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Course Description Course Name : Weed Systematic Course Code : BK-527 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. SİBEL UYGUR Learning Outcomes of the Course : Learns aspects of Weeds Learns criteria to identify weeds Informs about weed taxon Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : To learn morphological and basic criteria of weed species to identfiy their correct management and seperate the species from each other . Course Contents : Weeds are undesirable plants and mankind does not want to grow in place. About 3000 weeds were identified in our country. Some of them are main pest of cultivated plants. Morphological characteristics and practical identification of these plants will be examined in point of species, genus and family taxon to use in practice. The lecture is specific for Weed science. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom, Laboratory   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Information on important plant families which cover weeds Recommended Book & Notes Visual 2 Importance and Use of Weed Identification Keys Recommended Book & Notes Visual 3 Asteraceae (Compositae) family and the definition of important weed species Homework I Recommended Book & Notes Visual 4 Portulacaceae and Papaveraceae family and the definition of important weed species Recommended Book & Notes Visual 5 Convolvulaceae family and the definition of important weed species Homework II Recommended Book & Notes Visual 6 Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) family and the definition of important weed species Recommended Book & Notes Visual 7 EXAM Written exam 8 Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family and the definition of important weed species Recommended Book & Notes Visual 9 Polygonaceae and Solanaceae family and the definition of important weed species Homework III Recommended Book & Notes Visual 10 Amaranthaceae and Chenopodiaceaefamily and the definition of important weed species Recommended Book & Notes Visual 11 Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family and the definition of important weed species Homework IV Recommended Book & Notes Visual 12 Poaceae (Graminea) family and the definition of important weed species Recommended Book & Notes Visual 13 Cyperaceae family and the definition of important weed species Recommended Book & Notes Visual 14 Liliaceae family and the definition of important weed species Recommended Book & Notes Visual 15 Parasitic plant families: Orobancheceae ve Cuscutaceae Recommended Book & Notes Visual 16/17 FINAL EXAM Written exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  P.H. Davis. Flora of Turkey and Aegean Islangs. Edinburg University Press. Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 50     Homeworks/Projects/Others 4 50 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 Has knowledge on basic topics about general science, general agricultural engineering and plant production 0 2 Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants 4 3 Knows the identification and the biology of the diseases and how to control diseases,pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants in practice 5 4 Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods 5 5 Decides to the most useful control strategy to cope with the plant protection problems and gets them to be used correctly 5 6 Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports 3 7 Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations 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 3 42     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 4 12 48     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10     Final Exam 1 12 12 Total Workload: 140 Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.6 ECTS Credit: 6