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Information
| Code | TAB140 |
| Name | Environment and Organic Agriculture |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 2. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-1 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2.5 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Ön Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. NAİME ZÜLAL ELEKCİOĞLU |
| Course Instructor |
1 |
Course Goal / Objective
o give information about the flora of Turkey, biodiversity and its conservation. To give information about organic farming. To give information about the importance, principles and development of organic agriculture.
Course Content
Agriculture and environmental pollution, the past and future of organic agriculture in the world and in Turkey, organic fertilizers, organic plant protection methods (biological control, biotechnical control).
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Notes of the lecturer
Notes
Notes of the lecturer
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Gain knowledge about the purpose of organic agriculture, the past and future of organic agriculture in the world and in Turkey. |
| LO02 | Creates awareness of natural resources and protecting the resource control |
| LO03 | Gains knowledge about environmental awareness. |
| LO04 | Knowledge about the content of the organic farming regulation opportunities. |
| LO05 | Have information about the flora and biodiversity of Turkey. |
| LO06 | Learns the floristic regions and their characteristics in Turkey. |
| LO07 | Learns about agriculture and environmental pollution. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines the medicinal and aromatic plants grown intensively in the world and in Turkey, explains their general characteristics, climate and soil requirements and areas of use. | 1 |
| PLO02 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Has knowledge about the information technologies required for the field of agriculture and can use appropriate computer programs. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines the general characteristics of medicinal plants, aromatic plants, spice plants, pleasure plants, dye plants and explains their areas of use. | |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Performs the necessary physical, chemical and sensory analyzes on plants. | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Collects medicinal and aromatic plants from nature, produces, grows, care for them, propagates with different methods and harvests them. | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the uses of medicinal and aromatic plants in phytotherapy, aromatherapy and medicine. | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the importance of agricultural mechanization in plant cultivation and the characteristics of the tools used. | |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the biology, systematics and physiology of medicinal and aromatic plants. | |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines basic ecological concepts and ecological factors, explains the effects of agricultural activities on ecology and the environment. | 5 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Lists professional activities related to his/her field that he/she can participate in, can produce solutions when faced with unforeseen situations, and has the ability to work in a team and independently. | |
| PLO11 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Uses appropriate methods and techniques in extracting oils from plants and making perfumes from oils. | |
| PLO12 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Uses appropriate methods and techniques to preserve and store medicinal aromatic plants with their bioactive substances and to preserve their chemical quality. | |
| PLO13 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Prepares chemical solutions, interprets chemistry instrumental analyses. | |
| PLO14 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Explains plant nutrition methods and irrigation methods related to medicinal and aromatic plants, identifies pests, diseases and weeds and uses appropriate methods and techniques to control them. | 3 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Knows occupational safety rules in agricultural activities, basic OHS risks and hazard prevention methods, and has environmental awareness. | |
| PLO16 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines basic concepts and principles on economics, explains the place and importance of the agricultural sector in the Turkish economy. | |
| PLO17 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains soil properties, soil formation and soil analysis methods. | |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Has knowledge about tense sentences, auxiliary verbs, prepositions and knows the English equivalents of professional terms. | |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Have general information about Atatürk's principles and the history of the revolution. | |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Evaluates languages in terms of language and its importance, the birth of languages, their spread and structure. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flora of Turkey | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Biological diversity | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Agriculture and environment | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Environmental pollution-1 (air and water pollution, and the factors that comprise it) | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Environmental pollution-2 (agricultural pollution and pollution created by conventional farming) -2 | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | Organic farming: past, present and future -1 | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Organic farming: past, present and future -2 | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Preparation to mid-term exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Sources of plant nutrients in organic farming | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Organic fertilizers (farmyard manure, compost making) | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Organic plant protection methods (Biological control) | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Organic plant protection methods (Biotechnical control) | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Organic agriculture on medicinal and aromatic plants | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Organic farming regulations -1 | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | Organic agriculture regulations -2 | Study the papers and presentations about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Preparation to final exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Preparation to final 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 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 87 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,48 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||