| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | TAB611 | ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN FIELD CROPS | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The aim of the course is
• to teach practices of organic and sustainable agriculture covers
• to equip students with the knowledge and skills of the environment-friendly agricultural techniques to give students the opportunity to measuring and interpreting the importance of grains and seed yields in graminea forage crops in measure of selection, liveliness of seed and seedling
• to enable students develop the ability of natural chain within the triangle of producers and consumers in production of crop.
• To give information about the stages of the certification of organic agricultural products.
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç. Dr. Metin DEVECİ |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | To learn agricultural production, comparing the criteria that belong to organic agriculture and conventional agriculture, the preparation of new projects ypothe production of some species that take part in organic agriculture | | 2 | Effectively be able to define acquisition about the rules of organic agriculture, systhesizing informations acquired in production projects, adapting to different species taking into account the features of the rules of organic agriculture. | | 3 | To have knowledge about and awareness of recommending organic agricultural production; material supply, production process and the problems which will be encountered in this process and giving information about the solution of problems. | | 4 | | | 5 | |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| • the principles and objectives of organic and sustainable agricultural practices
• the differences between conventional agriculture and organic farming, methods of organic products cultivation
• The stringent rules for a period that is from the Stage of cultivation and the processing of organic products to marketing
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| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Introduction, promotion, scope and significance of organic farming
| | | | 2 | The definition, the history and classification of organic agriculture | | | | 3 | Examination of regulations of organic agriculture | | | | 4 | The importance of tillage in organic farming | | | | 5 | The importance of soil that will be made in it and the points to be paid attention in obtained | | | | 6 | The importance of irrigation in organic agriculture, the points to be paid attention in application | | | | 7 | Fertilizer in organic agriculture, the points to be paid attention in application | | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | | 9 | The importance of irrigation in organic agriculture, the points to be paid attention in application | | | | 10 | The struggle of weeds in organic agriculture, the points to be paid attention in application | | | | 11 | Combating methods against the pests in organic agriculture, the points to consider | | | | 12 | Combating methods against the diseases in organic farming, the points to consider | | | | 13 | Harvest of organic products and the points to be paid attention | | | | 14 | The points to be paid attention in storage, packaging, marketing and transportation of organic products | | | | 15 | The process of certification in organic agriculture and the existing institutions | | | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Ulusal kongre bildirileri,
İnternet
Ekolojik Tarım (Ekolojik Tarım Eğitimi Ders Notları) ETO Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanlığı. 1999
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| SUM | 0 | |
| SUM | 0 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Self Study | 14 | 7 | 98 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 24 | 24 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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