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Course Description Course Name : Abiotic Diseases Course Code : BKP356 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. SAADETTİN BALOĞLU Learning Outcomes of the Course : Damages appearing on plants by climate condition, environmental pollutants, faulty cultural practice absence of agent and pests are learned. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : BKP201 Phytopathology Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : İnvestigation and and getting information on natural factor causes damage on plants without pathogen and pests, false and faulty cultural practices. Course Contents : Explanation of abitic factors causes disease and damage on plants and detection of causes 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 Disease agents and features of abiotic factors and comparing of them lecture notes, oral presentations visual 2 Abiotic factors as climate facts Giving homeworks lecture notes, oral presentations visual 3 Influence of high temperature onto plants. lecture notes, oral presentations visual 4 Influence of low temperature onto plants lecture notes, oral presentations visual 5 Influence of humidity, rain, wind and light onto plants lecture notes, oral presentations visual 6 Soil properties lecture notes, oral presentations visual 7 Influence of physical and chemical compound of soil onto plants lecture notes, oral presentations visual 8 QUIZ EXAM All documents Written examination 9 Influence of soil pH and salting onto plants lecture notes, oral presentations visual 10 Influence of chemical properties, macro element deficiency and excessive onto plants Receiving homeworks lecture notes, oral presentations visual 11 Influence of chemical properties, micro element deficiency and excessive onto plants lecture notes, oral presentations visual 12 Influence of plant producing and farming techniques onto plants lecture notes, oral presentations visual 13 Fitoalexine and natural polluting lecture notes, oral presentations visual 14 Natural polluting and global heating lecture notes, oral presentations visual 15 Genetically defect lecture notes, oral presentations visual 16/17 Final exam All lecture documents Written examination   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  The Compendium seriesof The American Phytopathological Society (Citrus, Apple and Pear, Rose, Corn, Barley, Cotton, Grape, Strawberry, Tomato, Potato, Peanut vd.) (APS Press, The American Phythopathological Society Pilot Knob Road St. Paul,Minnesota 55121- 2097 USA)  Lecture note, reference book and power point presentations Required Course Material(s)   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. 2 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 4 4 Provides to apply practical control strategies safely and interpret the results; prescribe the pesticides in case of using chemical control. 3 5 Obtain the skill to choose and use modern technical tools in plant protection. 3 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. 3 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 4 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 3 10 Gain the ability to work lonely or with a team, responsibility in professional ethics and safety in applications. 3 11 Learn the basic plant protection topics such as biology, ecology, systematic, control strategies of agents causing economical losses in cultivation 4 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 2 28     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 10 10     Final Exam 1 15 15 Total Workload: 139 Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.56 ECTS Credit: 6