| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Macronutrient Dynamics in Soil and Plant |
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| Course Code |
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TBB-558 |
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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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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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6 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. HAYRİYE İBRİKÇİ
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Knows the availability of macro nutrients to plants
Uses environment friendly fertilizers and can use fertilizers economically.
Studies these nutrients in terms of organic and sustainable agriculture and knows their potential use.
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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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To introduce marco plant nutrients; to teach their physical, chemical and biological cyclings in the concept of soil-plant-atmosphere and environment; to evaluate their roles in terms of sustainable and organic agriculture; to discuss their importance in terms of fertilization economy, human health and environmental quality. |
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| Course Contents |
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To cover all the aspects of macro nutrients in soil and plant and relate them to human health, enviromental quality and farmers economy |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom, greenhouse, field and laboratory |
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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 |
To introduce macro plant nutrients and their potential use in agriculture |
None |
Lecture |
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2 |
Physical, chemical and physico-chemical nitrogen cycling in soil |
Pre reading |
Lecture |
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3 |
Role of nitrogen in plant nutrition |
Pre reading |
Searching and reading |
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4 |
Physical, chemical and physico-chemical phosphorus cycling in soil |
Pre reading |
Searching and reading |
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5 |
Role of phosphorus in plant nutrition |
Pre reading |
Searching and reading |
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6 |
Physical, chemical and physico-chemical potassium cycling in soil |
Pre reading |
Searching and reading |
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7 |
Role of poatassium in plant |
Pre reading |
Searching and reading |
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8 |
Physical, chemical and physico-chemical calcium cying in soil |
Pre reading |
Searching and reading |
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9 |
Role of calcium in plant nutrition |
Pre reading |
Searching and reading |
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10 |
Mid term exam |
General revision |
Searching and reading |
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11 |
Physical, chemical and physico-chemical cyclings of magnesiuma and sulphur in soil |
Pre reading |
Searching and reading |
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12 |
Role of magnesium and sulfur in plant |
Pre reading |
Searching and reading |
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13 |
Potenetial use of macro nutrients in Cukurova Region as fertilizers |
Pre reading |
Searching and reading |
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14 |
Fertilization and environmental quality |
Pre reading |
Searching and reading |
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15 |
Fertilization and environmental quality |
Pre reading |
Searching and reading |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
General Revision |
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. |
4 |
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2 |
Based on the BSc adequacy, improves in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition at specialist level |
5 |
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3 |
Understands the interactions between Soil Science and Plant Nutrition and other disciplines |
5 |
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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. |
1 |
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5 |
Gain perfection and prepare projects in every kinds of soil, plant, fertilizer and water analyses and their interpretations |
2 |
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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. |
5 |
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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 |
2 |
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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 |
4 |
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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. |
3 |
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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 |
4 |
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13 |
Is able to get access to knowledge searching literature, databases and using other sources effectively. |
4 |
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14 |
Makes a critical evaluation of information retaled to the field and conducts advanced studies independently. |
3 |
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15 |
Transfers the current developments and their own studies to people who may need them by using different tools. |
3 |
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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. |
3 |
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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. |
4 |
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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). |
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