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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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The Basic Laboratory Methods in Phytopathology |
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| Course Code |
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BK-533 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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1 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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6 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Asst.Prof.Dr. MUHARREM ARAP KAMBEROĞLU
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Gets general information about fungal, bacterial, and viral agents that cause disease in plants,
Knows biological, serological and molecular methods used in the detection and identification of fungal, bacterial and viral agents
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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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To provide training on biological, serological and molecular laboratory methods used in the detection and identification of fungal, bacterial and viral agents that cause disease in plants |
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| Course Contents |
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General information about fungal, bacterial, and viral agents, biological, serological and molecular laboratory methods used in the detection and identification of them |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom, Laboratuary |
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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 |
Phytopathology and its work areas |
Study presentations |
lecture |
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2 |
Phytopathology and its work areas |
Study presentations |
lecture |
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3 |
Plant viruses and detection and identification methods |
Study presentations |
lecture |
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4 |
Plant viruses and detection and identification methods (Laboratory) |
Study presentations |
Laboratory |
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5 |
Plant viruses and detection and identification methods(Laboratory) |
Study presentations |
Laboratory |
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6 |
Selection of homework subjects |
Literature review |
Internet search |
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7 |
Midterm exam |
Study presentations |
Written exam |
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8 |
Fungal agents that cause disease in plants and methods used in the detection and diagnostics |
Study presentations |
lecture |
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9 |
Fungal agents that cause disease in plants and methods used in the detection and diagnostics (Laboratory) |
Study presentations |
Laboratory |
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10 |
Fungal agents that cause disease in plants and methods used in the detection and diagnostics (Laboratory) |
Study presentations |
Laboratory |
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11 |
Bacterial agents that cause disease in plants and methods used in the detection and diagnostics |
Study presentations |
lecture |
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12 |
Bacterial agents that cause disease in plants and methods used in the detection and diagnostics (Laboratory) |
Study presentations |
Laboratory |
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13 |
Bacterial agents that cause disease in plants and methods used in the detection and diagnostics (Laboratory) |
Study presentations |
Laboratory |
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14 |
Some other groups that cause disease in plants and methods used in the detection and diagnostics |
Study presentations |
lecture |
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15 |
Presentations |
Study presentations |
presentation |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
Study presentations |
Written exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 The notes and powerpoint presentations from various sources
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
50 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
2 |
50 |
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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 on basic topics about general science, general agricultural engineering and plant production |
5 |
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2 |
Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants |
5 |
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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 |
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4 |
Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods |
5 |
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5 |
Decides to the most useful control strategy to cope with the plant protection problems and gets them to be used correctly |
5 |
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Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports |
5 |
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Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations |
5 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
4 |
56 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
2 |
10 |
20 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
6 |
6 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
6 |
6 |
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Total Workload: | 144 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 5.76 |
| ECTS Credit: | 6 |
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