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
BAH713	BREEDING OF STONE FRUITS	Compulsory	1	2	6

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is • to teach stone fruit species breeding purposes and methods.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	To have the knowledge and skills of stone fruit breeding objectives
2	To have the knowledge and skills of the stone fruit species breeding and evaluation methods
3	To have the knowledge and skills of the latest developments in breeding stone fruit species

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

• Peach breeding objectives and methods • Nectarine breeding objectives and methods • Apricot breeding objectives and methods • Prune breeding objectives and methods • Cherry breeding objectives and methods • Sour cherry breeding objectives and methods • Current rstudies in breeding stone fruit species

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Peach breeding objectives and methods
2	Peach breeding objectives and methods
3	Nectarine breeding objectives and methods
4	Nectarine breeding objectives and methods
5	Apricot breeding objectives and methods
6	Apricot breeding objectives and methods
7	Apricot breeding objectives and methods
8	Midterm Exam
9	Prune breeding objectives and methods
10	Prune breeding objectives and methods
11	Cherry breeding objectives and methods
12	Cherry breeding objectives and methods
13	Sour cherry breeding objectives and methods
14	Sour cherry breeding objectives and methods
15	Current studies in breeding stone fruit species
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1 Janick, J.; N. Moore, J. (Editors), 1996. Fruit Breeding (Volume I. Tree and Tropical Fruits). John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 616 p. 2 Özbek, S., 1978. Özel Meyvecilik (Kışın Yaprağını Döken Meyve Türleri). ÇÜZF Yayınları: 128, 486. 3 Westwood, M.N., 1978. Temperate-Zone Pomology. W.H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco. 428 p. 4 Poincelot, R.P., 1908. Horticulture: Principles and Practical Applications. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632, 652 p.

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	13	3	39
Field Work	14	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	10	12	120
Individual Study for Final Examination	9	12	108
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			300

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

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