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Information
| Code | TAB140 |
| Name | Environment and Organic Agriculture |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 2. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-1 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2.5 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Ön Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. NAİME ZÜLAL ELEKCİOĞLU |
| Course Instructor |
1 |
Course Goal / Objective
o give information about the flora of Turkey, biodiversity and its conservation. To give information about organic farming. To give information about the importance, principles and development of organic agriculture.
Course Content
Agriculture and environmental pollution, the past and future of organic agriculture in the world and in Turkey, organic fertilizers, organic plant protection methods (biological control, biotechnical control).
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Notes of the lecturer
Notes
Notes of the lecturer
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Gain knowledge about the purpose of organic agriculture, the past and future of organic agriculture in the world and in Turkey. |
| LO02 | Creates awareness of natural resources and protecting the resource control |
| LO03 | Gains knowledge about environmental awareness. |
| LO04 | Knowledge about the content of the organic farming regulation opportunities. |
| LO05 | Have information about the flora and biodiversity of Turkey. |
| LO06 | Learns the floristic regions and their characteristics in Turkey. |
| LO07 | Learns about agriculture and environmental pollution. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines the medicinal and aromatic plants grown intensively in the world and in Turkey, explains their general characteristics, climate and soil requirements and areas of use. | 1 |
| PLO02 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Scans web resources about plants, enters the data into the computer, reports and presents it. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines the general characteristics of medicinal plants, aromatic plants, spice plants, pleasure plants, dye plants and explains their areas of use. | |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Performs the necessary physical, chemical and sensory analyzes on plants. | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Collects medicinal and aromatic plants from nature, produces, grows, care for them, propagates with different methods and harvests them. | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the uses of medicinal and aromatic plants in phytotherapy, aromatherapy and medicine. | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the importance of agricultural mechanization in plant cultivation and the characteristics of the tools used. | |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the biology, systematics and physiology of medicinal and aromatic plants. | |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines basic ecological concepts and ecological factors, explains the effects of agricultural activities on ecology and the environment. | 5 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Lists the activities she can attend on the university campus related to her field, evaluates the institutions where she will do her internship and the applications she will make to these institutions. | |
| PLO11 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Extracts oils from plants and performs scent tests, evaluates scents and notes, and mixes oils according to notes in making perfumes. | |
| PLO12 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Uses appropriate methods and techniques to preserve and store medicinal aromatic plants with their bioactive substances and to preserve their chemical quality. | |
| PLO13 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Prepares chemical solutions, interprets chemistry instrumental analyses. | |
| PLO14 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Explains plant nutrition methods and irrigation methods related to medicinal and aromatic plants, identifies pests, diseases and weeds and uses appropriate methods and techniques to control them. | 3 |
| PLO15 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the importance of occupational safety in agricultural activities, basic OHS risks and methods of preventing hazards. | |
| PLO16 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the definition and scope of agricultural economics and the place and importance of the agricultural sector in the Turkish economy. | |
| PLO17 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains soil properties (Adsorption of cations - Adsorption of anions - Soil acidity, soil organic matter, soil structure, soil water, soil color) and soil Formation (Weathering and fragmentation - Body (Texture) - Clay minerals) and soil analysis methods. | |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Explains English tense sentences, auxiliary verbs, prepositions. Explains professional terms. | |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Have general information about Atatürk's principles and the history of the revolution. | |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Explains languages in terms of language and its importance, the birth, spread and structure of languages. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flora of Turkey | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Biological diversity | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Agriculture and environment | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Environmental pollution-1 (air and water pollution, and the factors that comprise it) | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Environmental pollution-2 (agricultural pollution and pollution created by conventional farming) -2 | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | Organic farming: past, present and future -1 | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Organic farming: past, present and future -2 | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Preparation to mid-term exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Sources of plant nutrients in organic farming | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Organic fertilizers (farmyard manure, compost making) | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Organic plant protection methods (Biological control) | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Organic plant protection methods (Biotechnical control) | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Organic agriculture on medicinal and aromatic plants | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Organic farming regulations -1 | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | Organic agriculture regulations -2 | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Preparation to final exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Preparation to 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 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 87 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,48 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||