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Course Description Course Name : Insect Pests of Fiber and Oil Plants Course Code : BK-580 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. EKREM ATAKAN Learning Outcomes of the Course : Learns the identification of biology, ecology and control tactics of some fiber and oil plants Learns principles of integrated pests management and develops control strategies for the pest Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : To introduce the insects and acari of cotton, soybean, sesame, sunflowers and canola this lesson aims to solve pest problem in principles of integrated pest management, by teaching identification, biology, ecology and control tactics of the pests. Course Contents : The content of this lesson is systematics, biology, ecology, distribution, host plants, damages and managements of the pests dwelling on the some industrial crop plants such as cotton, soybean, sesame, sunflowers, canola and some aromatic and medical plants. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : classrom and laboratory   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Principles of integrated pest management (IPM) Reading books and articles presentation of lesson (PP) and laboratory material (insects and acaries) 2 Cotton pests Reading books and articles presentation of lesson (PP) and laboratory material (insects and acaries) 3 Cotton pests Reading books and articles presentation of lesson (PP) and laboratory material (insects anc acaries) 4 Cotton pests Reading books and articles presentation of lesson (PP) and laboratory material (insects and acaries) 5 Cotton pests Reading books and articles presentation of lesson (PP) and laboratory material (insects andacaries) 6 Integrated pest management system for cotton pests and introduce models applied Reading books and articles presentation of lesson (PP) 7 Soybean pests Reading books and articles presentation of lesson (PP) and laboratory material (insects and acaries) 8 Term exam Reading books and articles 9 Integrated pest management system for soybean pests and introduce models applied Reading books and articles presentation of lesson (PP) 10 Pests of sesame Reading books and articles presentation of lesson (PP) and laboratory material (insects and acaries) 11 Pest of peanuts Reading books and articles presentation of lesson (PP) and laboratory material (insects and acaries) 12 Integrated pest management system for peanuts pests and introduce models applied Reading books and articles presentation of lesson (PP) and laboratory material (insects and acaries) 13 Pests of sunflowers Reading books and articles presentation of lesson (PP) and laboratory material (insects and acaries) 14 Integrated pest management system for sunflowers pests and introduce models applied Reading books and articles presentation of lesson (PP) and laboratory material (insects and acaries) 15 Pests of canola Reading books and articles presentation of lesson (PP) and laboratory material (insects and acaries) 16/17 Final exam preparation to term exam, with the help of books and articels , and evaluation of insect collection made by a student   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Özbek, H. Ve Hayat, R. (2003) Pests of cereals, vegetables, animal feeds and industrial crop plants , Atatürk. Ü. Z. F. Yayınları No: 340, Erzurum.  Mart, C (2005) Entegrated production of cotton. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Bitki Koruma Bölümü, Kahramanmaraş, NO: 119, 84 s.  Higley, L.G. and Boethel, D.J. (1994). Handbook of Soybean Pests. ESA Publications Department P.136.  Rude, P.A (1984) Integrated Pest Managament For Cotton. University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications 3305, p. 140.  Özgür, A. F. (1993) Lesson notes on the pests of industrial crop plants . Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Ofset Atölyesi NO: 2, 154 s. 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 Has knowledge on basic topics about general science, general agricultural engineering and plant production 2 2 Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants 4 3 Knows the identification and the biology of the diseases and how to control diseases,pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants in practice 3 4 Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods 5 5 Decides to the most useful control strategy to cope with the plant protection problems and gets them to be used correctly 5 6 Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports 4 7 Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations 5 * 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 2 32     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 15 5 75 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 7 7     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10     Final Exam 1 15 15 Total Workload: 139 Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.56 ECTS Credit: 6