Education Information System

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Agricultural Extension and Communication	TB412	8. Semester	3 + 0	3.0	3.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery	face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructor(s)	Fikret BUDAK
Assistants
Goals	To introduce new and developing technologies in agriculture, to teach the use of information systems and technologies in agricultural production, to give information about general principles, operating system, word processing, spreadsheet, presentation etc. To show the use of some office applications such as programs (MS Word, MS Excel, Power Point etc.) and to convey the importance of Internet applications in professional studies.
Course Content	The aim of this course is; To be able to comprehend the principles of usage in information technologies and agriculture, to get to know and use related hardware and software, to gain experience on office applications, to use internet technologies effectively, to have vision about agricultural informatics and agricultural clinics, farm information management, electronic commerce and electronic issues. provide knowledge.
Learning Outcomes	- Learns the use of information systems and technologies in agricultural production - Arrange the numeric data. Use Excel spreadsheet and graphic drawing program and learn Power Point presentation technique - Communicate on the Internet. Uses Internet tools

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	History of technology development in agriculture, introduction of information technology tools (material and conceptual), new and developing technologies in agriculture, use of information systems and technologies in agricultural production	Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
2. Week	vInformatics based decision support systems in agriculture, operation of the system, forecasting and early warning systems in plant production, history of early warning system, objectives of early warning system, factors that play a role in decision making.	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
3. Week	Factors in the development of prediction models, electronic forecasting-warning stations, internationally accepted estimation-warning systems, results obtained with estimation system	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
4. Week	The basic program of the computer operating system introduction, operating system use, commands.	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
5. Week	Definition of precision agriculture, the objectives of precision agriculture, components of precision agriculture technology, the application of precision agriculture in crop production, the factors that constitute the sensitive agriculture, precision agriculture work and data flow, the stages of precision farming, precision farming practices, benefits of precision agriculture.	Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
6. Week	Presentation of the word processing program and its applications-creating new documents; select / cut / copy / paste, edit words, lines, sentences, paragraphs, chapters and whole documents; using bullet markers and numbers; page editing; spelling check; page display options.	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
7. Week	Equation editor, language change, spell checking, tracking changes. Add page, section break, page number, image, symbol, footnote and endnote, text box, drawing, chart, footer, and header.	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
8. Week	midterm
9. Week	Working with tables (adding, converting, changing format properties, etc.), print preview and printout.	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
10. Week	Course repetition. Questions about applications.	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
11. Week	Excel Program: Introduction, appearance and customization, creating new spreadsheet, saving, saving different, page properties, cell, working with rows and columns, data entry, correction, moving, copying, custom paste, adding worksheet, moving, copying, name change, help, print preview, and printout.	Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
12. Week	Excel Program: Format properties (font, color, borders, etc.) and replacement, formatting of cells according to their contents (number, text, date, etc.), automatic formatting, conditional formatting. Working with formulas, arithmetic operation priorities, formula creation. Adding and using functions, getting help with functions, sorting data, filtering. Graphing, chart types and fields of use, changing graph properties.	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
13. Week	Powerpoint Program: Introduction, appearance and customization, creating new presentation, saving, adding slides, deleting, moving copy, changing format properties, print preview and printout. Creating a design template using the original slide, changing existing design templates.	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
14. Week	Internet: Internet search engines use, to make detailed searches. Personal website design, preparation and publication.	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation

- Introduction to the Computer (Turkish Versions of Windows 10 and Office 2010) Microsoft Office-Learning-Center 2-Internet Resources

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3	Measurement Method
PY1	3	3	3	3	40,60
PY3	3	3	3	3	40,60
PY4	4	4	4	4	40,60
PY5	3	3	3	3	40,60
PY7	3	3	3	3	40,60
PY8	3	3	3	3	40,60

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	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	3	42
Midterm 1	1	10	10
Homework 1	1	10.5	10.5
Final	1	14	14
Total Workload			76.5
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 3.0