TM535 Environmental Effects of Operations of Agricultural Mechanization

6 ECTS - 3-1 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3.5 National Credit

Information

Code TM535
Name Environmental Effects of Operations of Agricultural Mechanization
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-1 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3.5 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. ALİ BAYAT


Course Goal

The goals of this course are to teach: environmental effects of some agricultural mechanization activities such as soil tillage, fertilizing, spraying, harvesting and post harvesting activities, and agricultural wastes.it will be given some environmental friendly agricultural mechanization practices

Course Content

Agricultural systems: energy cycle hydraulic cycle, food cycle and modern farming system and environment, Goal of soil tillage and soil tillage systems, long -term effects of soil tillage on soil fauna, ,water pollution and irrigation systems,sowing and planting activities, direct sowing technique , single traffic sowing methods, pesticide application technologies drift and drift reduction systems, fertilizing technique, effects of fertilizer on human life an environment, friendly fertilizer spreading technologies , variable rate pesticide application and fertilizer application, harvesting and threshing equipment, innovations in harvesting and threshing equipment technologies in terms of environment protection, animal buildings, environmental control in animal buildings, animal waste management technologies

Course Precondition

none

Resources

How Can We Reduce Agricultural Pollution?ISBN:1467795143 Pollution A to Z, Vol. 2: Labor, Farm to Zero Population Growth & Index by Richard M. Stapleton

Notes

lecture presentations


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Learns Agricultural systems: energy cycle hydraulic cycle, food cycle and modern farming system and environment
LO02 Agricultural Activities: Learns the purpose of tillage and tillage systems, long-term effects of tillage on the soil.
LO03 Learns Agricultural activities: sowing and planting activities, direct sowing technique , single traffic sowing methods
LO04 Learns Agricultural activities: pesticide application technologies drift and drift reduction systems
LO05 Learns Agricultural activities: pesticide container management in Turkey and World, destroy pesticide waste and bio-filters
LO06 Learns Agricultural activities: fertilizing technique, effects of fertilizer on human life an environment, friendly fertilizer spreading technologies
LO07 Learns Agricultural activities: variable rate pesticide application and fertilizer application
LO08 Learns Agricultural activities : water pollution and irrigation systems
LO09 Learns Agricultural activities: harvesting and threshing equipment, innovations in harvesting and threshing equipment technologies in terms of environment protection
LO10 Learns Agricultural activities: animal buildings, environmental control in animal buildings, animal waste management technologies


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal To understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context and gain the ability to correctly interpret it. 4
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal MSc's degree enables graduates to expand and deepen their knowledge, access knowledge through scientific research, information, evaluation, interpretation, and application. 3
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal To be able to complete information with scientific methods using limited or incomplete data and to apply this information with scientific and social responsibility.
PLO04 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Solve problems related to the field by using research methods and establishing cause-effect relationships. 1
PLO05 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Develops new solution theories, starting with the construction of a problem related to the area of the expertise
PLO06 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği To be able to strategically take the lead in solving original and interdisciplinary problems.
PLO07 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği To be able to assess the strategic performance of workgroups and contribute to them.
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği To conrtibute to the process of becoming an information society by making known social and cultural imrprovements in an academic and professional context.
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği To be able to devise new strategic approaches in unanticipated complex situations and be able to think up solutions by taking reponsibility
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği To recognize and apply national and international laws and regulations related to agricultural machinery and technologies. 3
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik The results of the studies can be conveyed systematically and clearly to groups in or outside the field, both in writing or orally, both at home and abroad, using at least one foreign language.
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Uses computer software and information and communication technologies at an advanced level required by the field.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Acts in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility, and standards used in engineering practices


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Agricultural systems: energy cycle hydraulic cycle, food cycle and modern farming system and environment To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
2 Agricultural activities : Goal of soil tillage and soil tillage systems, long -term effects of soil tillage on soil fauna To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
3 Agricultural activities: sowing and planting activities, direct sowing technique , single traffic sowing methods To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
4 Agricultural activities: pesticide application technologies drift and drift reduction systems To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
5 Agricultural activities: pesticide container management in Turkey and World, destroy pesticide waste and bio-filters To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
6 Agricultural activities: fertilizing technique, effects of fertilizer on human life an environment, friendly fertilizer spreading technologies To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
7 Agricultural activities: variable rate pesticide application and fertilizer application To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Agricultural activities : water pollution and irrigation systems To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
10 Agricultural activities: harvesting and threshing equipment, innovations in harvesting and threshing equipment technologies in terms of environment protection To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
11 Agricultural activities: animal buildings, environmental control in animal buildings, animal waste management technologies To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
12 Naturel evident and environment To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
13 agricultural waste management To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
14 Homework I To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
15 Homework II To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
16 Term Exams To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams To obtain preliminary information by reading the textbook Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 1 1
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 12 12
Final Exam 1 28 28
Total Workload (Hour) 153
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,12
ECTS 6 ECTS