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| Code | TEP237 |
| Name | Agricultural Ecology |
| Semester | 3. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. CELALEDDİN BARUTÇULAR |
Course Goal
It is aimed to comprehend the relations between living and non-living things in nature and to gain awareness of ecosystem and sustainable life.
Course Content
Ecosystem concepts and principles; ecosystem definition and elements, ecosystem dynamics, productivity and measurement in ecosystems, natural and agro-ecosystems and food production systems and crop production. Effect of environmental factors at the level of primary producer (plants); basic principles in the response of plants to the environment, light-plant relations. temperature and plants; energy flow and plant temperature, heat-plant relations. Atmosphere and plants, water and plants, soil and plants, plants and other living things.
Course Precondition
No need
Resources
G.C. Daily, S. Alexander, P.R. Ehrlich, L. Goulder, J. Lubchenco, P.A. Matson, H.A. Mooney, S. Postel, S.H. Schneider, D. Tilman, G.M. Woodwell, "Ecosystem Services: Benefits Supplied to Human Societies by Natural Ecosystems", 2002, http://esa.sdsc.edu/daily.htm Joel E. Cohen, David Tilman, "Biosphere 2 and Biodiversity-The Lessons So Far", Science, Vol. 274, No. 5290, 15 Kasım 1996, s. 150-1151 (3) P. Raeburn, "Home wreckers", Popular Science, January, 2000 Ernst Haeckel, 1866. "the comprehensive science of the relationship of the organism to the environment", 1866. Johannes Eugenius Bülow Warming,1895. Plant ecology Eugene Odum, 1953. "Fundamentals of Ekology".
Notes
General ecology on the WEB
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understand the basic concepts of agricultural ecology and ecosystem. |
| LO02 | Gains information that can evaluate productivity in the ecosystem. |
| LO03 | Knows the natural- and agro-ecosystem differences. |
| LO04 | Knows the basic features of plant production (producer organism). |
| LO05 | Understands the factors (energetic and material) affecting plant production. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | is be able to explain and apply basic theories related to major science and engineering courses in order to form a foundation which enables him/her to understand advanced level subjects related to his/her profession | 2 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | is able to describe, intorduce and evaluate crop and animal production techniques, tools and equipment used in this area and explain role, importance and development of agriculture in national and world economy | 2 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | is able to describe characteristics and interrelations of all stages from production to consumption in agricultural sector; is able to describe basic concepts related to efficienct and sustianable use of resources; is able to explain and apply basic economic principles used for this purpose | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | is able to explain concepts, thought, theory and methods related to major economic, social, natural, cultural, institutional, organizational and legal factors affecting activities in agricultural sector and rural areas, also national and international forces and interaction between them, their universal and social effects | 3 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | is able to apply basic principles of economics to the problemes encountered in agricultural sector | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | is able to show and express economic and social data to be used in agricultural decision making process in tables, graphs and mathematical symbols | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | is able to apply ecosystem, biodiversity, sustainable resource management, rural development, planning and technology use related knowledge to crop and animal production and marketing processes | 4 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | determines required data related to the analysis of problems encountered in agricultural sector, critically examines and uses those data, selects a proper frame, model and method for the analysis, and evaluates results of the analysis | 3 |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | uses basic information technologies in the analysis of economic and social data and uses software prepared for this purpose and interpretes results | |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | is able to carry studies related to his/her field independently and according to the legal procedures; is able to give consultancy, supervising, and expertise services in those fields; is able to join to team works | |
| PLO11 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | is able to get access to actual and updated information in the field; is able to inquire knowledge obtained and use them for public benefit according to the purpose selected | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | is able to communicate with sepacialist and non-specialist people both in verbal and written form; is able to select most appropriate communications methods; is able to develop cooperation with stakeholders on producer and organization basis | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | acquires general and professional foreign language command at a sufficient level to observe professional developments and communicate with colleagues;is able to use information and communication technologies | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | is able to identify problems that can be encountered in agricultural sector; determines their context, evaluates effects of solutions, projects and policies applied in this context, produces solutions, projects and policy alternatives, foresees possible effects of alternatives suggested by himself/herself or others, selects the most appropriate alternative in terms of the goals selected, applies, direcs and monitors project | 2 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | is able to describe historical development of the profession, ethical principles obligatory during the performance of the profession and to be consicous of meticulous application of these principles |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Importance, scope and relationship of agricultural ecology with other disciplines, ecological examination of current environmental problems | Lecture notes and reference books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 2 | Definition of ecosystem, its elements (producer, consumer and decomposing organisms, energetic and material factors) | Lecture notes and reference books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 3 | Working principles of ecosystem (energy flow, matter cycle) | Lecture notes and reference books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 4 | Food-energy chain and pyramid | Lecture notes and reference books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 5 | Efficiency and measurement methods in the ecosystem | Lecture notes and reference books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 6 | Natural- and agro-ecosystem differences | Lecture notes and reference books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 7 | Food production systems and homework on this subject will be given. | Lecture notes and reference books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Lecture notes and reference books | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Environmental conditions, basic principles in the organism's response to the environment (types of response, mechanisms of action) | Lecture notes and reference books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 10 | Relationships between living and non-living things | Lecture notes and reference books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 11 | Sun as an environmental factor, its properties in terms of light and plant production | Lecture notes and reference books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 12 | Light and plant production | Lecture notes and reference books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 13 | temperature and crop production | Lecture notes and reference books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 14 | Atmosphere (oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and other gases, smoke and particulates) and crop production | Lecture notes and reference books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 15 | Water and plant production | Lecture notes and reference books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Lecture notes and reference books | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Lecture notes and reference books | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 78 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,12 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||