| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to field crops | TB201 | Turkish | Compulsory | 3. Semester | 2 + 2 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fikret BUDAK |
| Instructor(s) | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fikret BUDAK (Güz) |
| Goals | To give general information about Agriculture, the historical development of agriculture, the general structure of the Turkish agricultural system, classification of field crops, botany of field crops, the main principle of field farming (soil cultivation, seeding, fertilization, irrigation, weed control, harvesting principles). |
| Course Content | Information about field agriculture, plant growing techniques, cool-season cereals, summer-growing cereals, industrial crops, meadow pasture, and forage crops |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | define meaning of agriculture concept and define general knowledge about main agricultural activities, |
| 2 | summarize historical development of agriculture in the world and in the Turkey, |
| 3 | comprehend of field farming techniques, |
| 4 | list classification of field crops and identify of some morphological features of field crops families, |
| 5 | list general knowledge about agricultural systems (dry, irrigated and wet farming systems), |
| 6 | analyze general information about field farming principles (soil cultivation, sowing, fertilization, irrigation, weed control, harvest methods), classify field crops and identify field crops morphologically. |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Definition of agriculture and historical development of field crop farming | Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview |
| 2. Week | General structure of Turkey agriculture | Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours |
| 3. Week | Classification of field crop plants and main features of important families with in field crops | Class Hours Interview Presentation (Preparation) |
| 4. Week | Botany of field crops (morphological characters of plants, root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit) | Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours |
| 5. Week | Main systems in the plants (photosynthesis, nutrient intake | Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours |
| 6. Week | Growth and development concepts of the crops | Interview Class Hours Presentation (Preparation) |
| 7. Week | Climatic growth factors (light, temperature, vernalization, CO2) | Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview |
| 8. Week | Midterm Examination | |
| 9. Week | Climatic growth factors (light, temperature, vernalization, CO2) | Class Hours Presentation (Preparation) Interview |
| 10. Week | Field crops production systems ( irrigated, dry and wet farming) | Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview |
| 11. Week | Tillage practices, weed and weed control and fallow | Class Hours Interview Presentation (Preparation) |
| 12. Week | Seed and seedlings (Definition of seed, germination of seed, types of germination, dormancy) and seed technology | Class Hours Interview Presentation (Preparation) |
| 13. Week | Planting (Planting time, planting depth, planting density, planting methods) | Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours |
| 14. Week | Fertilizer, fertilization and irrigation systems and harvest techniques and methods of field crops | Presentation (Preparation) Interview 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 | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | He/she can use the information in his/her area to solve problems and use his/her applying skills in interdiscipliner studies | ✔ | |||||
| 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 | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | He/she can develope a positive attitute to the lifelong education by knowledge and skils gained in field crops area | ✔ | |||||
| 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 | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | He/she can transfer his/her works and the developlmets in his/her area in a written, audial and visual way. | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | He/she can evaluate the knowledge and skills in field crops area in specified level with a criticising approach | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu |
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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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Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Homework 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Final | 1 | 24 | 24 | |
| Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
| Total Workload | 102 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
