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  Course Description
Course Name : Greenhouse Climate Control

Course Code : TM-573

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. HASAN HÜSEYİN ÖZTÜRK

Learning Outcomes of the Course : To obtain information on the factors and characteristics of the greenhouse climate.
To obtain information about the design of air conditioning systems in greenhouses.
To obtain information about automatic control of air-conditioning systems the greenhouse

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Greenhouse climate factors and air conditioning theory and application of the principles and practices in greenhouses

Course Contents : Greenhouse climate factors and features of the applications in heating and heat load calculations, natural and forced ventilation and cooling systems in greenhouses, greenhouse carbon dioxide applications, greenhouse lighting, automatic control and optimization of greenhouse climate

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classroom and Research greenhouses


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Plant growth factors To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook The theoretical contents of the lesson will be lectured to students depending on the program procedures
2 Greenhouse climate factors To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook The theoretical contents of the lesson will be lectured to students depending on the program procedures
3 Greenhouse climatization To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook The theoretical contents of the lesson will be lectured to students depending on the program procedures
4 Heating requirement of greenhouses To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook The theoretical contents of the lesson will be lectured to students depending on the program procedures
5 Ventilating and cooling in tgreenhouses To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook The theoretical contents of the lesson will be lectured to students depending on the program procedures
6 CO2 applications in greenhouses To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook The theoretical contents of the lesson will be lectured to students depending on the program procedures
7 Artifical lighting in greenhouses To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook The theoretical contents of the lesson will be lectured to students depending on the program procedures
8 Equipments in greenhouse climatization To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook The theoretical contents of the lesson will be lectured to students depending on the program procedures
9 Middle exam Preparing for the exam by reading the textbook Answer the questions in writing
10 Control of greenhouse climatization systems To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook The theoretical contents of the lesson will be lectured to students depending on the program procedures
11 Optimization of greenhouse climatization systems To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook The theoretical contents of the lesson will be lectured to students depending on the program procedures
12 Energy efficiency in greenhouse climatization systems To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook The theoretical contents of the lesson will be lectured to students depending on the program procedures
13 Calculations of greenhouse climatization systems To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook The theoretical contents of the lesson will be lectured to students depending on the program procedures
14 Energy conservation in climatization systems To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook The theoretical contents of the lesson will be lectured to students depending on the program procedures
15 Calculations To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook The theoretical contents of the lesson will be lectured to students depending on the program procedures
16/17 Final exam Preparing for the exam by reading the textbook Answer the questions in writing


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  ÖZTÜRK, H.H., 2008. GREENHOUSE CLIMATE CONTROL, HASAD Yayıncılık, ISTANBUL, ISBN 978-975-8377-64-0.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 80
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 5 20
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. 4
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 5
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 4
5 To be able to devise new strategic approaches in unanticipated complex situations and be able to think up solutions by taking reponsibility 5
6 To be able to assess the strategic performance of workgroups and contribute to them 4
7 To have computer software and hardware knowledge required by the profession and develop competence in information and communication technologies 5
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 4
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 3
10 To understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context and gain the ability to correctly interpret it 5
11 To conrtibute to the process of becoming an information society by making known social and cultural imrprovements in an academic and professional context 5
12 To be able to strategically take the lead in solving original and interdisciplinary problems 5
* 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 2 28
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 5 10 50
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 5 5
    Final Exam 1 5 5
Total Workload: 144
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.76
ECTS Credit: 6