Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Hot Climate Grains TB402 Turkish Compulsory 8. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 4.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructor(s)
Goals The objective of this course is to gein definition of cereals, evaluation and taxonomy of cereals, production quantities of cereals in the world and in Turkey, economical importance of cereals, importance of cereals as a nutrition, general morphological and agricultural features of cereals, adaptation features of cereals, cultivation practices and breeding technologies of cereals.
Course Content The objective of this course is to gein definition of cereals, evaluation and taxonomy of cereals, production quantities of cereals in the world and in Turkey, economical importance of cereals, importance of cereals as a nutrition, general morphological and agricultural features of cereals, adaptation features of cereals, cultivation practices and breeding technologies of cereals.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 classify the genus of warm season cereals morphologically
2 apply to warm season cereals cultivation
3 list usage areas of warm season cereals
4 apply breeding methods of warm season cereals
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Corn, evaluation of corn and importance of corn in nutrition and animal feeding Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours
2. Week Economic importance of corn and statically data related to corn Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview
3. Week Corn usage areas Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview
4. Week Hybrid corn cultivars grown in Turkey Class Hours Interview Presentation (Preparation)
5. Week Climate and soil requirement of corn Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
6. Week Corn cultivation Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
7. Week Rice, evaluation of rice and importance of rice in nutrition Economic importance of rice and statically data related to rice Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
8. Week Midterm Examination
9. Week Climate and soil requirement of rice and rice cultivation Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
10. Week Rice cultivation Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
11. Week Rice cultivars grown in Turkey Rice usage areas Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview
12. Week Sorghum, evaluation of sorghum Economic feature of sorghum. Climate and soil type requirement of sorghum. Class Hours Interview Presentation (Preparation)
13. Week Millet cultivation, type and usage areas Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
14. Week Economic feature of Millet Climate and soil type requirement of Millet and Millet usage areas and Distinction type of Millet Class Hours Interview Presentation (Preparation)
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
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
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4
PY1 4 4 4 4
PY2 4 4 4 4
PY3 4 4 4 4
PY4 4 4 4 4
PY5 5 5 5 5
PY6 4 4 4 4
PY7 4 4 4 4
PY8 5 5 5 5
PY9 4 4 4 4
PY10 4 4 4 4
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • 1.Kün, E. 1997. Tahıllar II (Sıcak İklim Tahılları). Ankara Üniv. Ziraat Fak. Ders kitabı, Yayın No: 1360. Ders Kaynağı:394. Ankara 2.Kırtok, Y.1998. Mısır Üretimi ve Kullanımı. Kocaoluk Yayıncılık Sanayi ve Tic. Ltd. Şti, 445 s., İstanbul.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 2 28
Ders Dışı
Research 1 8 8
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 10 10
Homework 1 1 8 8
Final 1 20 20
Practice 14 2 28
Total Workload 102
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0