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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Designing and Evaluating the Experiments in Phytopathology |
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| Course Code |
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BK-579 |
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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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Prof.Dr. ALİ ERKILIÇ
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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knows trial patterns
establishes trial in laboratory and field studies
Reads the data from scientific trials
statistically evaluates experiments
Discusses the results obtained
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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 establishment and evaluation of scientific studies in the field of Phytopathology trials and give the necessary information about the evaluation |
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| Course Contents |
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Experimental design used in the establishment of scientific studies in the field of Phytopathology, trial designs features, issues to be considered in the trial establishment, as a statistical evaluation of experiments |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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classroom, field |
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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 |
General information trials on scientific studies in Phytopathology |
topics of course notes |
visual |
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2 |
Trial designs and features |
topics of course notes |
visual |
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3 |
Factors reducing the error in trials |
topics of course notes |
visual |
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4 |
used experimental design in One-factor trials |
topics of course notes |
visual |
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5 |
evaluation trials established randomized parcel experimental design |
topics of course notes |
visual |
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6 |
evaluation trials established randomized block experimental design |
topics of course notes |
visual |
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7 |
evaluation trials established Latin square experimental design |
topics of course notes |
visual |
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8 |
mid term exam |
prepare for The mid-term exam from lecture notes and presentations |
written exam |
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9 |
Patterns used in a multi-factorial experiments |
topics of course notes |
visual |
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10 |
trial patterns of combined effective |
topics of course notes |
visual |
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11 |
The tests used to compare trials |
topics of course notes |
visual |
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12 |
scales of plant diseases and According to the scales measurement disease data |
topics of course notes |
visual |
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13 |
Severity of the disease, % impact and the calculation of decrease and increases of populations |
topics of course notes |
visual |
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14 |
transformations |
topics of course notes |
visual |
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15 |
Regression and correlation |
topics of course notes |
visual |
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16/17 |
final exam |
prepare for final exam from lecture notes and presentations |
written exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 KARMAN, M., 1971. General Information on Plant Protection Research, Organisation of trials and Evaluation Principles. TC Ministry of Agriculture Plant Protection and Quarantine General Directorate publications,Career Books Series.
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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 |
5 |
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 |
1 |
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2 |
Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants |
0 |
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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 |
1 |
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4 |
Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods |
2 |
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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 |
0 |
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6 |
Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports |
5 |
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7 |
Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations |
3 |
| * 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 |
1 |
14 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
5 |
10 |
50 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
8 |
8 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Total Workload: | 138 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 5.52 |
| ECTS Credit: | 6 |
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