| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acarology | BTK 324 | Turkish | Compulsory | 6. Semester | 2 + 2 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
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| Goals | At the end of the course students will be competent in Identifying the mites, distinguishing destructive and beneficial mites in agriulture, deciding to control of harmful mites. |
| Course Content | Introduction to the course, it’s contents, importance and history systematic position of the Acari, morphology and function, physiological sytems and function, Habitats of mites, free living forms, Phytopfagous mites, soil species, Aerial species, storage species |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Identifying in practise the harmful and beneficial mites |
| 2 | Deciding to control of phytophagous mites |
| 3 | Determining the proper control method |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction to the course, it’s contents, importance and history | |
| 2. Week | Systematic position of the Acari, Morphology and function: Integument | |
| 3. Week | Morphology and function: Metamerism, Gnathosoma | |
| 4. Week | Morphology and function: Idiosoma, Legs, Digestive, Excretion, Circulatory and Nervous Systems | |
| 5. Week | Morphology and function: Reproductive and Respiratory System Classification | |
| 6. Week | Habitats of mites: Parasic forms: Ectoparasitic mites, Endoparasitic mites | |
| 7. Week | Habitats of mites: Free living forms: Predaceous mites | |
| 8. Week | Midterm exam | |
| 9. Week | Free living forms: Fungivorous mites | |
| 10. Week | Free living forms: Copropfagous and saprofagous mites, Phoretic mites | |
| 11. Week | Introduction to Phytopfagous mites Phytopfagous mites: | |
| 12. Week | Soil species | |
| 13. Week | Aerial species | |
| 14. Week | Storage species |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Skill of apply basic science and engineering knowledge and principles to Agricultural Engineering problems | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Ability of recognize pathogens, pests, weeds and beneficial organisms frequently seen agricultural fields at microscopic and macroscopic level and able to determine level of damage/benefit together with widespread cases. | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Having knowledge about the techniques in agricultural production process, identify the basic problems related to the process and the ability to use modern computational tools and techniques in solution of these problems | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Skill of execute taking into account technical and scientific information defined by current proposals for solving the problems of crop protection, sustainable agriculture, the environment and human health and food safety | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Disciplinary and interdisciplinary teamwork ability, to act independently required, have the initiative and creativity skills, ability of communicate acts express of ideas as verbally and written, clear and concise. | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | Skill of follow the current national and international problem | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Recognize of importance of lifelong learning | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Self-development skill following the developments in science and technology | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Ability of awareness of professional ethics and quality systems in agriculture | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Business ethics and responsibility | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY9 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
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| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Final | 1 | 14 | 14 | |
| Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
| Total Workload | 76.5 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 3.0 | ||
