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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AND TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING PR. | |
| Code | TMT302 |
| Name | Sowing, Transplanting and Fertilizing Machineries |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 6. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-1 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2.5 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. ZELİHA BEREKET BARUT |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. ZELİHA BEREKET BARUT
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
To teach the basic concepts about sowing, planting, fertilization and cultivation and their methods and classification of sowing, planting, fertilization and cultivation machines used in agricultural production, operation principles and the basic parts of them. Enable the students to find solutions to the problems arising from sowing, planting, fertilization and cultivation.
Course Content
The main concepts related to sowing, planting, fertilization and cultivation, their methods, classification of sowing, planting, fertilization and cultivation machineries, working principles of sowing, planting, fertilization and cultivation machineries, their basic parts, the analysis of force on these machineries, worring efficiency, power requirements and design parameters of these machines
Course Precondition
Resources
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Knows the basic concepts of sowing, planting, fertilizing, and cultivation, and agro-technical principles. |
| LO02 | Knows the methods of sowing, planting, fertilizing, and cultivation. |
| LO03 | Knows the working principles and using aims of sowing, planting, fertilizing, and cultivation. |
| LO04 | Knows the working efficiency and power requirments of sowing, planting, fertilizing, and cultivation. |
| LO05 | Knows the problems related to sowing, planting, fertilizing, and cultivation and develops solution-oriented appropriate recommendations. |
| LO06 | Knows the design parameters of sowing, planting, fertilizing, and cultivation |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Recognizes the basic concepts in science, engineering, general machinery and other socio-cultural issues in agriculture and acquires up to date information. | |
| PLO02 | - | Knows the use and preservation possibilities of natural and the fossil energy sources in agricultural production. | |
| PLO03 | - | Knows manufacturing methods of agricultural machinery and materials are. | |
| PLO04 | - | Becomes conscious of the effects of global and societal context and understands the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation of Professional solutions and applications. | |
| PLO05 | - | Knows the problems of the the main applications of agricultural machines, setting and maintenance in use of the field. | |
| PLO06 | - | Applies appropriate models of sustainable production for mechanization in agricultural enterprises, creates an optimal chain of mechanization and operates. | |
| PLO07 | - | Knows and applies at least one of the three dimensional drawing programmes. | |
| PLO08 | - | Knows and applies the laws and regulations of agricultural machinery manufacturing. | |
| PLO09 | - | Identifies problems that can be solved within the scope of mechanization in plant and animal production and selects the appropriate equipment. | |
| PLO10 | - | Knows national, international project resources and their admission, application and monitoring processes. | |
| PLO11 | - | knows the agriculture and agricultural machinery about the national-international regulations. | |
| PLO12 | - | Knows and applies the design and manufacturing the 3d solid modelling | |
| PLO13 | - | Selects the appropriate materials for agricultural machines. | |
| PLO14 | - | Knows and applies the methods which improves them professionally. | |
| PLO15 | - | Prepares the AR_GE project and desings and manufactures it. | |
| PLO16 | - | Plans and manages the creation of jobs for agricultural machines in manufacture, marketing and service network, . | |
| PLO17 | - | Has sufficient background in the field of Basic Engineering and Agricultural Engineering in general and Agricultural Machinery field in particular. | |
| PLO18 | - | Assists agricultural machinery firms in AR_GE and technology innovation. | |
| PLO19 | - | Learns a new application-oriented software design and Agriculture. | |
| PLO20 | - | Makes contacts within the scope of current issues in agriculture sector, manufacturing industry, public institutions and representatives of chambers internship and undertakes responsibilities in various working environments. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information about the content of the course and some definitions related to the sowing, agro-technical principles of sowing, biomechanics of germination, basic principles of seed bed preparation. | The subjects related to the course topics | |
| 2 | Sowing methods, mathematical and statistical principles of sowing methods. | The subjects related to the course topics | |
| 3 | The history of sowing machines, and classification, work principles and parts of the sowing machines, | The subjects related to the course topics | |
| 4 | The metering units of sowing machines | The subjects related to the course topics | |
| 5 | The seed tubes, coulters, press wheels and covering units of sowing machines | The subjects related to the course topics | |
| 6 | The forces analysis and the problems and solution samples related to the sowing machines | The subjects related to the course topics | |
| 7 | The field trial of the sowing machines | The subjects related to the course topics | |
| 8 | Mid-term exam | Up to the mid-term exam the processed topics are studied | |
| 9 | The classification, work principles and parts of transplanting machines | The subjects related to the course topics | |
| 10 | The forces analysis and, the problems and solution samples related to the transplanting machines | The subjects related to the course topics | |
| 11 | The field trial of the transplanting machines | The subjects related to the course topics | |
| 12 | Physico-mechanical properties of fertilizers, fertilizing methods, classification of fertilizing machines, organic fertilizer distribution machineries and operation principles of the machines | The subjects related to the course topics | |
| 13 | Chemical fertilizer machines, operating principles, adjustment and maintenance of fertilizer spreaders, problems and solution examples related to fertilizing machines | The subjects related to the course topics | |
| 14 | Uniformity of plant growing area, cultivation technique, operating principles of cultivation machines | The subjects related to the course topics | |
| 15 | Exam of practice | The machines related to the course topics | |
| 16 | Final exam | Up to the final exam all of the processed topics are studied | |
| 17 | Final exam | Up to the final exam all of the processed topics are studied |
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 |