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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PEDOLOGY AND PLANT FEEDING PR. | |
| Code | BBT402 |
| Name | Soil Survey and Land Use Planning |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 8. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-2 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Üniversite Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. SUAT ŞENOL |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. SUAT ŞENOL
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
The purpose of this lesson is to gain the skill of making soil survey and to teach procedures used in soil survey and land use planning.Kinds and properties of soil surveys,kinds of mapping units,procedures of soil surveys,The cartographic materials used,preparation of interpretation maps from soil surveys and using these maps in land use planning
Course Content
Aims of soil surveys, kind of soil surveys, kind of mapping units, procedures of soil surveys, cartographic materials used in soil survey and interpretation, writing soil survey repors, land capability classification and land use planning.
Course Precondition
Resources
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Knows kinds and properties of soil surveys |
| LO02 | Prepares a soil survey project |
| LO03 | Interprets and knows how to use cartographic materials, that is used in soil surveys,such as aerial photo, satellite images. |
| LO04 | Determines soil boundaries in field and also on the cartographic material. |
| LO05 | can determine land use capability class of a soil, necessary land use management practices from a soil map |
| LO06 | Knows the contents of a soil survey report and prepare a soil survey report. |
| LO07 | Knows importances of a land use planning and its procedures. |
| LO08 | Makes a land use plan for a given area on the sustainable basis |
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 | Purpose of soil survey, use of soil survey information. Exercises: Use of soil survey for different purposes. | None | |
| 2 | Mapping units used in soil maps. Exercises: Collection of soil related information about exercise area | Studying various soil survey reports. | |
| 3 | Mapping units used in soil maps (continue) Exercises: Selection of cartoğraphic material for exercise area | Studying various soil survey reports. | |
| 4 | Kinds of soil surveys Exercises: Revise soil surveys reports prepared by different institutions. | Kütüphaneden farklı alanlara ait etüd raporlarının incelenmesi | |
| 5 | Kinds of soil surveys (continue) Exercises: Interpretation of the cartographic material selected for exercise area. | Preparation of cartographic material for interpretation. | |
| 6 | Field Works in the soil survey studies Exercise: Preparation of draft soil map by interpretation of cartographic material | Reading textbook | |
| 7 | Stages of a soil survey work Exercise: Digging soil profile description and sampling. | Reading textbook, supplying field work equipments | |
| 8 | Mid-term exam | Renew subject taught until last week | |
| 9 | Criteria used for selection of the cartographic material Criteria used for selection of the cartographic material | Reading textbook | |
| 10 | Methods used in soil surveys with the aerial photos Exercise: Control of draft soil boundaries in the field to make definite | Reading textbook | |
| 11 | Methods used in soil surveys with the satellite images Exercise: Preparation of final soil map. | Reading textbook | |
| 12 | Land evaluation and land use capability classification Exercise: Determination of capability classes of exercise area. | Reading textbook | |
| 13 | Various land use suitability classification Exercise: Determination of suitability classes of exercise area. | Reading textbook | |
| 14 | Principles of land use planning Exercise: Preparation of a land use plan for the exercise area. | Reading textbook | |
| 15 | Procedures and stages of a land use planning study Exercise: Preparation of a land use plan for the exercise area. | Reading textbook | |
| 16 | Final exam | Revision of the subjects taught | |
| 17 | Final exam | Revision of the subjects taught |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 50 | 20 |
| 1. Oral Exam | 50 | 20 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |