| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Agricultural Evaluation of Soils |
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| Course Code |
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TBB-521 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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1 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. SUAT ŞENOL
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Interprets the mophological, physical and chemical properties of soil for agricultural use.
Can evaluate the parameters of soil quality
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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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Understanding of evaluation of land characteristics in plant production. |
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| Course Contents |
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Land qualities like rootability, water and nutrient availability, oxygen availability, water holding capasity andbearing capasity, risk of water and wind erosion, seedbed preparation based on the observed and measured field characteristics of soils. |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom |
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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 |
Land characteristics and land quality |
none |
Lecture |
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2 |
Evaluation of rootability |
Literature review |
Lecture and case practice |
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3 |
Evaluation of oxygen availability |
Literature review |
Lecture and case practice |
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4 |
Evaluation of water holding capacity |
Literature review |
Lecture and case practice |
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5 |
Evaluation of nutrient availability |
Literature review |
Lecture and case practice |
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6 |
Evaluation of water erosion hazards |
Literature review |
Lecture and case practice |
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7 |
Evaluation of wind erosion hazards |
Literature review |
Lecture and case practice |
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8 |
Evaluation of bearing capacity |
Literature review |
Lecture and case practice |
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9 |
Evaluation of seed bed preparation and plought |
Literature review |
Lecture and case practice |
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10 |
Case study on the evaluation of rootability |
Study on the selected soil profile data |
Evaluation of selected soil profiles |
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11 |
Case study on the evaluation of oxygen availability |
Study on the selected soil profile data |
Evaluation of selected soil profiles |
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12 |
Case study on the evaluation of water holding capacity |
Study on the selected soil profile data |
Evaluation of selected soil profiles |
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13 |
Case study on the evaluation of nurient availability |
Study on the selected soil profile data |
Evaluation of selected soil profiles |
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14 |
Case study on the evaluation of water and wind erosion hazards |
Study on the selected soil profile data |
Evaluation of selected soil profiles |
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15 |
Mid-term exam |
General revision |
Written Exam |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
General revision |
Written Exam |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Recognising the principles of ecological farming in terms of sustainable and ecological farming, contributes to the practical use. |
3 |
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2 |
Based on the BSc adequacy, improves in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition at specialist level |
3 |
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3 |
Understands the interactions between Soil Science and Plant Nutrition and other disciplines |
2 |
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4 |
Has abilities to develop and apply new ideas by identifying the taxonomic level of soils according to natural and technical classification systems and provides sustainable uses of soils using theoretical and applied knowledge in this branch and applies them to other engineering branches. |
5 |
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5 |
Gain perfection and prepare projects in every kinds of soil, plant, fertilizer and water analyses and their interpretations |
0 |
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6 |
Increases his/her qualification to develop new techniques and ideas for plant nutrients necessary for healthy, high quality and economical plant production and to apply these techniques and ideas in practice. |
0 |
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7 |
Applies his/her knowledge on conservation of soils, protection against each kind of misuse and pollution by recognising the relations between other disciplines. |
4 |
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8 |
To analyse soils, their components or actual processes, to plan them to accomplish the requirements of sustainable agriculture principles by adding information from other branches, plans/applies a new research project which might solve an existing project or makes judgements with existing information |
4 |
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9 |
Has skills to prepare and apply a project including other disciplines and can retrieve information to solve the problems in nutrition of plants grown in every kinds of soil or soilless growth medium |
0 |
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10 |
Creates new projects to use and to develop new technologies, methods and measuring systems in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition discipline, under the scope of scientific, economic and rational uses of agricultural areas |
2 |
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11 |
Conducts a project working effectively as an individual and as a team member to solve problems related to the discipline. |
0 |
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12 |
Identifies the possible and future problems in relation to his/her professional area and takes responsibility to solve them by developing new strategies |
2 |
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13 |
Is able to get access to knowledge searching literature, databases and using other sources effectively. |
2 |
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14 |
Makes a critical evaluation of information retaled to the field and conducts advanced studies independently. |
2 |
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15 |
Transfers the current developments and their own studies to people who may need them by using different tools. |
2 |
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16 |
Analyzes the social relations and the norms directing these relations in a critical way and takes resposibility to improve them. |
0 |
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17 |
Can communicate in English written and orally. |
0 |
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18 |
Develops strategies, policies and application plans in the field and assess the obtained results under the scope of quality processes. |
3 |
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19 |
Is sensitive about scientific and ethical values during the collection, interpretion and announcement of data related to their subject. Is also capable of teaching and checking them. |
2 |
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20 |
Is able to transfer the information and skills to solve a problem in the field to interdisciplinary studies. |
0 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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