| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | TOB602 | SUSTAINABLE SOIL USE | Compulsory | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Deplete natural resources, without harming the ecosystem, and without causing environmental pollution in order to obtain sufficient quantity and quality products, ensure the protection of soil fertility, based on the use of chemical inputs to the soil and providing at least kept teaching |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Prof. Dr. Tayfun AŞKIN |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | They know the concept of sustainability | | 2 | They dominate the applications for the continuation of the productivity of the soil | | 3 | They have strategies that can easily remove the obstacles to sustainable land use |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Sustainability and management concepts, requirements for sustainable soil management; the logic of sustainable soil use, soil quality and healthy in sustainable soil management; conventional and organic farming, soil exhaustion; tillage and soil crust; soil water and its management; soil conservation and erosion; chemical pollution in soils; precision agriculture |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Sustainability and management concepts, requirements for sustainable soil management | | | | 2 | The logic of sustainable soil use, soil quality and healthy in sustainable soil management | | | | 3 | Conventional and organic farming, soil exhaustion | | | | 4 | Tillage and soil crust | | | | 5 | Soil water and its management | | | | 6 | Soil conservation and erosion | | | | 7 | Soil organic matter and its management | | | | 8 | Mid-term exam | | | | 9 | Chemical pollution in soils | | | | 10 | Evaluation of wastewater treatment sludge in agricultural practices | | | | 11 | Sustainable soil management in pasture and forest lands | | | | 12 | Green manuring, composting and its applications | | | | 13 | Stubble burning, and management of problematic soils | | | | 14 | Precision agriculture | | | | 15 | Obstacles sustainable land use | | | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| 1. Lal, R., Stewart, B.A., (1995). Soil Management: Experimental Basis for Sustainability and Environmental Quality (Advances in Soil Science). CRC Press Inc.,Florida, USA.
2. Erşahin, S., (2001). Toprak Amenajmanı: Tarımda Sürdürülebilirlik ve Çevre Kalitesi. Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:56, Ders Notları Serisi No:21, Tokat.
3. Wolf, B., Snyder, G.H., (2003). Sustaianable Soils: the Place of Organic Matter in Sustaining Soils and Their Productivity. The Haworth Press Inc. Binghampton, NY.
4. Online data bases
5. The studies conducted on the subject, and congresses, symposia, panel proceedings
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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 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Makeup Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Discussion | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Demonstration | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Self Study | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| Report | 14 | 4 | 56 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | LO2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | LO3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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