| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Environmental Effects of Operations of Agricultural Mechanization |
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| Course Code |
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TM-535 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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1 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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6 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. ALİ BAYAT
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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1.Have information about sustainable agricultural mechanization technologies
Have information about environment and human health protection technologies in agricultural activities
Have information about agricultural waste management activities in agricultural land.
Able to contribute in manufacturing environment friendly technologies in agriculture
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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The goals of this course are to teach: environmental effects of some agricultural mechanization activities such as soil tillage, fertilizing, spraying, harvesting and post harvesting activities, and agricultural wastes.it will be given some environmental friendly agricultural mechanization practices |
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| Course Contents |
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Agricultural systems: energy cycle hydraulic cycle, food cycle and modern farming system and environment, Goal of soil tillage and soil tillage systems, long -term effects of soil tillage on soil fauna, ,water pollution and irrigation systems,sowing and planting activities, direct sowing technique , single traffic sowing methods, pesticide application technologies drift and drift reduction systems, fertilizing technique, effects of fertilizer on human life an environment, friendly fertilizer spreading technologies , variable rate pesticide application and fertilizer application, harvesting and threshing equipment, innovations in harvesting and threshing equipment technologies in terms of environment protection, animal buildings, environmental control in animal buildings, animal waste management technologies |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Agricultural systems: energy cycle hydraulic cycle, food cycle and modern farming system and environment |
To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook |
power point presentations |
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2 |
Agricultural activities : Goal of soil tillage and soil tillage systems, long -term effects of soil tillage on soil fauna |
To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook |
power point presentations |
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3 |
Agricultural activities: sowing and planting activities, direct sowing technique , single traffic sowing methods |
To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook |
power point presentations |
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4 |
Agricultural activities: pesticide application technologies drift and drift reduction systems |
To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook |
power point presentations |
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5 |
Agricultural activities: pesticide container management in Turkey and World, destroy pesticide waste and bio-filters |
To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook |
power point presentations |
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6 |
Agricultural activities: fertilizing technique, effects of fertilizer on human life an environment, friendly fertilizer spreading technologies |
To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook |
power point presentations |
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7 |
Agricultural activities: variable rate pesticide application and fertilizer application |
To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook |
power point presentations |
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8 |
mid-term exam |
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9 |
Agricultural activities : water pollution and irrigation systems |
To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook |
power point presentations |
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10 |
Agricultural activities: harvesting and threshing equipment, innovations in harvesting and threshing equipment technologies in terms of environment protection |
To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook |
power point presentations |
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11 |
Agricultural activities: animal buildings, environmental control in animal buildings, animal waste management technologies |
To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook |
power point presentations |
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12 |
Naturel evident and environment |
To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook |
power point presentations |
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13 |
agricultural waste management |
To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook |
power point presentations |
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14 |
Homework I |
Text book and internet pdf document |
Speaking face to face and homework control |
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15 |
Homework II |
Text book and internet pdf document |
Speaking face to face and homework control |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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Bachelor´s degree enables graduates to expand and deepen their knowledge, access knowledge through scientific research, information, evaluation, interpretation, and application |
3 |
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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. |
1 |
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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 |
2 |
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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 |
1 |
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To be able to devise new strategic approaches in unanticipated complex situations and be able to think up solutions by taking reponsibility |
2 |
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To be able to assess the strategic performance of workgroups and contribute to them |
1 |
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To have computer software and hardware knowledge required by the profession and develop competence in information and communication technologies |
1 |
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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 |
1 |
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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 |
1 |
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To understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context and gain the ability to correctly interpret it |
2 |
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11 |
To conrtibute to the process of becoming an information society by making known social and cultural imrprovements in an academic and professional context |
2 |
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12 |
To be able to strategically take the lead in solving original and interdisciplinary problems |
1 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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