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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Agricultural ecology |
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| Course Code |
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BKP126 |
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| Course Type |
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Compulsory |
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| Level of Course |
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Sub-Level (Undergraduate Degree) |
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| Year of Study |
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1 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Assoc.Prof.Dr. CELALEDDİN BARUTÇULAR
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Basic conception of agroecology and ecosystems is known.
The comment on ecosystem productivity is gained.
Differences between natural and agroecosytem is cognizable.
Basic structure of crop production is comprehended.
Environmental factors for crop production is comprehended
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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 aim of the course is to give students the fundamental concepts and applications of agro-ecology and factors affecting on crop production. |
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| Course Contents |
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Definition of ecology and agricultural ecology, components (Producer, consumer, decomposer), principles (energy flow, material cycles), and productivity of natural ecosystems, natural and agro-ecosystem differences, agricultural production systems, energetic (light, temperature, gravity) and other (carbon dioxide, water, salinity, acidity and nutrient) environmental factors affecting plant production which is the basis of all other production systems. |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom, laboratory |
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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 to agricultural ecology, its importance, relationship between basic sciences and its importance for environmental pollution. |
Reading references
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Lecturer, discussion |
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2 |
Defination of ecosystem and its components. |
Reading references |
Lecturer, discussion |
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3 |
Basic principle of the living ecosytem. |
Reading references |
Lecturer, discussion |
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4 |
Food chain and food web energy pyramid |
Reading references |
Lecturer, discussion |
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5 |
Productivity of ecosystem and valuation methods |
Reading references |
Lecturer, discussion |
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6 |
Difference between natural ecosystem and agroecosystem |
Reading references |
Lecturer, discussion |
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7 |
Food production systems |
Reading references |
Lecturer, discussion |
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8 |
Basic constituent of crop production (Gene resource, adaptation, soil classification, agricultural area and distribution) |
Reading references |
Lecturer, discussion |
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9 |
Midterm examination/Assessment |
Prepare for the exam |
Writting |
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10 |
Basic principle of organismal response to environment. |
Reading references |
Lecturer, discussion |
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11 |
Sun as a environmental factor, sun light and its effects on crop production. |
Reading references |
Lecturer, discussion |
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12 |
Light and crop production |
Reading references |
Lecturer, discussion |
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13 |
Temperature and crop production |
Reading references |
Lecturer, discussion |
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14 |
Atmosphere (oxygen, nitrogen, carbondioxide , other atmospheric gases, dust particle and smoke and crop production) and crop production. |
Reading references |
Lecturer, discussion |
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15 |
Water and crop production,
Soil (air, water, mineral nutrition, acidity and salinity) and crop production |
Reading references |
Lecturer, discussion |
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16/17 |
Final examination |
Prepare for the exam |
Writting |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Andiç, C., 1999. Tarımsal Ekoloji. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Notları No: 106, Erzurum.
Kocataş, A. 1999. Ekoloji, Çevre Biyolojisi. Ege Üniv. Su Ürünleri Fak. Yay. No. 51, 564 s., İzmir.
http://www.tarimakademisi.com.tr/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/TARIMSAL-EKOLOJ%C4%B0.pdf
http://eogrenme.anadolu.edu.tr/_layouts/eLrnPoint/AofElrnPortal/GetEbook.aspx?c=TRM103U&s=1
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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 |
Gain the sufficient equipment to determine the challenges about the diseases, pests and weeds in plant health and identify those agents. |
0 |
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2 |
Decide to the best and economic strategy by using knowledge to solve the challenges in plant protection and keep safe the protection of natural and sustainable sources. |
3 |
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3 |
Gain the ability to communicate with farmers and organizations dealing with agriculture and be able to teach his professionals to them |
4 |
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4 |
Provides to apply practical control strategies safely and interpret the results; prescribe the pesticides in case of using chemical control. |
0 |
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5 |
Obtain the skill to choose and use modern technical tools in plant protection. |
3 |
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6 |
Skills on using a laboratory, identifying of the diseases, pests or weeds in laboratory conditions, analyzing, determination and interpret of the results and prepare reports. |
0 |
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7 |
Acqure the competence to be respectful to the professional ethics, to understand the plant protection challenges within the legal legislations and improve strategies to cope with them |
0 |
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8 |
Easily reaches to information on plant protection by using qualified Technologies and combine them with its knowledge to prepare written or oral presentations. |
2 |
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9 |
Gain the skills to catch and analyze the basic methods of the scientific researches |
4 |
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10 |
Gain the ability to work lonely or with a team, responsibility in professional ethics and safety in applications. |
2 |
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11 |
Learn the basic plant protection topics such as biology, ecology, systematic, control strategies of agents causing economical losses in cultivation |
5 |
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12 |
Students have the sufficient knowledge about agricultural engineering in general and also, plant protection area in private |
4 |
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13 |
Professional development in accordance with their interests and abilities, as well as the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields, constantly improves itself by identifying training needs |
4 |
| * 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) |
15 |
2 |
30 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
15 |
2 |
30 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
2 |
5 |
10 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
6 |
6 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Total Workload: | 86 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.44 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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