ZTP102 Soil Science

2 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 2. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code ZTP102
Name Soil Science
Term 2024-2025 Academic Year
Semester 2. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 2 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. İSMAİL ÇELİK
Course Instructor
1 2
Mert ACAR (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

The lecture will gain practical knowledge and experience on; Soil has many functions in the ecosystem with its live, dynamic and heterogeneous structure; growth and development media for plants; decomposition of wastes, filtering the wastes, natural cycling of all macro-micro elements (C, N, S, and so on) take place in soil; determination of important soil properties which are essential for plant growth; calculations of plant available soil water; introducing some soil and plant analysis.

Course Content

Pedosphere, soil formation, decomposition, soil texture, clay minerals, soil organic matter, edaphone, cation exchange capacity, soil acidity, soil structure, soil water, soil temperature, soil colour, soil aeration, plant nutritions, soil formation factors.

Course Precondition

No prerequisites

Resources

Soil Science

Notes

Different resources on Soil Science


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Understands that soil is not a simple living media, but a dynamic entity with organic and inorganic structure.
LO02 Estimates the roles of bedrock, topography, time, climate and living organisms on soil formation and their roles on the characteristics of soils.
LO03 Understands that soils are not only have impact on the plant growth, yield and quality characteristics, but also have significant effects on obtaining safe food and human health.
LO04 Understand the variation of agricultural practices such as irrigation, fertilization and soil tillage according to soil properties.
LO05 Understands that soil filters and buffers environmental pollutants in terms of the ecological balance.
LO06 Understands that if soil losses agricultural characteristics, soil can not gain back the production function and soil features can not be recovered to the previous level.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has information on basic characteristics (anatomic, morphologic,physiological and biological) of farm animals 4
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has information on planning animal housing for environmental aspects and animal species, about forage production and storage for environmental conditions and different species, making plans about animal breeding
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has genetic and statistical information which can be the basis of animal improvement .Has adequate knowledge of industrial animal farming
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has information on alternative production systems
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal To get technical knowledge in his/her field
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Knows the techniques in Animal Breeding and applies. Has information about small cattle raising and poultry farming and nutrition and applies.Transfers genetic and statistical information that can be the basis of animal breeding to animal production
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Finds the reasons of the technical and economical problems that can adversely affect the quality and capacity levels desired in Animal Science and develops solutions
PLO08 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Obtains information in the field of Animal Science, researches, evaluates, records,consults,plans projects and applies
PLO09 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Uses IT to get new information in animal production
PLO10 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Transfers knowledge to people who work in the field at various levels, has communication skills,has the self -confidence in providing information and following technical developments
PLO11 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal He is aware of the impacts of animal science and agricultural engineering applications on health, environment and safety in the comprehensive and social dimensions and the problems of the times that are reflected in the field of engineering.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Composition and properties of soil parent material. Pre-reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
2 Inorganic parent material, minerals and rocks. Pre-reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
3 Weathering and decomposition of mineral portion, physical, chemical and biological weathering. Pre-reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Soil texture. Pre-reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 Clay minerals. Pre-reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 Soil organic matter. Pre-reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
7 Edaphone. Pre-reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Mid-term exam. Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Soil structure. Pre-reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
10 Soil Acidity. Pre-reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 Cation and anion adsorption. Pre-reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 Soil temperature and soil colour. Pre-reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
13 Soil aeration and soil water. Pre-reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
14 Soil erosion Pre-reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
15 Plant nutritions in soil. Pre-reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
16 Term Exams Final-exam. Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Final-exam. 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 1 14
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 4 4
Final Exam 1 8 8
Total Workload (Hour) 54
Total Workload / 25 (h) 2,16
ECTS 2 ECTS

Update Time: 25.07.2024 03:05