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)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explain the soil management and definitions 2) Principles of sustainable soil management, relationship between yield of soil and soil productivity, factors on disruption of soil 3) Management of soil incurring to erosion, becoming barren, salty and alkali soil, acidified soil 4) Management of squeezing soil problem, soil pollution, loss of organic matter, soil protection, management of organic matter and soil quality
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Soil management, definitions and concept 2nd Week Principles of sustainable soil management 3rd Week Relationship between yield of soil and soil productivity 4th Week factors on disruption of soil 5th Week Management of soil erosion 6th Week Becoming barren, salty and alkali soil, reclamation 7th Week Acidified soil, reclamation 8th Week Mid-term Exam 9th Week Soil squeezing problem (formation, control and management) 10th Week Soil pollution, sources of pollution, reclamation 11th Week Washing and loss of organic matter 12th Week Soil processing methods to protect soil 13th Week Management of soil organic matter 14th Week Soil quality and health 15th Week Final Exam
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Lal, R., & Stewart, B. A. (2013). Principles of sustainable soil management in agroecosystems. CRC Press. Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS, Rome, 2017
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 20 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 1 24 24 Course hours 14 2 28 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 12 12 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 1 12 12 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No