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
BAH636	ECOLOGY OF FRUIT TREES	Compulsory	1	1	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is • to teach growth, development, yield and quality effects of separetely climate, soil, water and nutrient factors for fruit tree

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	To have the knowledge about effects of ecological factors to development and growth of fruit tree
2	To have the knowledge about effects of ecological factors to yield and quality of fruit trees
3	To have the knowledge about effects of water and nutrients to yield and quality of fruit trees

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

• Influence of climate factors growth and development of fruit trees • Influence of climate factors yield and qualityt of fruit trees • Influence of soil factors growth and development of fruit trees • Influence of soil factors yield and qualityt of fruit trees • Influence of water factors growth and development of fruit trees • Influence of water factors yield and qualityt of fruit trees • Influence of nutrient factors growth and development of fruit trees • Influence of nutrient factors yield and qualityt of fruit trees.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Influence of climate factors growth and development of fruit trees
2	Influence of climate factors growth and development of fruit trees
3	Influence of climate factors yield and qualityt of fruit trees
4	Influence of climate factors yield and qualityt of fruit trees
5	Influence of soil factors growth and development of fruit trees
6	Influence of soil factors yield and qualityt of fruit trees
7	Influence of soil factors yield and qualityt of fruit trees
8	Midterm Exam
9	Influence of water factors growth and development of fruit trees
10	Influence of water factors yield and qualityt of fruit trees
11	Influence of water factors yield and qualityt of fruit trees
12	Influence of nutrient factors growth and development of fruit trees
13	Influence of nutrient factors growth and development of fruit trees
14	Influence of nutrient factors yield and qualityt of fruit trees
15	Influence of nutrient factors yield and qualityt of fruit trees
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Handouts Dokuzoğuz, M., 1974. Meyve Ağaçları ve Çevre İlişkileri. Ege Üniversitesi Matbaası, EÜZF Yayınları No: 221, 65 s. Westwood, M.N., 1978. Temperate-Zone Pomology. W.H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco. 428 p. Poincelot, R.P., 1908. Horticulture: Principles and Practical Applications. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632, 652 p. Kacar, B.; Katkat, V., 2006. Bitki Fizyolojisi. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım (2. Baskı), Ankara. Kacar, B.; Katkat, V.; Öztürk, Ş., 2009. Bitki Fizyolojisi (3.Baskı).Nobel Yayın Dağıtım,556 s. Kadıoğlu A., 1988. Bitki Fizyolojisi. Eser Ofset, Trabzon, 362 s. Kaşka, N; Paydaş Kargı, S., 2007. Meyve Ağaçları Fizyolojisi-Büyüme ve Gelişme (Çeviri). Nobel Kitabevi,243 s. Kacar, B., 1984. Bitki Besleme (2. Baskı). AÜZF Yayınları: 899, Ders Kitabı: 250, 317 s.

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

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Quiz	1	1	1
Question-Answer	14	2	28
Field Work	14	1.5	21
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	6	15	90
Individual Study for Final Examination	6	16	96
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			240

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6
LO1	4	4	3	3	2	4
LO2	4	5	3	3	2	3
LO3	4	5	3	3	2	3

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