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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Meteorology |
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| Course Code |
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BKP114 |
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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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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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Prof.Dr. FATİH TOPALOĞLU
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Students learn about the concept of meteorology and its branches
Students can acquire meteorological data accurately either by monitoring or testing and present the subject.
Students may also determine the cause and effect relationship.
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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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Acqusition of meteorological data, its analysing and interpretation. |
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| Course Contents |
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Meteorology, atmosphere, temperature, avasporation, humiditiy, condensation, rainfall, air pressure, winds, climate change, agricultural meteorology, statistical analysis |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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YDD |
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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 |
Definition of Meteorology and its branches |
Power point presentation |
Explanation and presentation |
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2 |
Atmosphere, definition, classification |
Power point presentation |
Explanation and presentationDocuments |
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3 |
Energy, temperature |
Power point presentation |
Explanation and presentation |
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4 |
Evaporation, humidity, condendation |
Power point presentation |
Explanation and presentation |
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5 |
Clouds |
Power point presentation |
Explanation and presentation |
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6 |
Rainfall |
Power point presentation |
Explanation and presentation |
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7 |
Air pressure |
Power point presentation |
Explanation and presentation |
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8 |
1st exam |
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9 |
Air masses |
Power point presentation |
Explanation and presentation |
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10 |
Winds |
Power point presentation |
Explanation and presentation |
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11 |
Agricultural meteorology |
Power point presentation |
Explanation and presentation |
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12 |
Frost |
Power point presentation |
Explanation and presentation |
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13 |
Drought, desertification, wind and water erosion |
Power point presentation |
Explanation and presentation |
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14 |
Climate changes and its statistical determination |
Power point presentation |
Documents |
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15 |
Climate changes and its statistical determination |
Power point presentation |
Documents |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Oğuzer, Vedat. 1995. Meteorology I. Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Kitabı No: 19, 217s.
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| Required Course Material(s) |
Power point presentations
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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 |
5 |
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. |
0 |
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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 |
0 |
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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. |
4 |
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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. |
3 |
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9 |
Gain the skills to catch and analyze the basic methods of the scientific researches |
1 |
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10 |
Gain the ability to work lonely or with a team, responsibility in professional ethics and safety in applications. |
0 |
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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 |
0 |
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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 |
0 |
| * 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 |
2 |
28 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
1 |
14 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
5 |
6 |
30 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
5 |
5 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Total Workload: | 87 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.48 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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