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Course Information

Course Title	Code	Language	Type	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Oil Crops	TB408	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	To provide basic knowledge to the students about botanical and agricultural characteristics, ecological requirements, cultivation techniques and breeding of major oil crops
Course Content	To provide basic knowledge to the students about botanical and agricultural characteristics, ecological requirements, cultivation techniques and breeding of major oil crops

Learning Outcomes

#	Öğrenme Kazanımı
1	identify and describe the oil crops
2	explain environmental requirements of the oil crops
3	explain the cultivation techniques of the oil crops
4	explain the breeding methods of the oil crops

Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)

Week	Topics/Applications	Method
1. Week	Introduction of major oil crops, agricultural and economical importance of soybean, origin, evolution and spreading of soybean, production statistics of soybean	Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours
2. Week	Botanical characteristics of soybean, practical study in the greenhouse and laboratory to identify soybean plant	Class Hours Interview Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week	Climate and soil requirements of soybean, soil preparation, variety selection and seed preparation for soybean planting, planting crop management and harvest of soybean crop, breeding objectives in soybean,	Fieldwork Class Hours Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week	Agricultural and economical importance of sunflower, origin, evolution and spreading of sunflower, production statistics of sunflower in the world and in Turkey,	Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
5. Week	Botanical characteristics of sunflower, climate and soil requirements of sunflower,	Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
6. Week	Soil preparation, cultivar selection, seed preparation, planting, management and harvest of sunflower crop, sunflower breeding	Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours
7. Week	Agricultural and economical importance of groundnut, origin, evolution and spreading of groundnut, production statistics of groundnut in the world and in Turkey, botanical characteristics of groundnut, climate and soil requirements of groundnut	Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
8. Week	Midterm Examination
9. Week	Soil preparation, cultivar selection, seed preparation, planting, management and harvest of groundnut crop, harvest and storage, groundnut breeding crossing techniques and , practical study in the greenhouse for seedling nursery preparation and planting	Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview
10. Week	Agricultural and economical importance of sesame, origin, evolution and spreading of sesame, production statistics of sesame in the world and in Turkey, botanical characteristics of sesame, climate and soil requirements of sesame	Interview Class Hours Presentation (Preparation)
11. Week	Soil preparation, cultivar selection, seed preparation, planting, management and harvest of sesame crop, harvest and storage, sesame breeding	Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
12. Week	Agricultural and economical importance of rape, origin, evolution and spreading of rape, production statistics of rape in the world and in Turkey, botanical characteristics of rape, climate and soil requirements of rape	Class Hours Presentation (Preparation) Interview
13. Week	Soil preparation, cultivar selection, seed preparation, planting, management and harvest of rape crop, harvest and storage, rape breeding	Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview
14. Week	Agricultural and economical importance of safflower, origin, evolution and spreading of safflower, production statistics of safflower in the world and in Turkey, botanical characteristics of safflower, climate and soil requirements of safflower, soil preparation, cultivar selection, seed preparation, planting, management and harvest of safflower crop and Production and consumption of oil crops in Turkey and problems	Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours

*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
No	Program Requirements	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	3	3	3	3
PY3	4	4	4	4
PY4	4	4	4	4
PY5	5	5	5	5
PY6	3	3	3	3
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.Arıoğlu, H.H., 2007. Yağ Bitkileri Yetiştirme ve Islahı. Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:220, Adana

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	16	16
Sınavlar	Midterm 1	1	10	10
	Final	1	20	20
	Practice	14	2	28
Total Workload				102
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5		ECTS Credit of the Course		25.5 4.0