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Course Description Course Name : Berry Fruit Pests Course Code : BK-582 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. SERDAR SATAR Learning Outcomes of the Course : 1)Has information about recognition and biology of the pests cause losses on vineyard end berry fruits 2)Has information about chemical control of the pests on vineyard and berry fruits 3)Has information about biotechnical control of the pests on vineyard and berry fruits and current developments about their control 4)Has information about biological control of the pests cause losses on vineyard and berry fruits and current developments about their control Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : Having information about description, biology of vineyard and berry furit pests and their control by current popular technics Course Contents : Recognition, biology, binomics and control of vineyard, berry pests, pomegranate pests by supporting current literature Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Department of Plant protection classes and Citrus pest laboratory   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Vineyard pest; description, biology related lecture notes and other literature (articles) Lecture and lab practice 2 Vineyard pest; chemical control I related lecture notes and other literatures Lecture 3 Vineyard pest; cultural control II related lecture notes and other literatures Lecture and field practice 4 Vineyard pest; biological control III, preparing the homework related lecture notes and other literature, search from net (scholar) about homework Lecture 5 Vineyard pest; bioltechnical control IV, presentation the homework related lecture notes and other literature, 10 min presentation of the homework and discussion about it Lecture and lab practice 6 Vineyard pest; bioltechnical control V, preparing the homework related lecture notes and other literature, search from net (scholar) about homework Lecture 7 the current developments about control of vineyard pests, presentations the home works related lecture notes and other literature, 10 min presentation of the homework and discussion about it Lecture 8 Pomegranate pests description, biology related lecture notes and other literatures Lecture and lab practice 9 Pomegranate pest; chemical control I, preparing the homeworks related lecture notes and other literature, search from net (scholar) about homework Lecture and field practice 10 Pomegranate pest; cultural control II, presentation the homeworks related lecture notes and other literature until quiz exam, 10 min presentation of the homework and discussion about it Lecture 11 Quize exam lecture notes and presentations Written and oral exam 12 Pomegranate pest; biological control III related lecture notes and other literatures lecture with power point presentatoins 13 Pomegranate pest; biotechnical control IV related lecture notes and other literatures lecture with power point presentatoins and field application 14 Pomegranate pest; biotechnical control V, preparing the homeworks related lecture notes and other literatures, search from net (scholar) about homework lecture with power point presentatoins and lab application 15 the current developmets about control of pomegranate pests, presentations the homework related lecture notes and other literature, 10 min presentation of the homework and discussion about it lecture with power point presentatoins 16/17 Final exam lecture notes and presentations include all semester until final exam Oral and written exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  lecture notes and wer point popresentations supported by differnt literatures and pictures  Uygun, N., M.R. Ulusoy, İ. Karaca and S. Satar, 2010. Fruit and vineyard Pests. Nobel matbaacılık, 347 s.  scholar. google Required Course Material(s)  Google academic http://scholar.google.com  WEP of Knowledge (SCI general search) Http://apps.webofknowledge.com  ALFORD, D.V., 1999. A Textbook of Agricultural Entomology. Blackwell Science Ltd., Oxford, 314p.  Koul, O., Dhaliwal S.G., and Cuperus G.W., 2004. Integrated Pest Management, Potential, Constraints and Challenges. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 329p  Ebeling, W., 1959. Subtropical Fruit Pest. University of California, Division of Agricultural Sciences, 436p.   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 50     Homeworks/Projects/Others 6 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 5 2 Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants 5 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 2 4 Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods 4 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 4 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 2 28     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 6 12 72     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10     Final Exam 1 16 16 Total Workload: 154 Total Workload / 25 (h): 6.16 ECTS Credit: 6