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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| FIELD CROPS PR. | |
| Code | TBP408 |
| Name | Forage Grasses |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Semester | 8. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-2 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 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. CELALEDDİN BARUTÇULAR |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. VEYİS TANSI
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
learns the forage grases, cool and warm season grasses and production and evaluation of foages
Course Content
importance of forage garsses, identification., production
Course Precondition
Resources
Notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | the role of grasses in agricultural production. |
| LO02 | Knows the most commonly grown grasses and recognize their suitability in terms of climate, soil, and livestock use |
| LO03 | Realizes how forages are evaluated for their value to livestock. Utilizes the above information to solve real problems facing livestock producers. |
| LO04 | identification of cool and warm season grasses |
| LO05 | forage crops cultivation |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Has knowledge about agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. | 3 |
| PLO02 | - | Determines and solves the problems related to agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. | 3 |
| PLO03 | - | Graduates gain abilty to synthetize the basic concepts related to the field crops. | 3 |
| PLO04 | - | Rrecognises problems related to agricultural engineering,makes decisions and takes initiative to solve the problems. | 2 |
| PLO05 | - | Gains knowledge about sustainable agriculture, protection of environment and natural sources, biodiversity and conservation of genetic sources. | 0 |
| PLO06 | - | Gains ability to optimize the plant production by sustainable use of natural resources. | 4 |
| PLO07 | - | Learns basic principles of breeding and biotechnology of field crops. | 0 |
| PLO08 | - | 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. | 0 |
| PLO09 | - | Gains ability to establish suitable research experiments for the purpose and the ability to interpret its results by scientific methods. | 2 |
| PLO10 | - | Works both individually and in a team. | 2 |
| PLO11 | - | Evaluates the learned knowledge by analytical and critical approach. | 3 |
| PLO12 | - | Internalizes the necessity of lifelong learning. | 1 |
| PLO13 | - | Has an effective and healthy communication in his fıeld and use communication technologies. | 2 |
| PLO14 | - | Improve themselves consistently by determining educational requirements in scientific, cultural and social areas depending on their abilities,besides their career development | 1 |
| PLO15 | - | Shows respect to job ethic. | 2 |
| PLO16 | - | Becomes competent in the legislation and management systems related to agricultural engineering. | 3 |
| PLO17 | - | Becomes proficient in doing, applying, managing and monitoring plans and projects about agricultural engineering | 2 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introcuction and content of the course | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 2 | The role of grasses in our environment and in historical perspective | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 3 | Grass botany | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 4 | Classification of grass botany.Cool and warm season grasses | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 5 | Physiology of grasses and homework will be given on this topic | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 6 | Environmental aspects of forage establishment and management (light, temp., rainfall) | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 7 | Forage establisment (site preparations seeding) | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | exam | |
| 9 | Forage establisment; site preparation, seeding, fertilizing, mowing | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 10 | harvest time and drying | Preparation to mid term exam | |
| 11 | Grasses : Cool and warm season grasses, annualls | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 12 | Grasses : Cool and warm season grasses, annualls | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 13 | Grasses : Warm season grasses, annualls | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 14 | Grasses : Warm season grasses, perennialls | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 15 | Excursion to local grasslands | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 16 | Term Exams | final exam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | final exam |
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 |