Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Grass Area Plant Technique PEM015 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Turkish
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kıvanç AK
Instructor(s)
Goals Students; to have an idea about the different facility techniques of the lawn areas, what the turf functions are, how to obtain the appropriate turf mixtures and what are the maintenance works after the facility.
Course Content Planning Techniques of Lawn Fields
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Reasoning, knowledge: - Planning and Designing Lawn Fields
2 Sensation, attitude(affective): - Perceiving the Place and Importance of Lawn Areas in Landscape Architecture Studies - Knowing the Functions of Lawn Fields
3 Perform, skill (psychomotor): - Establishing Lawn Fields Using Mixtures of Grass Plant Species Suitable for its Function - Ability to Maintain Lawn Fields.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week General information about the lecture. Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
2. Week Grass species, cold and warm climate grasses Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week Stage of create grass area, preparing soil Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week Planting seeds and germination Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
5. Week Create grass area with vegetative organs Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
6. Week Grass area maintenance- cold and warm climate conditions Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
7. Week Mow grass, drive cylinder, fertilization, ventilate to soil Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
8. Week Midterm Exam - General evaluation Other Activities, Practice
9. Week Germination lawn fields at sports and playground areas Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
10. Week Choosing area, finding area data Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
11. Week Leveling and drainage operations Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
12. Week Germination in shadow and slope areas with grass. Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
13. Week Recognize diseases in lawn areas, pests and weed control. Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week Maintenance of grass area year by year. Alternatives grasses Research, 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 Knowledge: Within the framework of environmental and social sustainability principles (considering the public interest and value), to have the knowledge and understanding to gain and reflect up-to-date information that will carry out planning, design, management activities and research,
2 Knowledge: To have knowledge in planning and design approaches regarding sustainable resource management, healthy living and access to food, resilience, climate change management, rural / urban development and use of technology,
3 Knowledge: To have knowledge about universal, corporate and professional ethical values related to the field,
4 Knowledge: To have knowledge of national and international norms, conventions, professional principles, laws, regulations and standards related to the field,
5 Skill: The ability to use the necessary tools for the holistic perception, planning, design and creation of management models of processes within the landscape in the context of spatial / temporal scale, in the effects, pressures and changes faced by the inhabited geography,
6 Skill: The ability to develop alternative constructions and solutions in accordance with field-specific theories and methods in planning and design processes,
7 Skill: The ability to take responsibility in an interdisciplinary / transdisciplinary team, to set goals in a collaborative and inclusive manner, to plan tasks and to work in a participatory manner,
8 Skill: The ability to discuss individual views on field-specific issues and to improve oneself
9 Competence: Competence to act with the awareness of lifelong learning and research by internalizing sustainable, innovative and entrepreneurial approaches,
10 Competence: Competence of foreign language skills at a level to communicate and follow the developments in the field,
11 Competence: Competence to make decisions with a fair and participatory consciousness, with respect to environmental rights, social and cultural rights, showing the necessary sensitivity in the protection of natural environment and cultural heritage, based on universal principles in the field of profession,
12 Competence: Competence to prepare, implement, manage and monitor projects about the field, taking into account of knowledge in Landscape Architecture theory and methodology, open green space planning, green and blue infrastructure, management, protection and interpretation of cultural landscapes and landscape management,
13 Competence: Competence to produce projects in interdisciplinary collaborations in landscape planning, design and materials with the experience of tree nursery, application and office internship by integrating knowledge on the management of landscapes of different scales, planning and design of infrastructure projects, material and construction techniques with information technologies in the field,
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3
PY1 5 5 5
PY2 4 4 4
PY3 2 2 2
PY4 2 2 2
PY5 3 3 3
PY6 2 2 2
PY7 3 3 3
PY8 3 3 3
PY9 4 4 4
PY10 2 2 2
PY11 3 3 3
PY12 5 5 5
PY13 4 4 4
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Avcıoğlu, R., 1997. Çim Tekniği (Yeşil Alanların Ekimi, Dikimi ve Bakımı). Ege Üniversitesi Matbaası. İzmir.
  • Uzun, G., 1996. Peyzaj Mimarlığında Çim ve Spor Alanları Yapımı. Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yardımcı Ders Kitabı No:20, Adana.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 4 56
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 8 1 8
Research 2 1 2
Interview 5 0.5 2.5
Presentation (Preparation) 5 0.5 2.5
Practice 14 1 14
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 87
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0