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  Course Description
Course Name : Standardization in the Industrial Crops

Course Code : TB-601

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. NURİ SEZER SİNAN

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Know the product standards
Know the product standards in industrial crops
Know the applications of product standardisations in industrial crops.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : The definition of standardization, scope and its importance in terms of industrial crops, practices in the world and in Turkey, the definition and the implementation of the present standards in accordance with existing laws and regulations in the cycle of planting-storage-sale. Also the aim is to discuss the problems and its solutions in this field.

Course Contents : The definition and importance of standardization in industrial crops, the scope of standardization in industrial plants, the standardization applications of industrial plants in Turkey and in the world, standardization of fiber and starch sugar crops will be examined.

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 Definition and importance of standardization in industrial crops Pre reading Lecture
2 The scope of standardization in industrial crops Pre reading Lecture
3 The applications of standardization in industrial crops in the world Pre reading Lecture
4 The applications of standardization in industrial crops in Turkey Pre reading Lecture
5 Standardization of fiber crops (cotton) Pre reading Lecture
6 Standardization of fiber crops (cotton) Pre reading Lecture
7 Standardization of fiber crops (other fiber crops) Pre reading Lecture
8 Mid-term exam Exam preparation Written examination
9 Standardization of oil crops (sunflower) and an assignment will be given on this topic Pre reading Lecture
10 Standardization of oil crops (soybean-peanut) Pre reading Lecture
11 Standardization of oil crops (other oil crops) Pre reading Lecture
12 Standardization of medicinal and spice crops and tobacco (tobacco) Pre reading Lecture
13 Standardization of medicinal and spice crops tobacco (other tobacco, medicine and spice crops) Pre reading Lecture
14 Standardization of starch and sugar crops (potato) Pre reading Lecture
15 Standardization of starch and sugar crops (sugar beet) Pre reading Lecture
16/17 Final exam Exam preparation Written examination


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Anonim, Türk Standartları Enstitüsü (TSE)’nün endüstri bitkileri için hazırladığı ve yayınladığı bültenler
 GÜNEŞ, T., 1990. Tarımsal Pazarlama ve Standardizasyon. A.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları. Ders Kitabı No: 336, Yayın No: 1182, Ankara
 http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standardizasyon
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. 3
4 They can synthesize and interpret interdisciplinary knowledge by using theoretical and practical skills at a specialist level in field crops area. 3
5 They find solutions for problems related to field crops by using research methods and establish cause effect relationships. 4
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. 0
9 They are equipped with analytical and critical thinking ability to direct their learning and to conduct advanced studies in their fields independently. 3
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. 3
11 They study and improve the social relationships and standards leading these relationship by a critical point of view and take action when needed. 0
12 They develop policy, strategy and experimental plans related to field crops area and evaluate obtained results within the framework of quality processes. 0
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. 3
14 They are able to understand and translate an article written in a foreign language. 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) 14 4 56
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 5 5
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 12 12
    Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload: 139
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.56
ECTS Credit: 6