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Course Description Course Name : Importance of Clay Minerals in Agriculture and Earth Sciences Course Code : TBB-530 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 5 Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. KEMAL YALÇIN GÜLÜT Learning Outcomes of the Course : Knows the importance of the classification of soil clay minerals. Knows the importance of clay minerals on soil productivity and knows the relationship between soil cation and anion intake. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : OPTIONAL COURSES Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : Understanding the importance of clay minerals on agriculture and earth science. Course Contents : The effect of soil clay minerals on productivity, how to use soil clay minerals as criteria in the classification of the soil, their relationship between the soil cation and anion uptake, ground mineralogical extent and behaviors of the territory. 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 The effect of soil clay minerals on productivity. Pre-reading from lecture notes and referance books Lecture and discussion 2 Use of clay minerals as criteria in the soil classification. Pre-reading from lecture notes and referance books Lecture and discussion 3 Clay minerals of soil use as criteria in the classification. Lecture Notes, Referans Books Lecture and discussion 4 The relationship between cation and anion intake of clay minerals in the soil Pre-reading from lecture notes and referance books Lecture and discussion 5 The relationship between phosphor intake and clay minerals in the soil Pre-reading from lecture notes and referance books Lecture and discussion 6 The relationship between potassium intake and clay minerals in the soil Pre-reading from lecture notes and referance books Lecture and discussion 7 The relationship between ammonium intake and clay minerals in the soil Pre-reading from lecture notes and referance books Lecture and discussion 8 Mid-term exam 9 The mineralogical extent of the region. Pre-reading from lecture notes and referance books Lecture and discussion 10 The mineralogical extent of the region. Pre-reading from lecture notes and referance books Lecture and discussion 11 The importance of Smektit amount for the ground. Pre-reading from lecture notes and referance books Lecture and discussion 12 The importance of Illit amount for the ground. Pre-reading from lecture notes and referance books Lecture and discussion 13 The importance of Kaolin amount for the ground. Pre-reading from lecture notes and referance books Lecture and discussion 14 Behaviour of the land in the region Pre-reading from lecture notes and referance books Lecture and discussion 15 Behaviour of the land in the region Pre-reading from lecture notes and referance books Lecture and discussion 16/17 Final Exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  C.E. Weaver, L.D. Pollard, 1973. The Chemistry of Clay Minerals. Elsevior.  R.E. Grim, 1968. Clay Mineralogy. 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill. 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 Recognising the principles of ecological farming in terms of sustainable and ecological farming, contributes to the practical use. 2 2 Based on the BSc adequacy, improves in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition at specialist level 4 3 Understands the interactions between Soil Science and Plant Nutrition and other disciplines 4 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. 2 5 Gain perfection and prepare projects in every kinds of soil, plant, fertilizer and water analyses and their interpretations 2 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. 4 7 Applies his/her knowledge on conservation of soils, protection against each kind of misuse and pollution by recognising the relations between other disciplines. 2 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 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 3 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 3 11 Conducts a project working effectively as an individual and as a team member to solve problems related to the discipline. 4 12 Identifies the possible and future problems in relation to his/her professional area and takes responsibility to solve them by developing new strategies 3 13 Is able to get access to knowledge searching literature, databases and using other sources effectively. 4 14 Makes a critical evaluation of information retaled to the field and conducts advanced studies independently. 3 15 Transfers the current developments and their own studies to people who may need them by using different tools. 3 16 Analyzes the social relations and the norms directing these relations in a critical way and takes resposibility to improve them. 2 17 Can communicate in English written and orally. 2 18 Develops strategies, policies and application plans in the field and assess the obtained results under the scope of quality processes. 3 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. 3 20 Is able to transfer the information and skills to solve a problem in the field to interdisciplinary studies. 4 * 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 3 48 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 5 5     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 5 5     Final Exam 1 10 10 Total Workload: 116 Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.64 ECTS Credit: 5