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| Code | TB526 |
| Name | Quantitative Methods for Measuring Range and Pasture Vegetation |
| Term | 2022-2023 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (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 | |
| Course Instructor |
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Course Goal / Objective
The purpose of this course is to give basic information on the characteristics of the meadow and pasture vegetations and their study methods
Course Content
In this course, the basic concepts and principles of the plant communities in the meadows and pastures will be discussed and quantitative measuring methods of vegetation will be explained
Course Precondition
Non
Resources
Hatipoğlu, R. 2016. Lecture notes of Quantitative methods of vegetation measurig
Notes
Avcıoğlu, R, 1996. Çayır Mera Bitki Topluluklarının Özellikleri ve İncelenmesi. (II. Basım). Eğe Üniv. Ziraat Fak. Yay. No: 466, İzmir. Gökkuş, A., Koç, A. ve B. Çomaklı, 2000. Çayır - Mer’a Uygulama Kılavuzu. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No : 142, 139 s., Erzurum.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Graduates become a specialist on the field crops area by improving their skills. |
| LO02 | They comprehend interdisciplinary interaction in his specialization area. |
| LO03 | They can follow the latest developments in field crops area and get access to the knowledge source, gather this knowledge, reach new knowledge and synthesize by evaluating available studies and follow the innovations in his field. |
| LO04 | They can synthesize and interpret interdisciplinary knowledge by using theoretical and practical skills at a specialist level in field crops area. |
| LO05 | They find solutions for problems related to field crops by using research methods and establish cause effect relationships. |
| LO06 | They incorporate their knowledge on his special area by combining their knowledge with those from the other scientific areas and produce new knowledge and also solve the problems by using scientific research methods. |
| LO07 | They are qualified to solve a problem in their field. |
| LO08 | They are equipped with analytical and critical thinking ability to direct their learning and to conduct advanced studies in their fields independently. |
| LO09 | They transfer current developments and their own studies in the field crops area systematically to the his working group and to different groups from other study fields orally or visually by supporting them with qualitative and quantitive data. |
| LO10 | They study and improve the social relationships and standards leading these relationship by a critical point of view and take action when needed. |
| LO11 | They develop policy, strategy and experimental plans related to field crops area and evaluate obtained results within the framework of quality processes. |
| LO12 | They are sensitive about scientific and ethical values during the collection, interpretion and announcement of data related to their subject.They are also capable of teaching and checking these values. |
| LO13 | They are able to understand and translate an article written in a foreign language. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Graduates become a specialist on the field crops area by improving their skills. | 3 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | They comprehend interdisciplinary interaction in his specialization area. | 3 |
| PLO03 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | They can follow the latest developments in field crops area and get access to the knowledge source, gather this knowledge, reach new knowledge and synthesize by evaluating available studies and follow the innovations in his field. | 3 |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | They can synthesize and interpret interdisciplinary knowledge by using theoretical and practical skills at a specialist level in field crops area. | |
| PLO05 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They find solutions for problems related to field crops by using research methods and establish cause effect relationships. | |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They incorporate their knowledge on his special area by combining their knowledge with those from the other scientific areas and produce new knowledge and also solve the problems by using scientific research methods. | |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They determine a problem independently in field crops subject, provide solutions, evaluate the results and implement whenever required. | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They are qualified to solve a problem in their field. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They are equipped with analytical and critical thinking ability to direct their learning and to conduct advanced studies in their fields independently. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They transfer current developments and their own studies in the field crops area systematically to the his working group and to different groups from other study fields orally or visually by supporting them with qualitative and quantitive data. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | They study and improve the social relationships and standards leading these relationship by a critical point of view and take action when needed. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | They are able to understand and translate an article written in a foreign language. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | They develop policy, strategy and experimental plans related to field crops area and evaluate obtained results within the framework of quality processes. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qualitative characteristics of meadows and pstures | Review of recent literature and Coursebook | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | The methods of studying the qualitative characteristics of meadows and pastures | Review of recent literature and Coursebook | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Quantitative characteristics of meadows and pastures | Review of recent literature and Coursebook | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 4 | The methods to study the quantitative characteristics of meadows and pastures I: methods to study population density and plant covered area | Review of recent literature and Coursebook | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 5 | methods to study height and weight | Review of recent literature and Coursebook | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | methods to study volume and frequency | Review of recent literature and Coursebook | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 7 | Evaluation of the data on the quantitative characteristics of meadows and pastures | Review of recent literature and Coursebook | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Prepare of exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Interpretation of data on the quantitative characteristics of meadows and pastures in pasture management and improvement | Review of recent literature and Coursebook | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 10 | Techniques of making herbarium and an assignment will be given on this topic | Review of recent literature and Coursebook | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 11 | Identification techniques of grass species through using herbarium specimens | Review of recent literature and Coursebook | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 12 | Identification techniques of legume species through the using herbarium specimen | Review of recent literature and Coursebook | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 13 | Identification techniques of species from the other families through using herbarium specimen-I | Review of recent literature and Coursebook | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 14 | Identification techniques of some other species from the other families through using herbarium specimen-II | Review of recent literature and Coursebook | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | Synthetitical characteristics of meadow and pasture vegetations | Review of recent literature and Coursebook | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 16 | Term Exams | Prepare of exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Prepare of 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 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||