Yozgat Bozok University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
OT211	ORNAMENTAL PLANT GROWING	Elective	2	3	3

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To teach the students to express themselves in correct and clear English by developing reading and writing skills in order to make the students concious about the subjects, especially in communication issues

Name of Lecturer(s)

Öğr. Gör. Aysun ŞEHİT

Learning Outcomes

1	Having general knowledge about ornamental plants
2	Having knowledge about ornamental plant cultivation
3	Being able to know about some kinds of ornamental plants used in outdoors and their aquaculture.
4	To be able to recognize common breeds used as cut flowers and to learn breeding.
5	To know some bulbous ornamental plants and learn to grow.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Ornamental plants can get the seed. Ornamental plants can take vegetative materials.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	identification of ornamental plants
2	Classification of ornamental plants
3	The importance of ornamental plants in the world
4	the importance of ornamental plants,their place in our country
5	will be given general information about the generative seed production, and the factors affecting of the success in the method of seed production
6	will be given basic property of the germination technique with seed, and stimulating pre-processing of germination on the seeds.
7	Vegatative production methods and stem shoot production method’s principles will be thought
8	Midterm Exam
9	Production principles with nod, leaf, nod-root shoot will be given.
10	Principles and success of Nod graft techniques which is a method of Graft production, will be given
11	Principles and success of Shot graft techniques which is a method of Graft production, will be given
12	Principles and success of layer graft techniques which is a method of Graft production, will be given
13	Principles and success of Bulb Tuber and rhizome techniques which is a method of vegatative production, will be given
14	Growing demand for ornamental plants
15	Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Genç, M.. Plant Growing and Plantation Technique. 2. Tanrıverdi, F. 1993, Flower Production Techniques, Greenhouse and Outdoor Fields, Flowerpot, Cutting and Gardening Principles 3. Korkut, A.B. 1998. Flower Breeding 4. Hartmann, H:T.,Kester, D:E:, Davies. F:T.,Geneve, R:L.. Plat Propagation: Principles and Practices Sixth Edition. 5. Mengüç, A., 1996. Ornamental Plants Anadolu University Publications

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
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

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
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	2	14
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14
LO1							5		4	4
LO2				5			5		4	4
LO3						5	5		4	4
LO4							5		4	4
LO5							5		4	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High