TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Associate Degree |
YEAR OF STUDY | - |
SEMESTER | - |
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Instructor Elif Şeyma Bağdat
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LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn the factors affecting animal life and livestock, 2) Have information about sustainable livestock.
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MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | No |
COURSE DEFINITION | |
COURSE CONTENTS | WEEK | TOPICS |
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1st Week | Fundamental Concepts | 2nd Week | Rural Areas and Characteristics | 3rd Week | Animal Production | 4th Week | Livestock and Socio-Economics | 5th Week | Environmental Factors Affecting Livestock | 6th Week | Human Factor in Livestock | 7th Week | Mid-term Exam | 8th Week | Genetic Resources | 9th Week | Sustainability of Animal Gene Resources | 10th Week | Alternative Production Methods in Livestock | 11th Week | Organic Agriculture - Livestock Relationship | 12th Week | Sustainable Food Sources | 13th Week | Animal Shelters | 14th Week | General Evaluation |
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RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Dilip Nandwani, Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture, Springer, 2016, Switzerland. Miguel A. Altieri, Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture, CRC Press, 2018, NW.
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PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers |
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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Mid-term | 1 | 50 | Total(%) | | 50 | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | Total(%) | | 100 |
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ECTS WORKLOAD |
Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | Preparation for Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | Individual or group work | 14 | 4 | 56 | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 12 | 12 | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 12 | 12 | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | Homework | 1 | 24 | 24 | Total Workload | | | 150 |
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Total Workload / 30 | | | 5 |
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ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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