| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Ecology | TB106 | Turkish | Compulsory | 2. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | To teach the basic principles and concepts related to agricultural ecology |
| Course Content | Definition of ecology and agricultural ecology, natural ecosystem elements (producers, consumers and separators), principles (energy flow, substance cycle), productivity, natural and agro-agricultural systems, agricultural production systems and their (primary) production energetic (light, temperature, gravity) and material (carbon dioxide, water, plant nutrients salinity acidity) environmental factors and the effects of these factors on plant production are examined. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Learning of the definition of agricultural ecology, importance and scope of its relationship with other disciplines, examining the ecological aspects of current environmental issues |
| 2 | The definition of ecosystem elements learn and its evaluation |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | The definition of agricultural ecology, importance and scope of its relationship with other disciplines, examining the ecological aspects of current environmental issues | Class Hours Presentation (Preparation) Fieldwork |
| 2. Week | The definition of ecosystem elements (producers, consumers and parser organisms, energetic and physical factors) | Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours |
| 3. Week | The working principle of the ecosystem (energy flow, material cycle) | Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours |
| 4. Week | Food-energy chain and pyramid | Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview |
| 5. Week | Ecosystem productivity and measurement methods | Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours |
| 6. Week | Dfferences of natural and agro (agricultural) ekosistem | Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours |
| 7. Week | Food production systems | Interview Class Hours Presentation (Preparation) |
| 8. Week | Midterm | |
| 9. Week | Basic elements of plant production (genetic resources, adaptation, classification of land, agricultural land and distribution) | Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours |
| 10. Week | Environmental conditions, the reaction of the organism's environment the basic principles (reaction types and mechanisms of action) | Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours |
| 11. Week | Environmental factors such as sun light and the characteristics in terms of crop production | Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours |
| 12. Week | Light and plant production | Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview |
| 13. Week | Temperature and crop production | Class Hours Interview Presentation (Preparation) |
| 14. Week | Atmosphere (oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and other gases, fumes and particles) and plant production | Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours |
| 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 | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | He/she can conduct an independed research in a specified area related with field crops | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | He/she can develop new strategic approaches and can produce solutions taking the responsibility, to the problems unexpected or faced in the practice related with field crops | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | He/she can control the data collection, evaluation and publication, keeping cultural and scientific and ethical values and can teach these values. | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | He/she can develop strategy, policy and applying plans and can discuss the results obtained in the framework of quality management periods | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Self-development skill following the developments in science and technology | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 |
|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 3 | 3 |
| PY3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY4 | 3 | 3 |
| PY6 | 4 | 4 |
| PY7 | 4 | 4 |
| PY8 | 3 | 3 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
|---|---|
| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
| Quiz 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | |
| Final | 1 | 15 | 15 | |
| Total Workload | 102 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
