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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | TBB501 |
| Name | Geographic Information System Applications in Soil Science |
| Term | 2025-2026 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-2 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. Yakup Kenan KOCA |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
Producing soil databases and making various queries in the Geographic Information Systems environment
Course Content
In this course, soil database creation, usage, database querying operations are carried out. ArcGIS program is used at a basic level in the course. In the course, each term, a study area is mapped in geographic information systems, database creation and querying are carried out.
Course Precondition
There are no prerequisites
Resources
ArcGIS practice course materials
Notes
Current articles and studies
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) programs |
| LO02 | Provides soil data entries into the database |
| LO03 | Performs queries between data in the database |
| LO04 | Makes queries on digital soil maps |
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. | 3 |
| 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. | 2 |
| 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. | |
| 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 | What are Geographic Information Systems (GIS)? | No need | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | General introduction of CBS programs | No need | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 3 | Introduction of point, area, line data | No need | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 4 | Data entry into the GIS program | Watch videos of data entry into the GIS program | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 5 | Data entry into the GIS program (line) | Working on data entry (line) application to GIS program | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 6 | Data entry into the GIS program (polygn) | Working on data entry (polygon) application to GIS program | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 7 | Map production in GIS | Repetition of previous practices outside of class time | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Studying for the exam of what was done in the previous weeks | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Proje / Tasarım |
| 9 | Data used in Soil Science | Repetition of previous practices outside of class time | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 10 | Entry of data used in Soil Science into the database | Watch videos of data entry to the database of data used in Soil Science | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 11 | Entry of data used in Soil Science into the database (mapping units) | Watch videos of mapping units entering the database | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 12 | Generating numerical data from sample printed reports | Review of printed reports | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Creating digital data from sample printed reports | Repetition of previous practices outside of class time | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 14 | Questioning of data | Questioning and interpreting data, watching videos | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 15 | Interpretation of data | Repetition of previous practices outside of class time | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 16 | Term Exams | Studying all term subjects on computer applications | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Sözlü Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Studying all term subjects on computer applications | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Proje / Tasarım |
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 | 15 | 15 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 148 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 5,92 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||