Information
| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PEDOLOGY AND PLANT FEEDING PR. | |
| Code | ZMS451 |
| Name | Agricultural History and Deontology |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 7. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. SELİM EKER |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. İBRAHİM ORTAŞ
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
Firstly; to give basic information about the conditions that caused agricultural revolution, the importance of agriculture and its place in the history of civilization, and the present and the future of agriculture. Secondly; to create awareness of professional solidarity, professional ethics, and the conduct of the profession of social responsibility, personal rights of Agricultural Engineering, and the legal regulations related to agricultural engineering.
Course Content
Definition and scope of agricultural history, hunting and gathering in pre-agricultural communities, Agricultural Revolution, Agriculture İn Mesopotamia, Egypt And Anatolia, The industrial revolution and the effects to agriculture, Period of the Republic of agriculture, The definition and scope of Agricultural Engineering, Turkish legislation on Agricultural Engineering, professional organizations of agricultural engineers, objectives and functions of TMMOB and ZMO, Concepts and Theories of Agricultural Ethics, Current agricultural ethical issues.
Course Precondition
Resources
Notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Has basic knowledge generally in Agricultural Sciences and specifically in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition | |
| PLO02 | - | Owns basic scientific information on plant nutrients and their applications which ensure healty nutritions of plants for high quality and economic plant production | |
| PLO03 | - | Understands the principles of ecological farming in point of sustainable and ecological farming | |
| PLO04 | - | Has the ability to identify, define, formulize and solve engineering problems. Choses and applies the appropriate analytical and modelling techniques for this purpose. | |
| PLO05 | - | Assimilates the information which is used for soil conservation, protection against every kinds of misuses and pollution | |
| PLO06 | - | Analyses soils, their components or their actual process and plans them to accomplish the requirements of sustainable agriculture principles under real limitations | |
| PLO07 | - | Prepares nutritional programmes for regular nutrition of plants cultivated in each kinds of soil or soilless growing medium | |
| PLO08 | - | Leads to the application and development of new technolgies, methods and measuring systems in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition area, under the scope of scientific, economic and rational uses of agricultural areas, | |
| PLO09 | - | Gains the perfection in every kinds of soil, plant, fertilizer and water analyses and their interpretations | |
| PLO10 | - | Carries the effective working ability and self-confidence for taking the responsibility in solo and team works | |
| PLO11 | - | Accesses to information and searches literatures for this purpose ,uses databases and other sources | |
| PLO12 | - | Has the awareness for following the developments in science and technology and renewing them continuously | |
| PLO13 | - | Builds effective oral and written communication in Turkish and has enough knowledge in at least one foreign language | |
| PLO14 | - | Constantly improve themselves with determining their training needs in accordance with their interests and abilities in the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields in addition to their professional development | |
| PLO15 | - | Gains consciousness for professional and ethical resposibilities | |
| PLO16 | - | Has enough awareness of project management, workplace applicaitons, health of workers, and environemt and job safety | |
| PLO17 | - | Be aware of the legal results of their activities | |
| PLO18 | - | Achieves awareness of the universal and public results of professional solutions and applicaitons and understands the importance of entrepreneurship and modernism |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition And Scope Of Agricultural History | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 2 | Hunting And Gathering İn Pre-Agricultural Communities | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 3 | The Conditions Of Started To Agricultural Revolution | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 4 | Agricultural Revolution | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 5 | Agriculture İn Mesopotamia, Egypt And Anatolia | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 6 | The İndustrial Revolution And The Effects To Agriculture | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 7 | Soil Cultivation An Agriculture At Period Os Ottoman Empire | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 8 | Period Of The Republic Of Agriculture | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 9 | Midterm Exam | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 10 | The Definition And Scope Of Agricultural Engineering | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 11 | Turkish Legislation On Agricultural Engineering | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 12 | Professional Organizations Of Agricultural Engineers | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 13 | TMMOB ZMO and Its Purpose And Function | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 14 | Concepts and Theories Of Agricultural Ethics, Current Agricultural Ethical İssues | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 15 | General Review | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 16 | Final Exam | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 17 | Final Exam | All lecture notes and resources |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |