| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Forage Grasses |
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| Course Code |
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TBP408 |
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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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4 |
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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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Prof.Dr. VEYİS TANSI
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Understands the role of grasses in sustainable food production.
Knows the most commonly grown grasses and recognize their suitability in terms of climate, soil, and livestock use
To learn how forage management relates to forage production and nutritive value.
Realizes how forages are evaluated for their value to livestock.
Utilizes the above information to solve real problems facing livestock 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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This course focuses on major aspects of forage crop production and biology, for example, cultural practices, adaptation, sustainable agriculture use, seed production, harvest, livestock utilization, and storage of forages |
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| Course Contents |
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this course includes; ıntroduction of grasses grass botany, physiology of grasses environmental aspects of forage management, cultivation of major grasses, forage qulatiy and preservation of forae as hay and silage
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Class |
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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 |
Introcuction and content of the course |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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2 |
The role of grasses in our environment and in historical perspective |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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3 |
Grass botany |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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4 |
Classification of grass botany.Cool and warm season grasses |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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5 |
Physiology of grasses and homework will be given on this topic |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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6 |
Environmental aspects of forage establishment and management (light, temp., rainfall) |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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7 |
Forage establisment (site preparations seeding) |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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8 |
The cultivation of forage crops at research area |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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9 |
Forage establisment; site preparation, seeding, fertilizing, mowing |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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10 |
Mid term exam |
Preparation to mid term exam |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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11 |
Grasses : Cool and warm season grasses, annualls |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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12 |
Grasses : Cool and warm season grasses, annualls |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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13 |
Grasses : Warm season grasses, annualls |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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14 |
Grasses : Warm season grasses, perennialls |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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15 |
Excursion to local grasslands |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
Preparation to final exam
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Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Has knowledge about agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. |
3 |
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2 |
Determines and solves the problems related to agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. |
3 |
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3 |
Graduates gain abilty to synthetize the basic concepts related to the field crops.
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3 |
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4 |
Rrecognises problems related to agricultural engineering,makes decisions and takes initiative to solve the problems. |
2 |
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5 |
Gains knowledge about sustainable agriculture, protection of environment and natural sources, biodiversity and conservation of genetic sources. |
0 |
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6 |
Gains ability to optimize the plant production by sustainable use of natural resources. |
4 |
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7 |
Learns basic principles of breeding and biotechnology of field crops. |
0 |
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8 |
Chooses and uses modern technical equipments for the agricultural engineering applications as well as for the applications in the agronomy and breeding of field crops. |
0 |
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9 |
Gains ability to establish suitable research experiments for the purpose and the ability to interpret its results by scientific methods. |
2 |
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10 |
Works both individually and in a team. |
2 |
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11 |
Internalizes the necessity of lifelong learning. |
1 |
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12 |
Has an effective and healthy communication in his fıeld and use communication technologies. |
2 |
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13 |
Improve themselves consistently by determining educational requirements in scientific, cultural and social areas depending on their abilities,besides their career development |
1 |
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14 |
Shows respect to job ethic. |
2 |
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15 |
Becomes competent in the legislation and management systems related to agricultural engineering. |
3 |
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16 |
Becomes proficient in doing, applying, managing and monitoring plans and projects about agricultural engineering |
2 |
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17 |
Evaluates the learned knowledge by analytical and critical approach. |
3 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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