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| Code | TBB590 |
| Name | Process and Methods of Soil Survey and Mapping |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-2 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 4 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. SUAT ŞENOL |
| Course Instructor |
1 |
Course Goal / Objective
The purpose is to have a skill for making soil survey and procedures used.
Course Content
Outlines of soil survey project proposal, kind of mapping units, procedures of soil survey, cartographic materials used in soil survey and interpretation, mapping of a selected area and writing soil survey reports.
Course Precondition
No prerequisites
Resources
Soil Survey and Mapping. 2013. Prof. Dr. Ural DİNÇ Prof. Dr. Suat SENOL. C.U. Faculty of Agriculture General publication no: 161 Textbooks.
Notes
Publications, articles and documents to be scanned on the internet related to the subject
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Expert on soil survey and skill of making soil survey |
| LO02 | Draw soil boundaries that can be seen in the field, and describe soil characteristics by augering |
| LO03 | Completing the final soil map and preparation of soil data |
| LO04 | Organize soil survey reports |
| LO05 | Describe soil series in the field |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has skills on developing and implementing new ideas on the use of soils in accordance with the natural and technical soil classification systems and the principle of sustainability by using the theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition and applying to other related disciplines, as well. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains the knowledge in the point of developing new ideas and techniques and appliying them to the practice for plant nutrients and their applications that provide healthy nutrieon of plants for a high quality and economic crop production by linking the theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition to the relevant fields of science | |
| PLO03 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Plans and implements a research that may present solutions to existing problems and/or makes judgments using available knowledge in order to analyze the development and change processes in which soils are in place and fulfill the requirements of sustainable agriculture principles by linking relevenat fields of science. | 5 |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Has ability to prepare and implement projects in order to solve the problems encountered in ensuring that the plants can be fed regularly in a soil or soilless medium, by covering other disciplines, and rovides solutions by making a status determination. | 3 |
| PLO05 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Is able to prepare independent projects to solve problems related to his/her profession or to lead the team works if needed. | |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Recognizes the problems that may arise and unpredictable in the field of expertise and takes responsibility with new strategies to be developed for the solution. | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Is able to critically evaluate the information related to the field and to carry out advanced studies independently. | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Has skills to access information and for this purpose to do resource search and to use databases and other information sources. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Conveys the innovations in her/his field and her/his works systematically in written, oral, and visual in Turkish and in English (at a minimum level of B2) as well. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Examines social relations and the norms that direct these relations from a critical point of view and takes action to improve them. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Develops strategy, policy and implementation plans related to the field and evaluates the obtained results within the framework of quality processes. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Observes social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of collection, interpretation and announcement of data related to the study area, supervises and controls them. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Carries her/his knowledge in the field and problem solving skills to interdisciplinary studies. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | To have knowledge about soil and map types | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | Outlines of soil survey project proposal | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 3 | Cartographic materials and selection of the cartografik material. | Selection of a land for exercises | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 4 | Methods of interpretation of cartographic material. | Collecting data about selected land | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 5 | Determination of soil series sampling sites on the cartographic material | Collecting data on geological structures of the selected land | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 6 | 1st field work | Supplying proper cloths for field work | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 7 | 1st field work (cont'd) | Supplying proper cloths for field work | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Prep. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Preparetion of soil mapping legend. | Review of data collected during 1.st field work | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 10 | 2nd field work | Supplying proper cloths for field work | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 11 | 2nd field work (cont'd) | Supplying proper cloths for field work | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 12 | 2nd field work (final) | Supplying proper cloths for field work | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 13 | Preparation of final soil map | Controlling of field map | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 14 | Land classification studies | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 15 | Preparation of final soil survey report | Gathering all the collected data during exercises | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 16 | Term Exams | Prep. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Prep. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 160 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,40 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||