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
ZFS3282018958	SOIL CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES	Elective	3	6	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The students have a good grasp of erosion subject importance, erosion types, casual factors to erosion and results of soil erosion. Moreover they design the type of measures to be taken against erosion by calculation methods of occurring soil erosion losses and determination of using parameters.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Tayfun AŞKIN

Learning Outcomes

1	Identify the problems of agricultural soils.
2	Explaination of the causes and the factors affecting of erosion.
3	To predict soil loss from erosion caused by water.
4	To determine water and wind erosion control preventions.
5	To predict quantity runoff.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Soil Science

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Soil erosion in Turkey, soil erosion types (water and wind erosion), the classification of water erosion, water erosion affecting factors, the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE), the measures to be taken against water erosion, wind erosion affecting factors, measures to be taken against wind erosion, land use and soil conservation.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Some properties of the soils and problems of related to soil source in Turkey
2	Erosion and soil erosion problem in Turkey
3	Water erosion
4	Effecting factors of water erosion: climate, soil, topography
5	Effecting factors of water erosion: land cover, human, formative and accelerate reasons to water erosion in Turkey
6	Calculation of soil loss
7	Universal soil loss equation (USLE)
8	Mid-term exam
9	Water erosion control, vegetative and cultural methods, mechanical methods
10	Water erosion control, mechanical methods, terracing
11	Classification and planning of terraces
12	Agriculture in terraced land
13	Runoff and runoff calculation methods
14	Wind erosion
15	Land use and soil conservation

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Özdemir, N., 1997. Toprak ve Su Koruma. Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Notu:22, Samsun. 2. Taysun,A.,1989. Toprak ve Su Korunumu Ders Notları. E.Ü. Ziraat Fak. No:92-III, Bornova-İzmir. 3. Morgan,R.P.C.,1995. Soil Erosion and Conservation, London,ISBN 0-582-24492-7. 4. Boardman,J.,Foster,I.D.L., Dearing,J.A.,1990. Soil Erosion on Agricultural Land. John Wiley and Sons, England,ISBN 0-471-92602-7.

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

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Makeup Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Self Study	14	1	14
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	7	1	7
Individual Study for Final Examination	14	2	28
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			97

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8
LO1				2		3	4	5
LO2				2		3	4	5
LO3				2		3	4	5
LO4				2		3	4	5
LO5				2		3	4	5

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