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Course Description Course Name : Variety Concept and Separation In Cereal Crops Course Code : TB-501 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. HAKAN ÖZKAN Learning Outcomes of the Course : Realizes the importance of cereals Knows the structure of cereals flowers. Knows the vegetative organs of cereals. Knows the properties of cereal cultivars. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : This course teaches the general structure of grain types and varieties of cereals with distinction Course Contents : This course contains the importance of the identification of cereals, vegetative growth stages of cereals, generative growth stages of cereals, the grain structure of cereals, botanical identification of cereals, identification of cereals during vegetative phase, identification of cereals during flowering phase and the concept of landraces Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Class   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 The importance of the identification of cereals Pre reading Lecture and discussion 2 Vegetative growth stages of cereals Pre reading Lecture and discussion 3 Generative growth stages of cereals Pre reading Lecture and discussion 4 The grain structure of cereals Pre reading Lecture and discussion 5 Botanical identification of cereals Pre reading Lecture and discussion 6 Wheat Pre reading Lecture and discussion 7 Barley Pre reading Lecture and discussion 8 Rye Pre reading Lecture and discussion 9 Oat Exam preparation Lecture and discussion 10 Mid term examination Pre reading Written examination 11 Maize Pre reading Lecture and discussion 12 Rice Pre reading Lecture and discussion 13 Identification of cereals during vegetative phase. will be given homework on this topic Pre reading Lecture and discussion 14 Identification of cereals during flowering phase Pre reading Lecture and discussion 15 The concept of landraces Pre reading Lecture and discussion 16/17 Final examination Exam preparation Written examination   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  HERWEY-MURRAY, C.G., 1980. The Identification of Cereal Varieties. Cambridge Univ. Press. Britain.  SENCAR, Ö., GÖKMEN, Ö., AKMAN, Z., 1994. Tahıllarda Çeşit Teşhisi. Gaziosman Paşa Üniv. Ziraat Fak. Yay. 2, Ders Kitabı:2, Tokat  SIMMONDS, N.W., 1989. Principles of crop improvement. Longman scientific and technical, London  KIRTOK, Y., 1998. Mısır Üretimi ve Kullanımı, Kocaoluk Basım ve Yayınevi, İstanbul  KÜN, E., 1988. Serin İklim Tahılları: Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları :1032, Yardımcı Ders Kitabı: 299, Ankara Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 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 Graduates become a specialist on the field crops area by improving their skills. 4 2 They comprehend interdisciplinary interaction in his specialization area. 4 3 They can follow the latest developments in field crops area and get access to the knowledge source, gather this knowledge, reach new knowledge and synthesize by evaluating available studies and follow the innovations in his field. 5 4 They can synthesize and interpret interdisciplinary knowledge by using theoretical and practical skills at a specialist level in field crops area. 4 5 They find solutions for problems related to field crops by using research methods and establish cause effect relationships. 3 6 They incorporate their knowledge on his special area by combining their knowledge with those from the other scientific areas and produce new knowledge and also solve the problems by using scientific research methods. 3 7 They determine a problem independently in field crops subject, provide solutions, evaluate the results and implement whenever required. 4 8 They are qualified to solve a problem in their field. 5 9 They are equipped with analytical and critical thinking ability to direct their learning and to conduct advanced studies in their fields independently. 5 10 They transfer current developments and their own studies in the field crops area systematically to the his working group and to different groups from other study fields orally or visually by supporting them with qualitative and quantitive data. 5 11 They study and improve the social relationships and standards leading these relationship by a critical point of view and take action when needed. 3 12 They develop policy, strategy and experimental plans related to field crops area and evaluate obtained results within the framework of quality processes. 4 13 They are sensitive about scientific and ethical values during the collection, interpretion and announcement of data related to their subject.They are also capable of teaching and checking these values. 5 14 They are able to understand and translate an article written in a foreign language. 2 * 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) 14 3 42     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 6 84 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 6 6     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10     Final Exam 1 10 10 Total Workload: 152 Total Workload / 25 (h): 6.08 ECTS Credit: 6