Information
Code | BK0051 |
Name | Agroecology and Plant Protection in Ecological Agriculture |
Term | 2023-2024 Academic Year |
Term | Fall |
Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
ECTS | 6 ECTS |
National Credit | 2 National Credit |
Teaching Language | Türkçe |
Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
Type | Normal |
Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
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Course Instructor |
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Course Goal / Objective
To gain information about protection of ecological integrityto prevent losses from harmfull insects, diseases and weeds in agricultural production
Course Content
The content of the course is to protect the ecological integrity during the attempts to prevent harmful insects, diseases and weeds in agricultural production.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Agroecology: The Science Of Sustainable Agriculture Editor: Miguel A Altieri
Notes
Agroecology: The Science Of Sustainable Agriculture Editor: Miguel A Altieri
Course Learning Outcomes
Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
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LO01 | To learn about Agroecology |
LO02 | To have information about ecologicalagriculture systems |
LO03 | They learn to protect ecological integrity and to not harm the environment during prevent harmful insects, diseasesand weeds in agricultural production. |
LO04 | To learn plant protection such as the importance of management of entomological factors, disease factors and weeds in ecological agriculture |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
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PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has knowledge on basic topics about general science, general agricultural engineering and plant production | |
PLO02 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants | 2 |
PLO03 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Knows the identification and the biology of the diseases and how to control diseases,pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants in practice | 3 |
PLO04 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods | 4 |
PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports | |
PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Decides to the most useful control strategy to cope with the plant protection problems and gets them to be used correctly | 5 |
PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations | 4 |
PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | By synthesizing basic and conceptual knowledge about plant protection, she/he gains the ability to develop her/himself in the field of science she/he wants to specialize in, within the framework of the professional qualifications she/he has acquired during her/his undergraduate education | |
PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | He/she can follow and elucidate domestic and international periodicals in the field he/she wants to specialize in. | |
PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Can present results of the scientific research as a report/thesis and produce scientific publications | |
PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | To be able to apply the knowledge gained on environmental/public health and biosecurity issues in relation to agricultural production. | |
PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | 116 / 5.000 Çeviri sonuçları Reaches up-to-date resources on plant protection and field and gains the ability to use them for solving problems. | |
PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Develops skills in using laboratory methods and techniques | |
PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Can contribute to the solution of social, scientific, cultural, and ethical problems in the field of plant protection. |
Week Plan
Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
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1 | Agroecology | Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
2 | Methodology in Agroecology | Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
3 | Sustainable agricultural systems | Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
4 | Traditional agriculture | Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
5 | Agroecosystem and sustainability | Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
6 | Crop rotation and minimum soil tillage | Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
7 | Factors disrupting plant health in ecological agriculture I | Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
8 | Mid-Term Exam | Topics covered until the midterm Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Sözlü Sınav |
9 | Factors disrupting plant health in ecological agriculture II | Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
10 | Integrated Pest Management I | Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
11 | Integrated Pest Management II | Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
12 | Weed ecology | Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
13 | Weed management in ecological agriculture | Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
14 | Using of Cover crop and mulching Methods | Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
15 | Biopesticides in sustainable agricultural systems | Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
16 | Term Exams | Topics covered until the final exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
17 | Term Exams | Topics covered until the final exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
Student Workload - ECTS
Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
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Course Related Works | |||
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 6 | 84 |
Assesment Related Works | |||
Homeworks, Projects, Others | 2 | 6 | 12 |
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Final Exam | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Total Workload (Hour) | 142 | ||
Total Workload / 25 (h) | 5,68 | ||
ECTS | 6 ECTS |