Ordu 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
ZTB3052016955	STIMULANT CROPS	Compulsory	3	5	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is • to teach tobacco, tea, coffee, anise and hops plants • to give students the opportunity to theoric and analytic knowledge • to give the students basic information about plant farming • to provide the basic knowledge about product processing and trade.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ozbay DEDE

Learning Outcomes

1	To have the knowledge and skills of cultivation of pleasure crops
2	Able to explain to determine quality criteria in tobacco and produce good quality product required in tobacco industry.
3	Able to develop of new varieties using plant breeding
4	Effectively be able to pioneer and direct farmers by developing production techniques
5	Tütün bitkisinin tarım tekniklerini geliştirerek üreticilere öncülük ederek onları yönlendirebilir.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Week 1 Origin of tobacco, systematic and distribution 1 Week 2 Tobacco quality 1 Week 3 Chemical structure of tobacco leaf 1 Week 4 Regions and types of tobacco 1 Week 5 Adaptation and ecology of tobacco 1 Week 6 Tobacco farming 1 Week 7 Tobacco farming 1 Week 8 Midterm exam Week 9 Drying of tobacco 1 Week 10 Annealing of tobacco 1 Week 11 Processing of tobacco 1 Week 12 Fermentation 1 Week 13 Anise systematic, economic importance and its agriculture 1 Week 14 Systematic, economic importance and characteristics of hops 1 Week 15 Adaptation and cultivation of hops 1 Week 16 Final exam

Course Contents

• Origin, history and usage areas of tobacco plant breeding • Classification of tobacco • Morphological, physical and chemical properties tobacco leaf • Climate and soil requirements • Cultivation and processing • Seedling production, fertilization, irrigation • Harvesting, drying, fermentation, diseases and pests • Cultivation techniques of hops and anise

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Origin of tobacco, systematic and distribution
2	Tobacco quality
3	Chemical structure of tobacco leaf
4	Regions and types of tobacco
5	Adaptation and ecology of tobacco
6	Tobacco farming
7	Tobacco farming
8	Midterm exam
9	Drying of tobacco
10	Annealing of tobacco
11	Processing of tobacco
12	Fermentation
13	Anise systematic, economic importance and its agriculture
14	Systematic, economic importance and characteristics of hops
15	Adaptation and cultivation of hops
16	Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Er, C., M. Yıldız, 2007. Keyf Bitkileri. Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayın No:1555, Ders Kitabı: 508, 237s, Ankara. Baydar, H., 2007. Tıbbi, Aromatik ve Keyf Bitkileri Bilimi ve Teknolojisi. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayın No:51, 288s, Isparta.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Self Study	14	3	42
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	12	12
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	20	20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			119

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	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18
LO1	4	4	4	4	4	4										4
LO2								5	4
LO3							4			4	4
LO4		4	4				4			4
LO5	5						4			4

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