Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Agricultural Extension and Communication TB412 Turkish Compulsory 8. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructor(s)
Goals To introduce new and developing technologies in agriculture, to teach the use of information systems and technologies in agricultural production, to give information about general principles, operating system, word processing, spreadsheet, presentation etc. To show the use of some office applications such as programs (MS Word, MS Excel, Power Point etc.) and to convey the importance of Internet applications in professional studies.
Course Content The aim of this course is; To be able to comprehend the principles of usage in information technologies and agriculture, to get to know and use related hardware and software, to gain experience on office applications, to use internet technologies effectively, to have vision about agricultural informatics and agricultural clinics, farm information management, electronic commerce and electronic issues. provide knowledge.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Learns the use of information systems and technologies in agricultural production
2 Arrange the numeric data. Use Excel spreadsheet and graphic drawing program and learn Power Point presentation technique
3 Communicate on the Internet. Uses Internet tools
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week History of technology development in agriculture, introduction of information technology tools (material and conceptual), new and developing technologies in agriculture, use of information systems and technologies in agricultural production Interview Class Hours Presentation (Preparation)
2. Week vInformatics based decision support systems in agriculture, operation of the system, forecasting and early warning systems in plant production, history of early warning system, objectives of early warning system, factors that play a role in decision making. Class Hours Presentation (Preparation) Interview
3. Week Factors in the development of prediction models, electronic forecasting-warning stations, internationally accepted estimation-warning systems, results obtained with estimation system Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours
4. Week The basic program of the computer operating system introduction, operating system use, commands. Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours
5. Week Definition of precision agriculture, the objectives of precision agriculture, components of precision agriculture technology, the application of precision agriculture in crop production, the factors that constitute the sensitive agriculture, precision agriculture work and data flow, the stages of precision farming, precision farming practices, benefits of precision agriculture. Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
6. Week Presentation of the word processing program and its applications-creating new documents; select / cut / copy / paste, edit words, lines, sentences, paragraphs, chapters and whole documents; using bullet markers and numbers; page editing; spelling check; page display options. Class Hours Interview Presentation (Preparation)
7. Week Equation editor, language change, spell checking, tracking changes. Add page, section break, page number, image, symbol, footnote and endnote, text box, drawing, chart, footer, and header. Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
8. Week midterm
9. Week Working with tables (adding, converting, changing format properties, etc.), print preview and printout. Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview
10. Week Course repetition. Questions about applications. Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
11. Week Excel Program: Introduction, appearance and customization, creating new spreadsheet, saving, saving different, page properties, cell, working with rows and columns, data entry, correction, moving, copying, custom paste, adding worksheet, moving, copying, name change, help, print preview, and printout. Class Hours Interview Presentation (Preparation)
12. Week Excel Program: Format properties (font, color, borders, etc.) and replacement, formatting of cells according to their contents (number, text, date, etc.), automatic formatting, conditional formatting. Working with formulas, arithmetic operation priorities, formula creation. Adding and using functions, getting help with functions, sorting data, filtering. Graphing, chart types and fields of use, changing graph properties. Interview Class Hours Presentation (Preparation)
13. Week Powerpoint Program: Introduction, appearance and customization, creating new presentation, saving, adding slides, deleting, moving copy, changing format properties, print preview and printout. Creating a design template using the original slide, changing existing design templates. Class Hours Interview Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week Internet: Internet search engines use, to make detailed searches. Personal website design, preparation and publication. 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
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
5 He/she can develope a positive attitute to the lifelong education by knowledge and skils gained in field crops area
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
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3
PY1 3 3 3
PY3 3 3 3
PY4 4 4 4
PY5 3 3 3
PY7 3 3 3
PY8 3 3 3
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • - Introduction to the Computer (Turkish Versions of Windows 10 and Office 2010) Microsoft Office-Learning-Center 2-Internet Resources
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 3 42
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 10 10
Homework 1 1 10.5 10.5
Final 1 14 14
Total Workload 76.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0