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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Phytopathology |
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| Course Code |
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TEP210 |
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| Course Type |
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Compulsory |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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2 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Learns essential elements related with Agricultural Engineering and Agriculture and knows relations with Plant Protection, attains professional ethic liability
is equipped with the required knowledge for detection of issue and identification of factors related with diseases, pest and weeds matters in Plant health.
Determines optimum economic management to solve Plant protection issue taking conservation and sustainable natural sources into consideration.
Can write a prescription determining pesticides to be applied according to instructions in the cases where chemical management method is needed.
Reaches information related with plant protection using required technologies, presents written and oral presentation synthesizing with his/her knowledge.
Grasps the native, national and international importance of Plant Protection profession specifically and Agricultural Engineering in general, and comes up with solutions on the basis of developments.
Acquires required information and skills to transfer knowledge about general Agricultural engineering and plant protection to producers.
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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 enable students to develop the basic and general concepts on plant-disease interactions in damaged plants due to biotic and abiotic factors, physiological and anatomical changes in plants, disease symptoms, etiology of the pathogen, identification, spread and dispersal of the agents, appropriate conditions for infections, reproducing of the pathogens, disease cycles and control strategies |
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| Course Contents |
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Damages to plants caused by pathogenic microorganisms and abiotic factors and management strategies |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom |
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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 |
Introduction- Plants and disease, history of Plant pathology, General Classification |
lecture notes, oral presentations by power point |
visual presentation by Power point, discussion and explanations |
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2 |
Parasitism and disease development and symptomatology |
lecture notes, oral presentations by power point |
visual presentation by Power point, discussion and explanations |
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3 |
How pathogens attack plants How diseases effect the crops |
lecture notes, oral presentations by power point |
visual presentation by Power point, discussion and explanations |
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4 |
Genetics of plant diseases |
lecture notes, oral presentations by power point |
visual presentation by Power point, discussion and explanations |
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5 |
Plant defense systems against pathogens and epidemiology of plant diseases |
lecture notes, oral presentations by power point |
visual presentation by Power point, discussion and explanations |
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6 |
Economic, ecological and pathological aspects of fungi and classification, |
lecture notes, oral presentations by power point |
visual presentation by Power point, discussion and explanations |
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7 |
Diseases caused by fungi |
lecture notes, oral presentations by power point |
visual presentation by Power point, discussion and explanations |
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8 |
MIDTERM EXAM |
In a manner to cover all subjects |
Midterm exam |
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9 |
Diseases caused by procaryotes |
lecture notes, oral presentations by power point |
visual presentation by Power point, discussion and explanations |
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10 |
Diseases caused by viruses |
lecture notes, oral presentations by power point |
visual presentation by Power point, discussion and explanations |
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11 |
Abiotic plant diseases and effect of enviroment on disease development |
lecture notes, oral presentations by power point |
visual presentation by Power point, discussion and explanations |
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12 |
Identification of plant pathogens |
lecture notes, oral presentations by power point |
visual presentation by Power point, discussion and explanations |
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13 |
Weeds and parasitic higher plants |
lecture notes, oral presentations by power point |
visual presentation by Power point, discussion and explanations |
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14 |
General control strategies, of plant pathogens |
lecture notes, oral presentations by power point |
visual presentation by Power point, discussion and explanations |
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15 |
Management of important diseases of horticultural plants |
lecture notes, oral presentations by power point |
visual presentation by Power point, discussion and explanations |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
In a manner to cover all subjects |
Written Exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Agrios, G. N., 1997. Plant Pathology. Fourth Edition. Academic Press, San Diego, California, pp.635. Compendium of different plant diseases (APS Press) General Phytopathology (2005,Timur Döken, Erkol Demirci, Hüseyin Zengin) General Phytopathology (1992, Necati Baykal) ) General Phytopathology (1988, Ahmet Çınar). Oral presentations and lecture notes prepared with furitfull pictures by the lecturers
Campbell, C. L., and Madden, L. V., 1990. Introduction to Plant Disease Epidemiology. John Wiley&Sons, New York.
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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 |
60 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
2 |
40 |
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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 |
is be able to explain and apply basic theories related to major science and engineering courses in order to form a foundation which enables him/her to understand advanced level subjects related to his/her profession |
5 |
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2 |
is able to describe, intorduce and evaluate crop and animal production techniques, tools and equipment used in this area and explain role, importance and development of agriculture in national and world economy |
1 |
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3 |
is able to describe characteristics and interrelations of all stages from production to consumption in agricultural sector; is able to describe basic concepts related to efficienct and sustianable use of resources; is able to explain and apply basic economic principles used for this purpose |
1 |
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is able to explain concepts, thought, theory and methods related to major economic, social, natural, cultural, institutional, organizational and legal factors affecting activities in agricultural sector and rural areas, also national and international forces and interaction between them, their universal and social effects |
1 |
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is able to apply basic principles of economics to the problemes encountered in agricultural sector |
1 |
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is able to show and express economic and social data to be used in agricultural decision making process in tables, graphs and mathematical symbols |
1 |
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is able to apply ecosystem, biodiversity, sustainable resource management, rural development, planning and technology use related knowledge to crop and animal production and marketing processes |
1 |
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determines required data related to the analysis of problems encountered in agricultural sector, critically examines and uses those data, selects a proper frame, model and method for the analysis, and evaluates results of the analysis |
1 |
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uses basic information technologies in the analysis of economic and social data and uses software prepared for this purpose and interpretes results |
1 |
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10 |
is able to carry studies related to his/her field independently and according to the legal procedures; is able to give consultancy, supervising, and expertise services in those fields; is able to join to team works |
1 |
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11 |
is able to get access to actual and updated information in the field; is able to inquire knowledge obtained and use them for public benefit according to the purpose selected |
1 |
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12 |
is able to communicate with sepacialist and non-specialist people both in verbal and written form; is able to select most appropriate communications methods; is able to develop cooperation with stakeholders on producer and organization basis |
1 |
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13 |
acquires general and professional foreign language command at a sufficient level to observe professional developments and communicate with colleagues;is able to use information and communication technologies |
1 |
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14 |
is able to identify problems that can be encountered in agricultural sector; determines their context, evaluates effects of solutions, projects and policies applied in this context, produces solutions, projects and policy alternatives, foresees possible effects of alternatives suggested by himself/herself or others, selects the most appropriate alternative in terms of the goals selected, applies, direcs and monitors project |
1 |
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15 |
is able to describe historical development of the profession, ethical principles obligatory during the performance of the profession and to be consicous of meticulous application of these principles |
1 |
| * 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 |
3 |
42 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
2 |
4 |
8 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
4 |
4 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
8 |
8 |
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Total Workload: | 104 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 4.16 |
| ECTS Credit: | 4 |
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