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  Course Description
Course Name : Indoor Controlling in Agricultural Constructions

Course Code : TYP454

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 4

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 4

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. NAFİ BAYTORUN

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Identifies Agricultural Constructions
Identifies environmental climate management in agricultural constructions
Teaches definition and use of physicrometric terms
Identifies heat transfer methods in construction elements
Identifies ventilation, cooling and heating systems in agricultural constructions
Teaches heat isolation in agricultural constructions
Identifies controlling in heating and ventilatin systems

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : It is aimed to cover major principals of climatization in agricultural constructions, major principals of heat transfer, isolation in agricultural constructions, ventilation in agricultural constructions (plant and animal), principals of heating and cooling and planning and designing of climatization techniques like ventilation, cooling and heating which are used in agricultural constructions

Course Contents : Clasification of agricultural constructions according to their objectives, Environmental climate management in agricultural constructions, major principals of climatization, definition and use of physicrometric terms, heat transfer methods in construction elements, projection values for indoor heat balance, isolation in agricultural constructions, ventilation, cooling and heating systems and designing projects about them

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Department classrooms


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Clasification of agricultural constructions Reference screening, online search about greenhouses and animal barns Lecturing, debate
2 Climate and environment management in agricultural structures Reference screening, online search about ventilation in constructions Lecturing, debate, presentation
3 Major principals of climatization, definition and use of physicrometric terms Sample problems about use of physicrometric diagram (h-x diagram) in greenhouses Reference screening, online search about physicrometric diagram Lecturing, debate
4 Physicrometric processes, heating and cooling of humid air, air humidification and cooling, evaporative cooling Reference screening, sample problem solution Lecturing, presentation, sample problem solution
5 Heat transfer in construction elements, types of heat transfer, conduction, convection and radiation Reference screening, online search about various materials Lecturing, presentation
6 Heat transfer coefficient, vapor (steam) transfer in construction elements Reference screening Lecturing, presentation, debate
7 Environmental climate control, heat control, heat gains and losses Reference screening Lecturing, presentation, debate
8 Project outcomes about indoor air Reference screening Lecturing, debate
9 Isolation in agricultural constructions Reference screening Lecturing
10 Ventilation systems in agricultural constructions Reference screening, sample problem solution Lecturing, presentation, sample problem solutoin
11 Field visit to animal barns Debate, presentation, field visit
12 Cooling, evaporative cooling and humidification in agricultural structures Reference screening, sample problem solution Lecturing, presentation, sample problem solution
13 Solution of problems that occur during desiging projecs about cooling in agricultural constructions Reference screening, sample problem solution Lecturing, presentation, debate
14 Solution of problems that occur during desiging projecs about cooling in agricultural constructions Reference screening Lecturing, presentation, debate
15 Solving porblems about heating, system planning and designing projects in greenhouses Reference screening, sample problem solution Lecturing, presentation, sample problem solution
16/17 Controlling in heating and ventilatin systems Reference screening Lecturing, presentation, debate


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  
 
 
 
 
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 90
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 6 10
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 Plans activities related to operation, maintenance and repairs irrigation network,developes project formulations in monitoring and evaluations, operates the irrigation networks. 0
2 Developes and implements irrigation programmes using the soil-plant-water relations and soil engineering properties 0
3 Developes and implements strategies for wastewater, drainage water, runoff water such as treated waste water re-use of non-conventional water without adversely affecting the environment, makes laboratory analysis about saline alkali soils and water suitability to irrigation and reports. 0
4 Prepares project about soil and water structures, animal houses, storage structures and crop production structures. Analyzes in terms of static and strength. Determines the properties of materials used in construction and makes the relevant tests. 5
5 Designs crop production systems, controls environmental domestic conditions and operates, makes the selection of materials to be used, tests and prepares a report. 5
6 Etudes drainage of agricultural lands, plans drainage systems,prepares projects and makes aplications, selects materials to be used, tests and prepares a report 0
7 Exposes the problems about soil and water conservation (erosion) and water harvesting, prepares and implements the project. 0
8 Designs and projects small dams, ponds. Prepares and implements flood action plans within the scope of integrated watershed management. 0
9 Works independently and takes responsibility 0
10 Developes and implement s strategies of sustainable water management for the purposes of protecting water resources and agricultural production. 0
11 Makes aplication of engineering design of irrigation systems and conducts tests about the materıals used ın these systems and preapares reports 0
12 Prepares land consolidation projects and applies. Provides farm developing systems. Prepares and implements rural development projects. 0
13 Creates effective solutions for sustainable agricultural production 0
14 Developes projects to protect natural resources like water,and offers the benefit to society, using the information of basic engineering, basic agricultural engineering and agricultural structures and irrigation engineering . 3
15 Has the ability to analyze problems ,make decisions and solve about professional subjects 2
* 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 4 56
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 1 14
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 6 2 12
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
    Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload: 102
Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.08
ECTS Credit: 4