Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ZTBS4052016955ORGANIC AGRICULTUREElective474
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
• to teach the establishment of the chain of natural within the triangle of producers and consumers in field crops production • to give students information about the stages of the certification of organic agricultural products. • to provide the basic knowledge about Introduction to organic and sustainable agriculture, ıts practices, environmentally-friendly farming techniques. • to introduce the students with the products of organic and sustainable agriculture
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Meryem YEŞİL
Learning Outcomes
1To have the knowledge acquisition about the rules of organic agriculture, synthesizing informations acquired in production projects, adapting to different species taking into account, the rules of organic farming
2Effectively be able to understand the importance of agricultural production, comparing the criteria that belong to organic agriculture and conventional agriculture, the preparation of new projects for the production of some species that take part in organic agriculture
3Able to explain in 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
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Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
• conventional agriculture and organic farming • methods of cultivation organic production, • the principles and objectives of organic and sustainable agricultural practices
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction, presentation, content, importance of organic agriculture
2The history of the definition and classification of organic agriculture
3Analysis of regulations of organic agriculture
4The importance of tillage in organic agriculture
5The importance of soil fertility and management in organic agriculture
6The importance of irrigation in organic agriculture
7The importance of irrigation in organic agriculture
8Midterm exam
9Fertilization in organic agriculture
10Weed struggle in organic agriculture
11Combating methods against the pests in organic agriculture
12Combating methods against the diseases in organic farming
13Harvest of organic products
14Storage, packaging, marketing and transportation of organic products
15Certification process in organic agriculture and existing institutions
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Zengin, M., 2007. Organik Tarım. Hasad Yayıncılık. Ekolojik Tarım (Ekolojik Tarım Egitimi Ders Notları) ETO Tarım ve Köyisleri Bakanlıgı. 1999. Articles, proceedings, internet
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination14228
Individual Study for Final Examination32060
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)119
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