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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Greenhouse Design |
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| Course Code |
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TYP406 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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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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Spring (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. NAFİ BAYTORUN
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Defines undercover development (greenhouse) in Turkey
Defines Greenhousing which has a continuos imprtance in plant growth.
Teaches major principals in greenhouse design
Teaches major climate principals that affect plant development
Defines the organisation of climate factors that are required for undercover (in greeenhouse) plant growth
Teaches environmental climatization in greehouses during hot periods
Identifies designs and prepares project for ventilation systems in greenhouses.
Designs and prepares projects for cooling systems in greenhouses.
Teaches the use of physicrometric diagram
Identifies the main principals of heat transfer
Identifies design and prepares projects for heating systems in greenhouses
Identifies advantages and disadvantages of different heating systems used in greenhouses
Identifies pipes, pumps and valves used in greenhouse heating systems
Identifies controlling systems used in climatization
Identifies irrigation systems in greehouses
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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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Teaching the fundamental principals of greehouse design. Planning and making project of climatization actions like ventilation, cooling and heating systems |
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| Course Contents |
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This class covers Greenhouse regions and their distribution in Turkey, the selection of greenhouse lands, features and choosing criterias of structure and cover materials, definition of climate factors that affect plant growth, ventilation, cooling and shadowing of greenhouses during hot periods, planning and execution of ventilation and cooling systems, heating greemhouses ad heating systems for greenhouses, controlling of heating, ventilation and cooling systems and greenhouse irrigation systems |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Department classrooms |
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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 |
Greenhouse areas in Turkey, Greenhouse roles and development |
Resource screening, online search about greenhousing in Turkey |
Lecture, debate |
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2 |
Greenhouse types and construction styles, Glass greenhouse, plastic gree house and specific greenhouse |
Resource screening, online search about greenhouse types |
Lecture, debate, presentation |
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3 |
Greehouse planning, definition and objectives, regulations in greehouse construction, location, construction area, soil characteristics, land dimensions and shape, preparation of proposals |
Resource screening |
Lecture, debate |
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4 |
Bearing structure and cover material, Steel and aliminium, glass, plastic, hard and semi hard plastics, materials for energy screens |
Resource screening |
Lecture, presentation, sample material |
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5 |
Greenouse structure materials, beams and glasses, assembling of covering material and ensuring isolation, tightening and assembling for plastic |
Resource screening, online search about cover materials |
Lecture, presentation, sample material |
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Assembling of hard plastic, Beams and colon systems (frames), foundation and concrete preparation, side wall, water chamfer, wind tighteners and front face |
Resource screening |
Lecture, presentation, debate |
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7 |
Ventilation structures, ventilation systems in glass and plastic greenhouses, moving heat screens |
Resource screening |
Lecture, presentation, debate |
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8 |
Plant growth factors affected by climate, Radiation effect and radiation in greenhouses, light and radiation values, temperature, humidity |
Resource screening |
Lecture, debate |
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9 |
Examples for the use of physicrometric diagram in greenhouses |
Resource screening, Solving numeric examples |
Lecture, sample problem solution |
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10 |
Climatization of greenhouses during summer time. Ventilation, natural ventilation and air exchange, forced ventilation |
Resource screening, Solving numeric examples |
Lecture, presentation, sample problem solution |
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11 |
Field visit to greenhouse farms |
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Debate, presentation, field visit |
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12 |
Cooling, evaporative cooling, air humidification |
Resource screening, Solving numeric examples |
Lecture, presentation, sample problem solution |
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13 |
Cooling, Direct injection of water in greenhouse, direct humidification of plants, shadowing |
Resource screening |
Lecture, presentation, debate |
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14 |
Climatization of greenhouses during winter time. Major principals of heat transfer, conduction, convection, radiation, air exchange, heat loss with condensation and evaporation |
Resource screening |
Lecture, presentation, debate |
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Heat needs in greenhouses and heat consumptoin, Heating systems in greenhouses, construction types, circulation pumps, mixing valves and pipes |
Resource screening, Solving numeric examples |
Lecture, presentation, sample problem solution |
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16/17 |
Control of heating and ventilation systems and irrigation systems in grenhouses |
Resource screening, online search about irrigation |
Lecture, presentation, debate |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
90 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
3 |
10 |
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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 |
Plans activities related to operation, maintenance and repairs irrigation network,developes project formulations in monitoring and evaluations, operates the irrigation networks. |
0 |
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2 |
Developes and implements irrigation programmes using the soil-plant-water relations and soil engineering properties |
0 |
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3 |
Developes and implements strategies for wastewater, drainage water, runoff water such as treated waste water re-use of non-conventional water without adversely affecting the environment, makes laboratory analysis about saline alkali soils and water suitability to irrigation and reports. |
0 |
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4 |
Prepares project about soil and water structures, animal houses, storage structures and crop production structures. Analyzes in terms of static and strength. Determines the properties of materials used in construction and makes the relevant tests.
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5 |
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5 |
Designs crop production systems, controls environmental domestic conditions and operates, makes the selection of materials to be used, tests and prepares a report. |
5 |
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6 |
Etudes drainage of agricultural lands, plans drainage systems,prepares projects and makes aplications, selects materials to be used, tests and prepares a report
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0 |
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7 |
Exposes the problems about soil and water conservation (erosion) and water harvesting, prepares and implements the project.
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0 |
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8 |
Designs and projects small dams, ponds. Prepares and implements flood action plans within the scope of integrated watershed management. |
0 |
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9 |
Works independently and takes responsibility |
0 |
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10 |
Developes and implement s strategies of sustainable water management for the purposes of protecting water resources and agricultural production. |
5 |
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11 |
Makes aplication of engineering design of irrigation systems and conducts tests about the materıals used ın these systems and preapares reports |
2 |
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12 |
Prepares land consolidation projects and applies. Provides farm developing systems. Prepares and implements rural development projects. |
0 |
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13 |
Creates effective solutions for sustainable agricultural production |
0 |
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14 |
Developes projects to protect natural resources like water,and offers the benefit to society, using the information of basic engineering, basic agricultural engineering and agricultural structures and irrigation engineering .
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3 |
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15 |
Has the ability to analyze problems ,make decisions and solve about professional subjects |
0 |
| * 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 |
4 |
56 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
1 |
14 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
3 |
2 |
6 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Total Workload: | 96 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.84 |
| ECTS Credit: | 4 |
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