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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Merriment Plants |
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| Course Code |
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TBP407 |
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| Course Type |
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Compulsory |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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4 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. MENŞURE ÖZGÜVEN
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Knows the economic importance of tobacco,coffee and tea plant,cocoa and cola plants
Knows the current world classification and botanical, agricultural and technological properties of different types of tobacco, coffee and tea plant,cocoa and cola
Knows the morphological, chemical and physical properties associated with the quality of tobacco, coffee and tea plant, cocoa and cola
Knows cultivation techniques different types of drying and fermentation of tobacco, coffee and tea plant, technology and smoking blends.
Knows regional tobacco types in Turkey and their properties.
Has basic knowledge about the plants such as Tea, coffee and cocoa
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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 economic importance of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) in the world and Turkey, its history, the current classification of world tobacco trade into this classification and properties of different types of tobacco, tobacco farming and technology.
Economic importance of the coffee (Coffea arabica, Coffea canephora, Coffea liberica) and tea plant, Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) and cola (Cola acuminata, Cola nitida, Cola verticillata) in the world. Origin, Distribution, Uses, Morphology, Physiology, Growth and Development, Production and Management
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| Course Contents |
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The economic importance of tobacco in the World and Turkey, its history, the current classification of world tobacco trade into this classification and properties of different types of tobacco, tobacco farming and technology |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Class |
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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 |
Information about the course and content , the economic importance of tobacco in the world and in Turkey, history
Practice:Preparation in greenhouse tobacco seedbed
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Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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2 |
The current classification of the tobacco and the Properties of different types of Tobacco (Virginia, Burley, Oriental type, the cigar, the other light and dark tobacco) features |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion. |
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3 |
Systematic, botanical characteristics, quality definition and quality related morphological, physical and chemical properties of tobacco
Practice: displaying of types of tobacco on tobacco samples and pictures taken in trials
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Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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4 |
Cultivation techniques of foreign Tobacco types
Practice: laboratory analysis of tobacco
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Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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5 |
Cultivation of Oriental tobacco
practice: laboratory analysis of tobacco
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Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion. |
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Drying and fermentation of tobacco
Practice: Giving information on Drying systems of tobacco
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Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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Tobacco technology,
Practice: on-site inspections of Tobacco leaf treatment
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Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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8 |
Regional tobacco types in Turkey and their properties
practice: Field preparation for planting of tobacco
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Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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Mid term exam |
Preparation to mid term exam. |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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Pests and diseases of tobacco, breeding objectives of tobacco and homework will be given on this topic |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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11 |
Basic information on the Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) plant
Practice: visual presentation of the Tea cultivation
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Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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12 |
Basic information on the coffee
Practice: visual presentation of the coffee cultivation
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Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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13 |
Basic information on the Cocoa
Practice: visual presentation of the Cocoa cultivation
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Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion. |
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14 |
Basic information on the cola and mate-1
Practice: visual presentation of the cola and Mate
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Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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15 |
Basic information on the cola and mate-2
Practice: visual presentation of the cola and Mate
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Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
Preparation to final exam |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 B.C.AKEHURST: Tobacco,Longman, 1981
W.K.COLLİNS,S.N.HAWKS: Principles of Flue-cured Tobacco Production, Raleigh,1993
G.FRANKE: Nutzpflanzen der Tropen und Subtropen. Leipzig, 1975
W. FRANKE: Nutzpflanzenkunde
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
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Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
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60 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
2 |
40 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Has knowledge about agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. |
3 |
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Determines and solves the problems related to agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. |
3 |
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Graduates gain abilty to synthetize the basic concepts related to the field crops.
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3 |
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Rrecognises problems related to agricultural engineering,makes decisions and takes initiative to solve the problems. |
2 |
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5 |
Gains knowledge about sustainable agriculture, protection of environment and natural sources, biodiversity and conservation of genetic sources. |
0 |
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Gains ability to optimize the plant production by sustainable use of natural resources. |
3 |
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7 |
Learns basic principles of breeding and biotechnology of field crops. |
0 |
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8 |
Chooses and uses modern technical equipments for the agricultural engineering applications as well as for the applications in the agronomy and breeding of field crops. |
0 |
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9 |
Gains ability to establish suitable research experiments for the purpose and the ability to interpret its results by scientific methods. |
0 |
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10 |
Works both individually and in a team. |
1 |
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11 |
Internalizes the necessity of lifelong learning. |
1 |
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12 |
Has an effective and healthy communication in his fıeld and use communication technologies. |
1 |
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13 |
Improve themselves consistently by determining educational requirements in scientific, cultural and social areas depending on their abilities,besides their career development |
1 |
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14 |
Shows respect to job ethic. |
3 |
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15 |
Becomes competent in the legislation and management systems related to agricultural engineering. |
2 |
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16 |
Becomes proficient in doing, applying, managing and monitoring plans and projects about agricultural engineering |
3 |
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17 |
Evaluates the learned knowledge by analytical and critical approach. |
3 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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Final Exam |
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2 |
2 |
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Total Workload: | 78 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.12 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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