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Course Description Course Name : Sustainable Agriculture Technologies Course Code : TM-591 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. ZELİHA BEREKET BARUT Learning Outcomes of the Course : Basic terms related to sustainable agriculture, information about sustainable agriculture in the World are known Basic principles of sustainable agriculture are known Information about sustainable agriculture systems are obtained Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : Descriptions and aims of sustainable agriculture, Sustainable agriculture in the World, principles of sustainable agriculture, Mechanizastion of tillage, sowing and cultivation in sustainable agriculture, and samples of farms related to sustainable agriculture Course Contents : Descriptions of sustainable agriculture, principles of sustainable agriculture, sustainable agriculture systems, alternative agriculture, organic agriculture, permacultur, conservation agriculture, samples of farms related to sustainable agriculture Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Definition of sustainable agriculture, aims, improvement and place in the World of sustainable agriculture Related topics in the course Lecture and Power Point presentation 2 Principles of sustainable agriculture, environmental sustainability, social sustainability, economic sustainability Related topics in the course Lecture and Power Point presentation 3 Systems of sustainable agriculture Related topics in the course Lecture and Power Point presentation 4 Low input farming systems, alternative farming Related topics in the course Lecture and Power Point presentation 5 Organic farming Related topics in the course Lecture and Power Point presentation 6 Permaculture and agroecologycal farming Related topics in the course Lecture and Power Point presentation 7 Natural farming, conservation farming Related topics in the course Lecture and Power Point presentation 8 Biodynamic farming Related topics in the course Lecture and Power Point presentation 9 Mid-term exam Up to mid-term exam the processed topics are studied Written exam 10 Appropriate tillage practices for sustainable agriculture Related topics in the course Lecture and Power Point presentation 11 Appropriate cultivation practices for sustainable agriculture Related topics in the course Lecture and Power Point presentation 12 Appropriate harvesting practices for sustainable agriculture Related topics in the course Lecture and Power Point presentation 13 Farms models (1) for sustainable agriculture Related topics in the course Lecture and Power Point presentation 14 Farms models (2) for sustainable agriculture Related topics in the course Lecture and Power Point presentation 15 Assignment evaluation Related topics in the course Lecture and Power Point presentation 16/17 Final exam Up to the final exam all of the processed topics are studied Written exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Mason, J., 2004. Sustainable Agriculture, CSIRO Publishing, Australia  Kirişçi, V., Keskin, M., Say, S.M., Keskin, S.G., 1999. Precision Agriculture Practices, Nobel Kitabevi, Ankara Required Course Material(s)  www.atta.ncat.org   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 6 40 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 Bachelor´s degree enables graduates to expand and deepen their knowledge, access knowledge through scientific research, information, evaluation, interpretation, and application 4 2 To be able to enhance knowledge by using limited or incomplete data, and be able to put this knowledge to good use scientifically, ethically and responsibly. 0 3 To be able to transfer, orally or in written form, the findings and processes of their work to the related groups or other people systematically and clearly 0 4 To be able to come up with solutions to problems by working independently, put the solutions into actual use and make oral and written presentations 3 5 To be able to devise new strategic approaches in unanticipated complex situations and be able to think up solutions by taking reponsibility 2 6 To be able to assess the strategic performance of workgroups and contribute to them 0 7 To have computer software and hardware knowledge required by the profession and develop competence in information and communication technologies 0 8 To be qualified in data collection, interpretation and announcement phases in their fields in a scientific and ethical manner; to preserve, learn and check the data as required 4 9 To attain full oral and written competence, both in the mother tongue and in a foregin language, to help those working in and out of their field of speciality 3 10 To understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context and gain the ability to correctly interpret it 0 11 To conrtibute to the process of becoming an information society by making known social and cultural imrprovements in an academic and professional context 2 12 To be able to strategically take the lead in solving original and interdisciplinary problems 0 * 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) 16 3 48     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 16 2 32 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 6 7 42     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 8 8     Final Exam 1 10 10 Total Workload: 140 Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.6 ECTS Credit: 6