TÜRKÇE
ENGLISH
Information
| Code | TYP213 |
| Name | Soil Science |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 3. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 2 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi KEMAL YALÇIN GÜLÜT |
| Course Instructor |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi KEMAL YALÇIN GÜLÜT
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
The lecture will gain practical knowledge and experience on; Soil has many functions in the ecosystem with its live, dynamic and heterogeneous structure; growth and development media for plants; decomposition of wastes, filtering the wastes, natural cycling of all macro-micro elements (C, N, S, and so on) take place in soil; determination of important soil properties which are essential for plant growth; calculations of plant available soil water; introducing some soil and plant analysis.
Course Content
Pedosphere, soil formation, decomposition, soil texture, clay minerals, soil organic matter, edaphone, cation exchange capacity, soil acidity, soil structure, soil water, soil temperature, soil colour, soil aeration, plant nutritions, soil formation factors.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Soil Science Textbook
Notes
Soil Science Textbook
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understands that soil is not a simple living media, but a dynamic entity with organic and inorganic structure. |
| LO02 | Estimates the roles of bedrock, topography, time, climate and living organisms on soil formation and their roles on the characteristics of soils. |
| LO03 | Understands that soils do not only have impact on the plant growth, yield and quality characteristics, but also have significant effects on obtaining safe food and human health. |
| LO04 | Understands the variation of agricultural practices such as irrigation, fertilization and soil tillage according to soil properties. |
| LO05 | Understands that soil filters and buffers environmental pollutants in terms of the ecological balance. |
| LO06 | Understands that if soil losses agricultural characteristics, soil can not gain back the production function and soil features can not be recovered to the previous level |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Makes aplication of engineering design of irrigation systems and conducts tests about the materıals used ın these systems and preapares reports | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Developes and implements strategies for wastewater, drainage water, runoff water such as treated waste water re-use of non-conventional water without adversely affecting the environment, makes laboratory analysis about saline alkali soils and water suitability to irrigation and reports. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Prepares project about soil and water structures, animal houses, storage structures and crop production structures. Analyzes in terms of static and strength. Determines the properties of materials used in construction and makes the relevant tests. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Designs crop production systems, controls environmental domestic conditions and operates, makes the selection of materials to be used, tests and prepares a report. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Designs and projects small dams, ponds. Prepares and implements flood action plans within the scope of integrated watershed management. | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Developes and implement s strategies of sustainable water management for the purposes of protecting water resources and agricultural production. | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Developes and implements irrigation programmes using the soil-plant-water relations and soil engineering properties | 2 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Prepares land consolidation projects and applies. Provides farm developing systems. Prepares and implements rural development projects. | |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Exposes the problems about soil and water conservation (erosion) and water harvesting, prepares and implements the project. | |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Etudes drainage of agricultural lands, plans drainage systems,prepares projects and makes aplications, selects materials to be used, tests and prepares a report | |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Plans activities related to operation, maintenance and repairs irrigation network,developes project formulations in monitoring and evaluations, operates the irrigation networks. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Works independently and takes responsibility | |
| PLO13 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Has the ability to design and apply analytical, modelling and experimental researches,and acquires the skill of analyzing and interpreting the complex issiues occured during this process . | |
| PLO14 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Creates effective solutions for sustainable agricultural production | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Accesses to the resources in the field, uses of these resources and continuous self-improvement | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Developes projects to protect natural resources like water,and offers the benefit to society, using the information of basic engineering, basic agricultural engineering and agricultural structures and irrigation engineering . | 3 |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Has the ability to analyze problems ,make decisions and solve about professional subjects |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Composition and properties of main soil material. | Pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | Inorganic main material, minerals and rocks. | Pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Weathering and decomposition of mineral portion, physical, chemical and biological weathering. | Pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 4 | Soil texture | Pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 5 | Clay minerals. | Pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Soil organic matter. | Pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 7 | Living Creatures in Soil. | Pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Cation and anion adsorption. | Pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 10 | Soil Acidity. | Pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 11 | Coagulation and peptization. Soil structure. | Pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 12 | Soil water, soil aeration, soil temperature and soil colour. | Pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 13 | Soil erosion | Pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 14 | Plant nutritions in soils | Pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | Soil genesis and classification | Pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 16 | Term Exams | Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 54 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 2,16 | ||
| ECTS | 2 ECTS | ||