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| Code | TB0068 |
| Name | Technological Advances in Sustainable Cotton Farming Technologies |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Doktora Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | |
| Course Instructor |
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Course Goal / Objective
In the context of this course, it will be given that as a natural fiber, the success of cotton is directly linked to the land and its health, for the near future to help meet the textile fiber of growing population, advancing technologies and practices of cotton production and manufacturing will be important, without expanding acreage with new methods, innovations, good agronomic practicesand environmental advances how cotton production will be sustainable.
Course Content
The modern cotton industry has achieved significant environmental gains over the past years. Current researches are focused on to develop new ways to grow, process and manufacture cotton more efficiently and with increasingly less impact on the environment. Identifying and implementing new technologies and practices will help the cotton industry meet the current needs for productivity and profit.
Course Precondition
Acquisition of the concept and principles of sustainable cotton production and the progress made in this regard
Resources
Sustainable cotton production (December 2017) In book: Sustainable Fibres and Textiles
Notes
Advancement in cotton production technologies in India (2018) Project: "Screening desi cotton cultivars suitable for surgical purposes"
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Gain knowledge about the use of different plant monitoring techniques in different plant growth and development periods in terms of sustainable cotton agriculture. |
| LO02 | Learns the concept of sustainable agriculture. |
| LO03 | Learns the points to be considered for the production of cotton with lower cost. |
| LO04 | Learns the basic principles of producing cotton in a way that causes the least damage to the environment. |
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. | 5 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | They comprehend interdisciplinary interaction in his specialization area. | 4 |
| 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. | 4 |
| 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. | 3 |
| 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. | 4 |
| 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. | 2 |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They are qualified to solve a problem in their field. | 3 |
| 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 - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | 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. | 2 |
| 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. | 4 |
| 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. | 2 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sustainable cotton production | Read an article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Significant environmental gains in the modern cotton industry | Read an article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Ways to produce cotton more effectively with the least damage to the environment | Read an article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Techniques and practices of cotton cultivation at lower cost | Read an article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | New expectations of the cotton industry in terms of profit and productivity | Read an article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | New agricultural advances in sustainable cotton production | Read an article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | New eco-friendly production approaches for the future of cotton | Read an article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-term exam | No preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
| 9 | Effects of heat stress on cotton plant. | Read an article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Irrigation management | Read an article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Fertilization management | Read an article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Weed control management | Read an article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Pest and disease management | Read an article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | New machining strategies for the textile industry | Read an article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | harvesting and storage processes in cotton plant. | Read an article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exam | No preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev, Sözlü Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exam | No preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Sözlü Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||