| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research and Trial Methods | TB302 | 6. Semester | 2 + 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Instructor(s) |
Hüseyin GÜNGÖR |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | To train students in understanding of basic principles of developing and research. To provide knowledge on basic principles of agricultural experiments. To give knowledge on statistical principles in planning experiments. To train students in statistically analysis of agricultural experimentals. |
| Course Content | The establishment of the trials, evaluation of the data obtained, the establishment of special trial for the field, collecting data from them and evaluating relevant information and concepts for the interpretation of these data |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Be able to understand research idea and it’s important in development - Be able to know on principles of developing and research - Be able to earn skill on planning of research projects and their evaluation on the base national and international - Be able to select suitable experimental design in order to increase truth degree in experiment - Be able to measure and observe the characters according to statistical principles - Be able to select suitable experimental design according to purpose of research - Be able to earn skill on conducte of trials in good health and niceness - Be able to earn skill on right and objective deciding |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction to Research and Experimental Methods ; Research and it’s role in development Research and Scientific Method, planning of the researches in the national, kinds of research | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours |
| 2. Week | Arangement of the agricultural trials, increase truth degree in experiment, experimental error and factors decreasing it. Kinds of the agricultural trial | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 3. Week | Basic and statistical principals; mean, Standard error of mean, Standard deviation, estimation of mean of teorical treatment population, Bartlett, Levene and F tests, significance test | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 4. Week | Comparison of two groups ; paired samples | Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 5. Week | Comparison of two groups ; independend samples method | Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 6. Week | Analysis of variance (ANOVA); significance tests and estimation of variance components | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 7. Week | Introduction to experimental desing; Completely randomized design and analysis | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours |
| 8. Week | Midterm Examination | |
| 9. Week | Grouping of different treatments; LSD and Duncan’s multiple range tests and orthogonal comparisons | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 10. Week | Completely randomized design (with different replication number) and analysis | Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 11. Week | Two-way classifications; Randomized block design | Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation |
| 12. Week | Statistically analysis and significance tests in randomized block design | Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation |
| 13. Week | Latin Square Design; analysis of variance and significance tests | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 14. Week | Two factorial experiments; statistically analysis and significance test and Three factorial; experiments statistically analysis and significance | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours |
| 1.Turan, Z.M., 1995. Araştırma ve Deneme Metodları. UÜZF Ders Notları No : 62 ,Bursa. 2. Gomez,K.A.,and A.A.Gomez.1983.Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research.John Wiley Sons, Newyork. 3.Little,T.M.,andF.J.Hills.1977.Agricultural Experimentation.Design and Analysis.John Wiley Sons, Newyork. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 | DK8 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 18.5 | 18.5 |
| Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 76.5 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 3.0 | ||
