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Course Description Course Name : Agricultural pest management Course Code : BKP352 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 3 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. ALİ ERKILIÇ Prof.Dr. İBRAHİM HALİL ELEKÇİOĞLU Prof.Dr. FEYZULLAH NEZİHİUYGUR Learning Outcomes of the Course : The course teaches control methodes against agricultural pests, diseases and weeds. The course aims to use most environmentaly safety methodes against agricultural pests, diseases and weeds. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : To provide training on management methods of pests, diseases and weeds ( quarantine, cultural, physical, biological and chemical) with detailed and practical information based on the examples Course Contents : General information about control methods on diseases, pests and weeds; quarantine, cultural, physical, biological, chemical control methods, practices and integrated pest management. 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 General information on pest control, cultural methods, physical methods. Getting information about course content Visual lecture 2 Information on mechanical control methods against agricultural pests. Review of the topics expressed before, study with textbook and presentations. Visual lecture 3 Information on biological and biothechnical control methods against agricultural pests. Review of the topics expressed before, study with textbook and presentations. Visual lecture 4 Information on chemicalcontrol methods against agricultural pests. Review of the topics expressed before, study with textbook and presentations. Visual lecture 5 Information on integrated pest management. Review of the topics expressed before, study with textbook and presentations. Visual lecture 6 Cultural and physical management of abiotic and biotic factors (fungi, bacteria, virus,viroid, phytoplasma, spiroplasma vb) Review of the topics expressed before, study with textbook and presentations. Visual lecture 7 MID-TERM EXAM Written examination 8 Early warning system models in management of plant disease Review of the topics expressed before, study with textbook and presentations. Visual lecture 9 Basic information on the protective fungicides, their active ingredients and application techniques Review of the topics expressed before, study with textbook and presentations. Visual lecture 10 Basic information on the systemic fungicides, their active ingredients and application techniques Review of the topics expressed before, study with textbook and presentations. Visual lecture 11 Decision-making criteria and parameters to management of weeds Review of the topics expressed before, study with textbook and presentations. Visual lecture 12 Herbicides for chemical weed control I Review of the topics expressed before, study with textbook and presentations. Visual lecture 13 Herbicides for chemical weed control II Review of the topics expressed before, study with textbook and presentations. Visual lecture 14 Application and the principles of integrated pest management Review of the topics expressed before, study with textbook and presentations. Visual lecture 15 General review, repetition of some topics Review of the topics expressed before, study with textbook and presentations. Visual lecture 16/17 FINAL EXAM General review of all materials Written examination   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Weed Management Handbook. Robert E L Naylor. Blackwell Publishing, 2002.  Agro Chemichals. Dr. Saffet Öztürk. Hasad yayıncılık, Istanbul, 1990.  Öncüer, C. ve E. Durmuşoğlu, 2008. Agricultural pest management and pesticides, ADÜ Yay No: 28, Aydın, 472 s.  Hill, Dennis S., 2008. Pest of crops in warmer climates and their control. Springer. Required Course Material(s)  Unkraut-bekaempfung im Integrierten Pflanzenschutz. Hans Kees, Eckard Beer, Horst Bötger, Werner Garburg, Georg Meinert, Ehler Meyer. DLG-Verlag Frankfurt/Main, 1993.   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 70     Homeworks/Projects/Others 6 30 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 Gain the sufficient equipment to determine the challenges about the diseases, pests and weeds in plant health and identify those agents. 5 2 Decide to the best and economic strategy by using knowledge to solve the challenges in plant protection and keep safe the protection of natural and sustainable sources. 5 3 Gain the ability to communicate with farmers and organizations dealing with agriculture and be able to teach his professionals to them 5 4 Provides to apply practical control strategies safely and interpret the results; prescribe the pesticides in case of using chemical control. 5 5 Obtain the skill to choose and use modern technical tools in plant protection. 5 6 Skills on using a laboratory, identifying of the diseases, pests or weeds in laboratory conditions, analyzing, determination and interpret of the results and prepare reports. 5 7 Acqure the competence to be respectful to the professional ethics, to understand the plant protection challenges within the legal legislations and improve strategies to cope with them 5 8 Easily reaches to information on plant protection by using qualified Technologies and combine them with its knowledge to prepare written or oral presentations. 5 9 Gain the skills to catch and analyze the basic methods of the scientific researches 5 10 Gain the ability to work lonely or with a team, responsibility in professional ethics and safety in applications. 5 11 Learn the basic plant protection topics such as biology, ecology, systematic, control strategies of agents causing economical losses in cultivation 5 12 Students have the sufficient knowledge about agricultural engineering in general and also, plant protection area in private 0 13 Professional development in accordance with their interests and abilities, as well as the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields, constantly improves itself by identifying training needs 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 3 42     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 1 14 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 6 12 72     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 6 6     Final Exam 1 12 12 Total Workload: 146 Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.84 ECTS Credit: 6