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
OT218	PROTECTED CROPS GROWING	Elective	2	4	3

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim is to let students gain knowledge and skills on being able to evaluate greenhouse and environment interaction, able the cultivation of greenhouse vegetables, able to follow innovations, able to solve problems through analytic approach.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Zekiye KOCAKAYA

Learning Outcomes

1	Being able to decide appropriate localization
2	Being able to decide appropriate greenhouse type
3	Ability to manage and instruct climate control
4	Being able to grow vegetable crops and manage the production
5	Being able to accept innovations, to reach information and to solve problems through analytic approach

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Definition of greenhouse, Greenhouse production in Turkey and on the world, Factors effecting greenhouse establisment,lPeculiar aspects in the greenhouse erection, Greenhouse climate control, Soil Preparation in greenhouses, Tomato, cucumber and other vegetables’ growing in greenhouses

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Definition of greenhouse and greenhouse cultivation, Greenhouse production in Turkey and on the world	Visit the greenhouses of Department; Selection of Project topics typologies
2	Factors effecting greenhouse localization	Practices at the the greenhouses of Department : Comparison of greenhouse
3	Peculiar aspects in the greenhouse erection: Direction, basement, construction, roof angle, Covering material	Practices at the the greenhouses of Department
4	Greenhouse climate control: Heating, Cooling, lighting, ventilation, humidity control, CO2 enrichment	Practices at the the greenhouses of Department
5	Greenhouse climate control: Heating, Cooling, lighting, ventilation, humidity control, CO2 enrichment	Practices at the the greenhouses of Department
6	Soil preperation in the greenhouses	Practices at the the greenhouses of Department
7	Greenhouse vegetable growing	Practices at the the greenhouses of Department
8	Mid-term exam
9	Tomato growing in greenhouses: Morhology, ecological factors’ demand	Seedling production, training
10	Tomato growing in greenhouses: Cultivar selection, planning of production	Pruning
11	Tomato growing in greenhouses: Pruning, cultural practices, bumble bee use	Pruning, pollination (bee use)
12	Cucumber growing in greenhouses: Morhology, ecological factors’ demand, Cultivar selection	Practices at the the greenhouses of Department
13	Cucumber growing in greenhouses: planning of production, Pruning, cultural practices	Practices at the the greenhouses of Department
14	Growing of other vegetables growing in greenhouses
15	Final exam
16

Recommended or Required Reading

Ders Kitabı: - Tüzel Y., Gül A., 2008. Seralarda İyi Tarım Uygulamaları. Tibyan Yayıncılık, 172 s. - Tüzel Y., Gül A., Eltez R.Z., 2005. Seracılıkta Çevre Dostu Üretim Teknikleri. Bahçe Bitkileri Tarımında Çevre Dostu Üretim Teknikleri (Ed. A. Gül), Meta Basım, Bornova İzmir: 111-140. - Titiz S., 2004. Modern Seracılık: Yatırımcıya Yol Haritası. Ansiad, Antalya, 124 s. - Aybak, H.Ç., Kaygısız, H., 2004. Domates. Hasad Yayıncılık. ISBN-975-8377-24-8. Aybak, H.Ç., Kaygısız, H., 2004. Hıyar. Hasad Yayıncılık. ISBN-975-8377-34-5. Aybak, H.Ç., 2002. Biber Yetiştiriciliği. Hasad Yayıncılık. ISBN-975-8377-18-3. FAO, 1990. Protected Cultivation in Mediterranean Climate. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper 90.

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	3	42
Seminar	1	2	2
Self Study	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	4		3	3	5	4	5	5	3	4
LO2	4		3	3	5	4	4	4	2	4
LO3	4		3	3	5	4	5	4	3	4
LO4	4		3	3	5	4	5	4	3	4
LO5	4		3	3	5	4	5	5	3	4

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