and in a foregin language, to help those working in and out of their field of speciality 0 10 To understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context and gain the ability to correctly interpret it 0 11 To conrtibute to the process of becoming an information society by making known social and cultural imrprovements in an academic and professional context 0 12 To be able to strategically take the lead in solving original and interdisciplinary problems 0 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 5 5 25     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10     Final Exam 1 10 10 Total Workload: 143 Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.72 ECTS Credit: 6