| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | OT207 | SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR TARIM | Elective | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Short Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Sustainable agricultural practices, environmentally friendly farming techniques, plant, producer and consumer interaction to teach triangle. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Öğr. Gör. Aysun ŞEHİT |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Describes sustainable agriculture and good agricultural practices. | | 2 | Describe the difference between conventional farming and sustainable agriculture. | | 3 | Comments plant and soil analysis. | | 4 | Defines the agricultural and environmental pollution. | | 5 | |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Definition and objectives of sustainable agriculture, results and problems of today’s agricultural systems, overlooking to sustainable agricultural systems, goals and techniques for sustainable agricultural systems ( conservation of soil fertility, improvement for sustainable, the control of pest, disease and weed, reducing of soil tillage etc.) |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Sustainability, sustainable agriculture, risk, risk analysis, risk assessment concepts. | | | | 2 | Environmental problems encountered in agriculture (pesticides and fertilizer pollution and contamination, soil erosion, etc.). | | | | 3 | The role of soil in food production. | | | | 4 | Sustainable agriculture and land resources management. | | | | 5 | Water resources management and sustainable agriculture. | | | | 6 | Sustainable agriculture, fertilizers, nutrients and management. | | | | 7 | Climate and its effects on sustainable agriculture. | | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | | 9 | Biodiversity and biological resources in sustainable agriculture. | | | | 10 | Pesticides and management in sustainable agriculture. | | | | 11 | Sustainable energy sources and management in agriculture. | | | | 12 | Sustainable energy sources and management in agriculture. | | | | 13 | Systematic and integrated approach to agriculture. | | | | 14 | Socio-economic aspects of agriculture. | | | | 15 | Final exam | | | | 16 | | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Edwards, A., Lal, R., Madden, P., Mıller, R.H., Sustainable Agricultural Systems, Soil and Water Conservation Society, Ankeny, Iowa, 1990. Sürdürülebilir tarım kursu notları, CIHEAM Zaragoza, İspanya, 11-22. Kasım. 1991. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Seminar | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Self Study | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Individual Study for Homework Problems | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 7 | 3 | 21 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | | | | 5 | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | LO2 | | | | 5 | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | LO3 | | | | 5 | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | LO4 | | | | 5 | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | LO5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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