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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Starch and Sugar Crops |
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| Course Code |
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TBP405 |
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| Course Type |
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Compulsory |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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4 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. HALİS ARIOĞLU
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Identifies and describes the starch and sugar crops
Explains environmental requirements of the starch and sugar crops
Explains the cultivation techniques of the starch and sugar crops
Explains the breeding methods of the starch and sugar crops
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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 provide basic knowledge to the students about botanical and agricultural characteristics, ecological requirements, cultivation techniques and breeding of major starch and sugar crops |
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| Course Contents |
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The importance of starch and sugar crops such as potato, sugar beet, sugar cane, sweet potato, cassava and jerusalem artichoke. Their plants and physiological characteristics, their climate and soil requirements, their growing techniques (soil tillage, crop rotation, fertilizing, planting, weed control, insects and disease control, irrigation, harvesting) and storage |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Class |
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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 |
Introduction of major starch and sugar crops, agricultural and economical importance of potato, origin, evolution and spreading of potato, production statistics of potato |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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2 |
Botanical characteristics of potato, practical study in the greenhouse and laboratory to identify potato plant |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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3 |
Phyiological age and dormancy in potato tubers, climate and soil requirements of potato, practical study in the laboratory to identify potato tubers having different physiological age, evaluation of sprouting types of potato cultivars |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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4 |
Soil preparation, variety selection and seed preparation for potato planting, planting, crop management and harvest of potato crop, practical study in greenhouse to evaluate growth of potato plants |
Reading of the papers about the lecture. |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion. |
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5 |
Postharvest physiology and storage of potato, Breeding objectives in potato, practical study in greenhouse to evaluate growth of potato plants |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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6 |
Crossing methods in potato, selection criterias and methods in cultivar breeding, watching a crossing video |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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7 |
Agricultural and economical importance of sweetpotato, origin, evolution, spreading and current production statistics of sweet potato, botanical characteristics, climate and soil requirements of sweetpotato, seed types and seed preparation of sweet potato |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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8 |
Soil preparation, planting, crop management and harvest of sweet potato crop, postharvest physiology and storage of sweetpotato, Crossing techniques and selection methods in sweetpotato, practical study in the greenhouse |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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9 |
Exam |
Preparation to mid-term exam |
Written exam |
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10 |
Agricultural and economical importance of sugarbeet, origin, evolution, spreading and current production statistics of sugarbeet, current situation of sugar sector in Turkey and in the world |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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11 |
Botanical characteristics of sugarbeet, climate and soil requirements of sugarbeet, practical study in the greenhouse to evaluate growth of a sugarbeet plant |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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12 |
Soil preparation, planting, crop management and harvest of sugarbeet crop, postharvest physiology and storage of sugarbeet, breeding objectives and applied methods in sugarbeet breeding |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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13 |
Agricultural and economical importance of jerusalem artichoke, botanical characteristics and will be given homework on this topic |
Reading of the papers about the lecture. |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion. |
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14 |
Climate and soil requirements of Jerusalem artichoke, soil preparation, planting, crop management and harvest of jerusalem artichoke-1 |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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Climate and soil requirements of Jerusalem artichoke, soil preparation, planting, crop management and harvest of jerusalem artichoke-2 |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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16/17 |
Final dersi |
Preparation to final exam |
Writen exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Nişasta ve Şeker Bitkileri, 2002
Prof.Dr.H.Halis ARIOĞLU
Nişasta ve Şeker Bitkileri, 1998
Prof.Dr. Celal ER ve Arş.Gör.Serkan URANBEY
The, Potata Crop,1978
P.M.HARRIS
The Sugar Beet Crop, 1995
D.A.COOKE AND R.K.SCOTT
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
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Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
60 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
2 |
40 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Has knowledge about agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. |
3 |
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2 |
Determines and solves the problems related to agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. |
3 |
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Graduates gain abilty to synthetize the basic concepts related to the field crops.
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3 |
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4 |
Rrecognises problems related to agricultural engineering,makes decisions and takes initiative to solve the problems. |
2 |
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5 |
Gains knowledge about sustainable agriculture, protection of environment and natural sources, biodiversity and conservation of genetic sources. |
0 |
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Gains ability to optimize the plant production by sustainable use of natural resources. |
5 |
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7 |
Learns basic principles of breeding and biotechnology of field crops. |
0 |
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8 |
Chooses and uses modern technical equipments for the agricultural engineering applications as well as for the applications in the agronomy and breeding of field crops. |
3 |
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9 |
Gains ability to establish suitable research experiments for the purpose and the ability to interpret its results by scientific methods. |
3 |
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10 |
Works both individually and in a team. |
2 |
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11 |
Internalizes the necessity of lifelong learning. |
0 |
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12 |
Has an effective and healthy communication in his fıeld and use communication technologies. |
1 |
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13 |
Improve themselves consistently by determining educational requirements in scientific, cultural and social areas depending on their abilities,besides their career development |
1 |
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14 |
Shows respect to job ethic. |
2 |
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15 |
Becomes competent in the legislation and management systems related to agricultural engineering. |
2 |
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16 |
Becomes proficient in doing, applying, managing and monitoring plans and projects about agricultural engineering |
3 |
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17 |
Evaluates the learned knowledge by analytical and critical approach. |
3 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
2 |
4 |
8 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
6 |
6 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
8 |
8 |
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Total Workload: | 78 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.12 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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