| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soil Science | TAB1022 | 2. Semester | 2 + 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Associate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serkan UZUN |
| Instructor(s) |
Serkan UZUN |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | Students will conceptualize differentiating soil, rock and minerals and their origins,soil forming factors, physical, chemical, and biological properties of mineral soils, organic matter, soil slinity and alkalinity, soil drainage and erosion. |
| Course Content | This course covers a range of topics in soil science as soil, rock, and minerals; soil forming factors; physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils; soil organic matter and decay; soil salinity and alkalinity and soil erosion and drainage. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- explain how the soil formed - identify soil properties and their practical importance - identify importance of essential nutrients in plant nutrition |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Definition and history of soil | |
| 2. Week | Rock and minerals | |
| 3. Week | Soil forming factors | |
| 4. Week | Weathering of rock and minerals | |
| 5. Week | Soil physical | |
| 6. Week | Primer and secondary day minerals | |
| 7. Week | Chemical properties of soil | |
| 8. Week | Midterm exam | |
| 9. Week | Salinity and alkalinity of the soils | |
| 10. Week | Soil biological | |
| 11. Week | Soil organic matter | |
| 12. Week | Soil classification | |
| 13. Week | Soil erosion | |
| 14. Week | An overview |
| Aydn,M. ve Kılıç, Ş. 2010. Toprak Bilimi, Nobel yayınevi. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 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 | 8 | 8 |
| Final | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 51 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 2.0 | ||
